
Health Affairs This Week places listeners at the center of health policy’s proverbial water cooler. Join editors from Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy research, and special guests as they discuss this week’s most pressing health policy news. All in 15 minutes or less.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 247 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Health & FitnessNews | |||

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers is joined by Michael Chernew from Harvard Medical School to explore the recent 2024 health care spending report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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In the wake of Medicare and Medicaid's 60th anniversary, Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Jamila Michener of Cornell University to the pod to discuss her recent Forefront article on organized power and its impact on the future of Medicaid.
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Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Mark Fendrick of The University of Michigan's Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) to discuss the recent announcement from CMS that the Medicare Advantage VBID model would be ending after 2025, and what t... more
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Leslie Erdelack back to the pod to discuss the proposed rule change to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2026, which includes payment conversion factors for doctors, alternative payment models, ... more
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Great topics, useful insights, good audio, and reasonable length. Very helpful to stay on top of health policy topics. Grateful!
….but I really do wish you were not so blatantly partisan. Balance perspective-wise would be very refreshing and maybe help us be a less divided world. Please.
A great complement to the written journal— I particularly appreciated the episode on hospital price transparency.
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This series offers insightful discussions centered around current health policy issues, making sense of complex topics that affect the healthcare landscape. Each episode is typically well-researched and features experts from various fields, ranging from healthcare policy to economics, allowing listeners to understand the implications of legislative changes and healthcare trends. Noteworthy discussions include Medicare reforms, healthcare spending projections, and the impact of recent bills on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
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Recent guests on Health Affairs This Week include:
1. Jamila Michener
2. Mark Fendrick
3. Michael Chernew
4. Rachel Bonesteel
5. Nathan Hostert
6. Troyen Brennan
7. Yul Ejnes
8. Carmel Shachar
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