Episodes
The Next Chapter in Democratizing America’s Health Data
We talk with Micky Tripathi, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, about the push to give patients more access to their health care data.
The Push to End Cancer Screening Purgatory
Initial screenings for breast, lung and cervical cancer are free, but expensive secondary tests can leave patients in screening purgatory.
California Bets Big on Housing in Medicaid
We trace the origins, early results and challenges of California’s ambitious new Medicaid initiative to pay for some non-medical services like connecting people to housing.
The Race to Prepare for Medicare’s New Drug Pricing Powers
Congress gave Medicare historic new powers to lower drug prices, but lawsuits, loopholes and opposition from the drug industry could undermine them.
Abortion Funds’ Growing Role Post-Roe
Independent abortion funds have been flooded with donations post-Roe. How do these funds work and what role will they play in a post-Roe world?
BONUS: Talking 988 with The Takeaway
We share a segment from the public radio show The Takeaway featuring Dan Gorenstein talking about 988.
The ‘Wild West’ of Health Workforce Policy
The pandemic has reignited long-standing turf wars among health professions, and state lawmakers are caught in the middle.