180 episodes

Each week, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil 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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Each week, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil 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.

    Charles Stoecker on How Guaranteed Cash Incentives Boosted COVID-19 Vaccinations

    Charles Stoecker on How Guaranteed Cash Incentives Boosted COVID-19 Vaccinations

    Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Charles Stoecker of Tulane University on his recent paper that explored how guaranteed cash incentives helped boost COVID-19 vaccinations among young adults in West Virginia.
    Order the May 2024 issue of Health Affairs.
    Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.

    • 21 min
    Alison Stuebe on Cultivating Vital Conditions For Perinatal Well-Being

    Alison Stuebe on Cultivating Vital Conditions For Perinatal Well-Being

    Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Alison Stuebe of University of North Carolina School of Medicine on her recent analysis paper exploring what steps to take to cultivate vital conditions for perinatal well-being and how this can lead to a sustained commitment to reproductive justice.
    Order the "Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being" issue of Health Affairs.
    Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.

    • 27 min
    Amy Stiffarm on Supporting Perinatal Mental Health Within Indigenous Communities

    Amy Stiffarm on Supporting Perinatal Mental Health Within Indigenous Communities

    Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Amy Stiffarm of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies: The Montana Coalition on her recent paper that explores strategies to support perinatal mental health by collaborating with tribal communities in Montana.
    Order the "Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being" issue of Health Affairs.
    Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.

    • 29 min
    Jessica Harrison on Integrating Mental Health In Perinatal Care

    Jessica Harrison on Integrating Mental Health In Perinatal Care

    Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jessica Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco on her recent paper that explores the perspectives of interprofessional clinicians and what the best approach is to integrating mental health into perinatal care.
    Order the "Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being" issue of Health Affairs.
    Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.

    • 24 min
    Tova Walsh on Fathers' Inclusion Within The Scope of Perinatal Mental Health

    Tova Walsh on Fathers' Inclusion Within The Scope of Perinatal Mental Health

    Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Tova Walsh of the University of Wisconsin-Madison on her recent paper that explores perinatal mental health and the inclusion of fathers at the local, state, and national levels. Throughout their conversation, Walsh identifies recommendations that could lead to more inclusive approaches that aim to improve parental mental health as well as health outcomes for fathers, mothers, and babies.
    Order the "Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being" issue of Health Affairs.
    Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.

    • 22 min
    Emily Dossett and Karen Tabb Dina on Perinatal Mental Health

    Emily Dossett and Karen Tabb Dina on Perinatal Mental Health

    Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Emily Dossett of the University of Southern California and Karen Tabb Dina of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work about their roles as theme issue advisers for the April 2024 Health Affairs issue focused on perinatal mental health and well-being. The authors also provided an overview paper that explores the theme and identifies specific policies to meet perinatal mental health challenges and promote thriving for birthing people and their families.
    Order the "Perinatal Mental Health and Well-Being" Issue of Health Affairs.
    Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.

    • 32 min

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