A Health Podyssey

Mar 03 2025 225 ep. 26 mins 242

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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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Jihye Han Compares First-In-Class Drug Regulation in the US and Europe

Mar 03 2025 24 mins

Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Jihye Han of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University on her recent paper that takes a closer look at the regulatory treatments for first-in-class drugs and how those differ between the US and Europe.Order the March 2025 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - an

Zirui Song on Private Equity’s Effect on Hospital Costs and Utilization

Feb 24 2025 23 mins

Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Zirui Song of Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital on his recent paper that explores how private equity acquisition impacts hospital costs and utilization and what variations were seen throughout 2005–19. Order the February 2025 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freel

J. Michael McWilliams on the Effects of Patient Survey Data on Risk Adjustment

Feb 17 2025 36 mins

Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews J. Michael McWilliams of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital on his recent paper that explores opportunities for the use of patient health survey data for risk adjustment to limit distortionary coding incentives in Medicare. Order the January 2025 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of

Jennifer Wolff on The Growing Number of Family Caregivers for Older Adults

Feb 10 2025 24 mins

Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Jennifer Wolff of John Hopkins University about her recent paper that explores the increasing number of family caregivers that are assisting older US adults, including adults with dementia. Order the February 2025 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to kee

Don Berwick on How to Fix US Health Care

Feb 03 2025 30 mins

Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Don Berwick of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement about his paper as part of the Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2025 package that proposes strategies for how health care in the US could be transformed.Order the February 2025 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our cont

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

Jan 27 2025 25 mins

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 content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. Wi

Michael Lens on Low-Density Zoning and Neighborhood Segregation

Dec 23 2024 17 mins

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 housing and health, which was released in February of this year.I

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

Dec 17 2024 40 mins

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 outcomes and what it means to achieve health equity across sectors.Th

Ingrid Gould Ellen on Housing Mobility and Health

Dec 16 2024 15 mins

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 housing and health, which was released in February of this year.I

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

Dec 10 2024 39 mins

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 is sponsored by Deloitte.Learn more about Deloitte's work with Dr