‘Pain, Fear and Waste: The Costs of Unnecessary Care’ Digital Story
We explore cascades of care — how a clinician’s desire to be thorough can snowball into a harmful spiral of unnecessary care.
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Digging Into the Growth in 340B Contract Pharmacies
Paula Chatterjee shares new research on the whether a popular discount drug program is reaching the patients it was designed to support.
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Answering the Call, Part 2: Struggling to Staff the Nation’s New Crisis Line
In Part 2 of our 988 series, the scramble to staff the new mental health crisis line and the lessons 988 can learn from 911.
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‘Answering the Call, Part 2: Struggling to Staff the Nation’s New Crisis Line’ Transcript June 2, 2022 Note: This transcript has been created with a combination of machine ears and human eyes. There may be small differences between this document and the audio version, which is one of many reasons we encourage you to listen to…
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Why No Difference Can Still Make a Difference
Ishani Ganguli shares new research about a care intervention that didn’t work and why it still matters.
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Can More Time on Medicaid Lower Maternal Deaths?
We explore the country’s high rates of pregnancy-related deaths and the potential impact Biden’s push to expand Medicaid coverage for pregnant people may have.
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‘Can More Time on Medicaid Lower Maternal Deaths?’ Transcript May 26, 2022 Note: This transcript has been created with a combination of machine ears and human eyes. There may be small differences between this document and the audio version, which is one of many reasons we encourage you to listen to the episode! Listen in Apple Podcasts…
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Looking for Causes of Racial Disparities in Medicare Advantage
Adrianna McIntyre shares new research showing non-white communities have less access to high quality Medicare Advantage plans.
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‘Fixing the Obamacare “Glitch” That Pushed One Couple to Divorce’ Transcript May 19, 2022 Note: This transcript has been created with a combination of machine ears and human eyes. There may be small differences between this document and the audio version, which is one of many reasons we encourage you to listen to the episode! Listen in…
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Fixing the Obamacare ‘Glitch’ That Pushed One Couple to Divorce
The Biden administration is trying to close a gap in the Affordable Care Act that blocks 5 million people from getting affordable health care.
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