Episodes
Listener Mailbag: Your COVID-19 Questions Answered
Will this be the end of fee-for-service? How should we price a COVID vaccine? Bapu Jena and Sayeh Nikpay answer audience questions about the pandemic.
Taking the Pulse of Insurers
Insurers have been on strong financial footing during the pandemic while doctors, hospitals and consumers have not been as lucky.
Core To Who I Am
We look at the fight to secure health care protections for transgender Americans and the impact they've had on helping people get care they need.
Leaving the WHO
President Trump says the U.S. is leaving the World Health Organization. What it might mean for public health in the U.S. and the world.
The Price of Care
A recent court ruling upheld new federal rules requiring hospitals and insurers to post prices. But will price transparency lower the cost of health care?
Research Corner: Masks, Flint and Primary Care
Physician and economist Bapu Jena discusses a pair of interesting new health policy research papers with implications for COVID-19, primary care and more.
Becoming a Doctor
Medical interns across the nation are starting their first days as doctors. One resident's hopes and fears before her first shift in the COVID ICU.
Navigating Risk
With COVID-19 cases surging across the nation, how can Americans fight their coronavirus fatigue while staying safe?
Dealing with DACA and COVID
What the Supreme Court's decision protecting DACA means to one recipient caring for those most vulnerable to COVID-19.
Prognosis: Understanding Silent Spreaders
Bloomberg senior editor Jason Gale digs into what we know — and don’t know — about asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19, also known as "silent spreaders."
Hard to Reach
New data suggest undocumented immigrants aren’t being tested enough for COVID-19. What’s standing in the way, and what’s being done to address it?
Summer Concerns
We dig into the latest polling on how voters are feeling about health care and the pandemic.