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Tradeoffs is an award-winning nonprofit news organization on a mission to help the folks on Main Street, Wall Street and Capitol Hill have smarter, more honest conversations about health policy.
Founded in 2019 by former Senior Health Care Reporter at Marketplace, Dan Gorenstein, Tradeoffs’ journalism combines data, evidence and storytelling to help people better understand the complicated, costly and often counterintuitive world of health care.
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How ‘Random Acts of Medicine’ Shape Our Health Care
Just like the rest of us, when clinicians are short on time and overwhelmed by complex decisions, their brains look for corners to cut, numbers to round, patterns to repeat. This week, Dan talks with Harvard physician and economist Bapu Jena about the surprising impact these mental shortcuts can have on our health care.
Guest:
Bapu Jena, MD, PhD, Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Is Private Equity Ruining Health Care? It's Complicated.
While stories of private equity firms running amok in health care are easy to find, new research paints a more nuanced picture.
Guests:
Ambar La Forgia, PhD, Professor of Management of Organizations, Berkeley Haas School of Business
Rachel Werner, MD, PhD, Executive Director, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Yashaswini Singh, PhD, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health
Atul Gupta, PhD, Professor Health Care Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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The Hunt for Lasting Fixes to America’s Medical Debt Crisis
A major new study throws cold water on a popular approach to relieving medical debt, but leading experts say the research also reveals a promising path forward.
Guests:
Henry Harrell, MD, Physician
Neale Mahoney, PhD, Professor of Economics, Stanford University
Allison Sesso, President and CEO, Undue Medical Debt
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Patients Push to Shape the Future of AI
One advocate’s vision for the crucial role patients must play in the future of health care AI.
Andrea Downing, President and Co-Founder, The Light Collective
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How Do You Help Patients Who Show Up in the ER 100 Times a Year?
Some patients’ lives are so complicated by trauma, poverty and other social problems that routine conditions like diabetes and asthma regularly turn into $10,000 hospital visits. America’s health care leaders have spent years trying to help this small but costly group of patients. What have they learned?
Guests:
Jeff Brenner, MD, CEO, The Jewish Board
Arthur Brown, Client, Camden Coalition
Amy Finkelstein, PhD, Professor of Economics, MIT; Co-Scientific Director, J-PAL North America
Allison Hamblin, MSPH, President and CEO, Center for Health Care Strategies
Paula Lantz, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, University of Michigan
Larry Moore, Client, Camden Coalition
Kathleen Noonan, JD, President and CEO, Camden Coalition
Dottie Scott, Community Health Worker, Camden Coalition
Brian Thompson, Housing Coordinator, Camden Coalition
Leslie Walker, Senior Producer/Reporter, Tradeoffs
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An Insurance Company Bought This Doctor’s Practice. She’s Worried About Her Patients
One doctor debates whether to work for the nation's largest insurance company after it purchased the independent practice she worked for in Oregon.
Guest:
Gwen O'Keefe, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, OHSU
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