Amal Trivedi shares research looking at what happens to veterans who get emergency care at VA vs. non-VA hospitals.
Health Care Policies
Posted inPublic Health
Health Care’s Climate Change Contradiction
We explore health care’s role in the climate crisis and what policies are needed to shrink its carbon footprint.
Posted inInsurance
How Requiring Insurers to Cover Autism Care Can Impact Schools
Jose Manuel Fernandez shares research on the impact on test scores and special education when Michigan required private coverage of autism spectrum disorder therapies.
Posted inInsurance
A New Era in the Fight Over Medicaid Premiums
The impact of charging people to use Medicaid and how phasing out premiums could threaten one state’s Medicaid expansion.
Posted inInsurance
Peter Lee on Obamacare, Covered California and Where We Go Next With Health Care
The head of California’s Obamacare exchange reflects on a decade of running one of the most successful parts of the ACA.
Posted inHealth Law
The FDA Super Bowl
We break down the controversial FDA user fee process and the legislative bonanza it kicks off every five years.
Posted inMental Health
Answering the Call, Part 1: America’s New Mental Health Crisis Line
A new nationwide crisis line launches in July 2022. Will it be ready to meet America’s mental health needs?
Posted inInsurance
When Risk Adjustment Falls Short
Hannah Neprash writes about a new study showing the limits of risk adjustment to level the playing field among insurance plans.
Posted inHealth Equity
How Immigration Enforcement Can Affect Newborns’ Health
Sebastian Tello-Trillo shares research on the impact of immigration enforcement fears on babies born to undocumented parents.
Posted inPublic Health
Winter Hiatus Episodes
Explore the guest and rerun episodes we featured in the Tradeoffs podcast feed during our winter 2021-2022 hiatus.