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Tune into spirited debate, local stories, and insightful analyses with The Codcast. Hosted each week by a CommonWealth Beacon reporter, the half-hour policy podcast delves into the heart of Massachusetts’s most pressing and intriguing topics. Hear newsmakers, historians, and policy experts tackle statewide housing struggles, immigration policies, little-known histories, surprising political fights, and even take to the sea to visit rising offshore wind turbines.

  1. One question. How is your experience of primary care?

    HACE 1 DÍA

    One question. How is your experience of primary care?

    After 28 years at the helm of Mass. Health Quality Partners, Barbra Rabson is stepping down. MHQP provides data on patient experiences of primary care. They bring stakeholders and patient representatives together to further their shared mission, improve healthcare quality and equity. On this months episode of 'Health or Consequences,' John McDonough and Paul Hattis ask Rabson about the impact of MHQP's approach in the midst of a primary care crisis. What do stakeholders need to improve patients' experience of primary care? How can we attract more primary care physicians? And, most importantly, how do we get out of the crisis? Guest: Barbra Rabson, President & CEO of Mass Health Quality Partners Hosts: Paul Hattis, Lown Institute John McDonough, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health https://www.mhqp.org/

    33 min
  2. The Massachusetts angle into the US Senate’s housing swing

    23 MAR

    The Massachusetts angle into the US Senate’s housing swing

    This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Matt Noyes, director of state and federal advocacy for the Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA). They dig into the Bay State implications of the sprawling bipartisan “meatball” of a housing bill that recently passed the US Senate, and take a look at how efforts at home might interact with federal policy. Host: Jennifer Smith, senior reporter at CommonWealth Beacon Guests: Matt Noyes, director of state and federal advocacy for the Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) Further Reading Links: https://commonwealthbeacon.org/ballot-questions/dueling-housing-ballot-measures-collide-with-frustrated-lawmakers/ https://commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/vacation-home-trends-add-to-massachusetts-housing-crunch/ https://commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/our-top-five-housing-stories-of-2025/ https://commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/researchers-find-mbta-housing-law-benefits-modest-so-far/ https://commonwealthbeacon.org/government/state-government/competitiveness-fears-weave-through-budget-hearings/ https://commonwealthbeacon.org/government/the-enigma-of-opportunity-zones/

    30 min
  3. Immigration enforcement ramps up and school enrollment tumbles

    16 MAR

    Immigration enforcement ramps up and school enrollment tumbles

    This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporters Jennifer Smith and Hallie Claflin discuss Claflin‘s latest piece on how immigration enforcement step ups are impacting school enrollment. They zero in on the state’s Gateway Cities, which are home to a disproportionate share of Massachusetts‘s immigrant population and are sounding the alarm over the psychological and fiscal effects of federal enforcement actions on their school communities. Host: Jennifer Smith, senior reporter at CommonWealth Beacon Guests: Hallie Claflin, Gateway Cities reporter at CommonWealth Beacon

    29 min
  4. The energy affordability crisis: How did we get here?

    9 MAR

    The energy affordability crisis: How did we get here?

    This week on The Codcast, we unpack how increasingly expensive utility bills are shaping the energy debate in Massachusetts and reaching a fever pitch on Beacon Hill. With energy costs now the top household concern in the Bay State, how should policymakers respond to the affordability crisis as power demand is expected to rise and with the due date on ambitious climate commitments creeping closer? Our guests, Kyle Murray, director of state program implementation in Massachusetts at the environmental nonprofit Acadia Center, and Dan Dolan, president of the New England Power Generators Association, hash it all out.

    33 min
  5. How 'universal' is universal pre-K? | with Amy Kershaw & Amy O'Leary

    2 MAR

    How 'universal' is universal pre-K? | with Amy Kershaw & Amy O'Leary

    This week on The Codcast, we dive into Gov. Maura Healey's "Gateway to Pre-K" agenda. By the end of 2026, her administration declared that every family of a 4-year-old in the state’s 26 Gateway Cities would have the opportunity – at low or no cost – to enroll their child in a preschool program that prepares them for kindergarten. But local providers say they won’t get there. Our guests, Department of Early Education and Care commissioner Amy Kershaw and Strategies for Children executive director Amy O’Leary, discuss how the state can achieve that lofty goal. Host: Hallie Claflin, Gateway Cities reporter at CommonWealth Beacon Guests: Amy Kershaw, commissioner of the Department of Early Education and Care. Amy O’Leary, executive director of the nonprofit advocacy organization Strategies for Children

    29 min
  6. Déjà vu and the MBTA fiscal cliff (with Jim Aloisi & Charlie Chieppo)

    23 FEB

    Déjà vu and the MBTA fiscal cliff (with Jim Aloisi & Charlie Chieppo)

    This week on The Codcast, we dive into what can feel like a perennial story: the MBTA hurtling toward another financial shortfall that Beacon Hill needs to address. But at this point, is the significant growth in state funding for the T an acknowledgment that good public transit requires big public investment, or is it a reflection of out-of-control spending? Our guests, former Transportation Secretary Jim Aloisi and Pioneer Institute senior fellow Charlie Chieppo, debate that central question and more. Host: Chris Lisinski, senior reporter at CommonWealth Beacon Guests: Jim Aloisi, former transportation secretary Charlie Chieppo, senior fellow at the Pioneer Institute

    41 min
  7. Big tech is watching (with Kade Crockford)

    16 FEB

    Big tech is watching (with Kade Crockford)

    This week on the Codcast – what does online surveillance look like in 2026? CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Kade Crockford, director of technology and justice programs at the ACLU of Massachusetts. They discuss the biggest misconceptions about data privacy online, why your information is valuable and vulnerable, and legislation proposed at the state level to limit who can see and sell user data.

    31 min
  8. Regulating insurance amid surging health care costs (with Michael Caljouw)

    9 FEB

    Regulating insurance amid surging health care costs (with Michael Caljouw)

    On the monthly Health or Consequences episode of The Codcast, John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute talk with Michael Caljouw, the state commissioner of insurance. They discuss new regulations for insurers, concerns about the stability and solvency of the Massachusetts health insurance system, and insurer consolidation. Hosts: John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute Guest: Michael Caljouw, Commissioner of Insurance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

    34 min
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Tune into spirited debate, local stories, and insightful analyses with The Codcast. Hosted each week by a CommonWealth Beacon reporter, the half-hour policy podcast delves into the heart of Massachusetts’s most pressing and intriguing topics. Hear newsmakers, historians, and policy experts tackle statewide housing struggles, immigration policies, little-known histories, surprising political fights, and even take to the sea to visit rising offshore wind turbines.

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  • Creador
    CommonWealth Beacon
  • Años de actividad
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodios
    500
  • Clasificación
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