The High Price of Lowering Health Costs for 150 Million Americans
Employers clash with hospitals, insurers and even their own workers over high health care prices.
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‘The High Price of Lowering Health Costs for 150 Million Americans’ Transcript
‘The High Price of Lowering Health Costs for 150 Million Americans’ Transcript February 18, 2021 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!…
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The U.S. health care system has a lot of problems. Fixing even a few small ones could add up to big savings.
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Alzheimer’s Can Wreak Financial Havoc Years Before Diagnosis
Ezra Golberstein on new research that suggests negative financial consequences can start years before an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
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Exploring Inequities in Telemedicine
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Read More‘Xavier Becerra: Get to Know Biden’s Pick to lead HHS’ Transcript
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 Listen on Spotify Listen in NPR One Dan Gorenstein: President Joe…
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Xavier Becerra: Get to Know Biden’s Pick to Lead HHS
We explore Becerra’s health policy record, what drives his views and what he could do about the country’s health care consolidation problem.
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Maria Polyakova on research examining the surprising source of outsized health care spending in the last months of life.
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‘The Ten Year War’ Over Obamacare (and the Battles Ahead)
Reporter Jonathan Cohn says the battle over Obamacare offers lessons and clues as to where the party’s “unfinished crusade for universal coverage” may head next.
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