A Health Podyssey

Jan 27 2025 220 ep. 27 mins 240
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Each week, Health Affairs' Rob Lott brings you in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry. A Health Podyssey goes beyond the pages of the health policy journal Health Affairs to tell stories behind the research and share policy implications. Learn how academics and economists frame their research questions and journey to the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Health policy nerds rejoice! This podcast is for you.

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Paige Nong Tracks the Use Of AI & Predictive Models In US Hospitals

Jan 27 2025 26 mins  
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Paige Nong of the University of Minnesota about her recent paper that evaluates and explores the current use of artificial intelligence and predictive models in US hospitals.Order the January 2025 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our co

Michael Lens on Low-Density Zoning and Neighborhood Segregation

Dec 23 2024 17 mins  
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.A Health Podyssey is taking a holiday break. We will return to regular production on January 14, 2025.Until that time, enjoy a special series we created on our other podcast, Health Affairs This Week. In this special series, Rob Lott gets an update on health policy briefs surrounding the release of our theme issue on

Research and Justice For All: AAMC Is Working To Thread Healthy Outcomes Through Health Equity

Dec 17 2024 40 mins  
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Guest: Philip Alberti, Founding Director, AAMC Center for Health Justice & Senior Director, Health Equity Research & Policy at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Philip Alberti from the AAMC to discuss health outc

Ingrid Gould Ellen on Housing Mobility and Health

Dec 16 2024 15 mins  
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.A Health Podyssey is taking a holiday break. We will return to regular production on January 14, 2025.Until that time, enjoy a special series we created on our other podcast, Health Affairs This Week. In this special series, Rob Lott gets an update on health policy briefs surrounding the release of our theme issue on

Research and Justice For All: Insight Garden Program Connects Incarcerated Populations with Nature

Dec 10 2024 39 mins  
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Guest: Andrew Winn, Executive Director, Insight Garden ProgramRhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Andrew Winn from the Insight Garden Program about the relationship between the environment and people in incarcerated spaces and access to nature as a human right.This season

Craig Pollack on Low Income Housing Tax Credits

Dec 09 2024 16 mins  
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.A Health Podyssey is taking a holiday break. We will return to regular production on January 14, 2025.Until that time, enjoy a special series we created on our other podcast, Health Affairs This Week. In this special series, Rob Lott gets an update on health policy briefs surrounding the release of our theme issue on

Research and Justice For All: Thread Unites Community & Combats Childhood Loneliness

Dec 03 2024 44 mins  
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Guest: Sarah Hemminger, Co-Founder and CEO, ThreadRhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Sarah Hemminger of Thread about social isolation and wellbeing, particularly for young people. They discuss innovative ways to connect people and achieve transformational change. This sea

Corianne Scally Gives an Overview on Housing and Health

Dec 03 2024 16 mins  
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.A Health Podyssey is taking a holiday break. We will return to regular production on January 14, 2025.Until that time, enjoy a special series we created on our other podcast, Health Affairs This Week. In this special series, Rob Lott gets an update on health policy briefs surrounding the release of our theme issue on

Research and Justice For All: Fenway Health Advances LGBTQIA+ Health Efforts Through Workforce Education

Nov 26 2024 50 mins  
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Guest: Alex Keuroghlian, Director, Division of Education and Trainings, The Fenway Institute, Fenway HealthRhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Alex Keuroghlian from Fenway Health about the role that identity plays in the health care workforce. They also discuss best practi

Richard Hughes IV on States' Response to Federal Vaccine Recommendations for Schools

Nov 25 2024 21 mins  
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter.Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Richard Hughes IV of Epstein Becker Green and George Washington University about his recent paper that reviewed school-entry vaccine policies on a state level and observed how the responses to federal recommendations varied.Order the November 2024 issue of Health Af