Episodes
The Hunt for Lasting Fixes to America’s Medical Debt Crisis
A major new study throws cold water on a popular approach to relieving medical debt, but the research also reveals a promising path forward.
Patients Push to Shape the Future of AI
One advocate’s vision for the crucial role patients must play in the growth of health care AI.
How Do You Help Patients Who Show Up in the ER 100 Times a Year?
Health care leaders share what they've learned from two decades of trying to keep this group of costly, complicated patients out of the hospital.
An Insurance Company Bought This Doctor’s Practice. She’s Worried About Her Patients
One doctor debates whether to work for the nation's largest insurance company after it purchased the independent practice she worked for in Oregon.
92,000 Transgender People Took This Survey. Here’s What We Learned
As lawmakers around the country take aim at transgender rights, we dig into findings from the largest survey ever of trans Americans.
Surprise! Plans To Resolve High Medical Bills Are Still a Mess
Patients are now mostly protected from surprise bills, but doctors and insurers are still fighting over prices.
One Doctor’s Quest to Improve Health Care for People with Disabilities
As adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities strive to live more freely and fully than ever before, many of America’s doctors, hospitals and insurers are...
Is Private Equity Ruining Health Care? It’s Complicated
While stories of private equity firms running amok in health care are easy to find, new research paints a more nuanced picture.