We always strive to root all of our reporting in the latest and greatest data about what we know (and don’t know) when it comes to effective health policies. But there’s way more research coming out than we can fit in a weekly show.
Enter the Research Corner.
Each week, a rotating group of experts analyze new health policy research in our newsletter as part of the Tradeoffs Research Corner. Many (but not all) of those columns are written by the members of the Tradeoffs Research Council (see below), overseen by our Contributing Research Editor Sayeh Nikpay, PhD, MPH. And Sayeh will bring Research Corner to the podcast several times throughout the year.
You can explore our full archive of Research Corner columns and podcast episodes below, and you can get Research Corner delivered to your inbox every week by signing up for our free weekly newsletter.
Recent Research Corner Columns
Private Equity’s Impact on Nursing Home Quality
Rachel Werner on new research exploring how nursing homes with private equity investment compared to other nursing homes on cost, outcomes and staffing.
America’s Medical Debt Problem
Engy Ziedan breaks down new research on the high levels of medical debt in the U.S. and the relationship between debt and Medicaid expansion.
What Happens When Urgent Care Comes to Town?
Bapu Jena digs into research looking at what happens to Medicare spending when urgent care centers enter a market.
When Picking an ACA Plan Becomes An Olympic Event
Stacie Dusetzina digs into research showing that Obamacare shorthands of "silver" and "gold" plans aren't always helpful.
How Medicaid Helps The Next Generation
Atheendar Venkataramani writes about new research showing how Medicaid coverage can help someone who hasn't even been born yet.
The Role of Hospitals in COVID-19 Disparities
Adam Gaffney looks at new research linking hospitals to racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality.
2021 Tradeoffs Research Council
Vice President and Director of the Racial Equity and Health Policy Program, Kaiser Family Foundation
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Kentucky
Associate Professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Ruth L. Newhouse Associate Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor of Medicine and Assistant Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Research Professor, Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms
Assistant Professor, Center for Health Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine
Herman B. Wells Endowed Professor, Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences; Indiana University
Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Assistant Professor of Medicine; University of Pennsylvania
Executive Director, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics; Robert D. Eilers Professor of Health Care Management, Wharton School; Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Docs Don’t Want to Fight With Medicaid to Get Paid
Hannah Neprash on new research showing the impact of insurance claim denials on doctors' willingness to see Medicaid patients.