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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. Learn more about us and find transcripts for each episode at https://tradeoffs.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Race to the Bottom: Hard Bargain

    6 DAYS AGO

    Race to the Bottom: Hard Bargain

    America pays less, on average, than any other major country for our generic drugs. But selling essential drugs at such low prices comes with hidden costs — from quality problems to frequent shortages. This is the second episode of Race to the Bottom, a three-part series by Tradeoffs on the problems plaguing the generic drugs we all rely on — and how we could fix them. Guests: Christine Baeder, MBA, President, Apotex USA Laura Bray, MBA, Founder, Angels for Change Craig Burton, Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategic Alliances, Association for Accessible Medicines Iilun Murphy, MD, Director of the Office of Generic Drugs, FDA Leslie Walker, Senior Reporter/Producer, Tradeoffs Marta Wosińska, PhD, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution Learn more and read a full transcript on our website. Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news. Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  2. Race to the Bottom: Boom Times

    12 SEPT

    Race to the Bottom: Boom Times

    Generic drugs are, in many ways, the unsung hero of America’s health care system, bringing powerful medical innovations within the reach of millions more people. These cheaper copies of brand-name drugs — from pills that stop heart attacks to antibiotics that cure life-threatening infections — save America hundreds of billions of dollars a year. But will affordable, high-quality generic drugs continue to be there when we need them? Some players are abandoning this business while others slash costs by cutting dangerous corners. Shortages of older generic drugs have become the norm, sending doctors scrambling. At the same time, crucial new medicines are proving tougher to copy on the cheap, saddling patients with brand-name prices. Over the course of “Race to the Bottom,” our new three-part podcast series, we’ll explore why this industry that’s so essential to our health is in trouble — and what could change that. In part one, we examine the history of this industry. Forty years ago this month, President Ronald Reagan signed groundbreaking, bipartisan legislation that gave birth to a new drug market. Lawmakers made choices back then that help explain the wild success and also the troubles we see today with generic medicines. Guests: Christine Baeder, MBA, President, Apotex USA Alfred Engelberg, JD, retired attorney and former counsel to the Generic Pharmaceutical Association Leslie Walker, Senior Reporter/Producer, Tradeoffs Learn more and read a full transcript on our website. Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news. Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min

  3. 5 SEPT

    How One Company Gamified Health Insurance

    One organization turns to a game to get employees to debate and decide together what health care they most value.  Guests: Paul Fronstin, Ph.D., Director, Health Benefits Research, Employee Benefits Research Institute  Jeanette Janota, Senior Research Associate, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Tavril Saint Jean, Senior Research Associate, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Janet McNichol, Chief Human Resources Officer, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Evan Reid, Senior Director of Analytics, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Julia Reilly-Edwards, Data Scientist, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Learn more and read a full transcript on our website. Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news. Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min

  4. 29 AUG

    ‘She Didn’t Want to Die. But She Didn’t Want to Suffer.’

    A handful of states allow terminally ill people to take life-ending medications prescribed by a doctor instead of waiting for death. This week, we talk with journalist Steven Petrow about his sister’s choice to use medical aid in dying. Guest: Steven Petrow, Journalist and author Learn more and read a full transcript on our website. Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news. Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min

  5. 22 AUG

    Presenting: Lost Patients: Churn

    In The Fifth Branch, Tradeoffs explored new ways to respond to people in a mental health crisis, this week we have look at another area of the mental health crisis the country is grappling with. 'Lost Patients', a new podcast from KUOW and The Seattle Times, dives into why so many people with mental illness live on the streets, and lack long-term care. Heidi Aurand has watched her son Adam spiral from one psychiatric crisis to the next for about eight years, bouncing between emergency rooms, jails, and homelessness. Now, after treatment at the state's largest psychiatric hospital, Adam was just released back onto the streets of downtown Seattle. A mother asks: How could her son pass through so many institutions and none are able to stop his decline? Learn more and read a full transcript on our website. Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news. Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min

  6. 15 AUG

    What to Expect When Medicare and Pharma Finally Negotiate Drug Prices

    The Inflation Reduction Act gave Medicare historic new power to directly negotiate the prices of some of the costliest prescription drugs. Now the federal agency must grapple with a difficult question: What makes a drug price fair? This week, we revisit our 2023 episode explaining how this negotiation process works and the impact it could have. Guests: Anton Avanceña, PhD, Assistant Professor of Health Outcomes, University of Texas  Darius Lakdawalla, PhD, Professor of Pharmaceutical Economics and Public Policy, University of Southern California  Lauren Neves, JD, Deputy Vice President, PhRMA Steve Pearson, MD, MSc, Founder and President, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) Ben Rome, MD, MPH, physician and researcher, Harvard Medical School Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD, Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Leslie Walker, Senior Producer/Reporter, Tradeoffs Learn more and read a full transcript on our website. Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news. Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min

  7. 8 AUG

    Hope, Hype or Harm? What We Know About New Cancer-Screening Tools

    Companies claim they can catch cancer sooner with new blood tests and full-body MRI scans. What are the risks and benefits? Guest: Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; primary care physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital Learn more and read a full transcript on our website. Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news. Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21 min
  8. The Fifth Branch: The Last Line of Care

    1 AUG

    The Fifth Branch: The Last Line of Care

    Alternative response teams are being asked to tackle vexing problems: mental illness, homelessness, addiction. How much can they actually do? We explore how Durham grapples with connecting people to long-term care and support, and where the city draws the line between crisis response and social services. Guests: Ryan Smith, Director, Durham Community Safety Department Sammetta Cutler, Peer Support Specialist, Durham Community Safety Department Sarah Hall, Durham resident David Prater, Peer Support Specialist, Durham Community Safety Department John Warasila, Real estate developer and architect, Alliance Architecture Bo Ferguson, Deputy City Manager, Durham Patrice Andrews, Police Chief, Durham Police Department Christie Thompson, Staff Writer, The Marshall Project Allison Casey, EMT, Durham Community Safety Department EMS, Fire, Police and the 911 Call Center make up the existing four branches of the public safety system. A special series from Tradeoffs and The Marshall Project explores how a city radically changes its response to people in crisis, by creating a fifth branch.  Nearly half of the country’s 50 largest cities - including San Francisco, New York, Houston, Chicago - have launched programs to send unarmed responders to 911 calls historically handled by cops. In the process creating a new generation of first responders made up of clinicians, EMTs and unarmed mental health workers all responding to people who struggle with addiction, homelessness and mental illness.  To understand this work we head to Durham, North Carolina, which has - in the face of skepticism and downright opposition - built one of the most comprehensive programs in the country. How did Durham pull off what so many cities have struggled to do? Tradeoffs and The Marshall Project examine this groundbreaking work and the challenges it’s facing, both in Durham and around the country. Learn more on our website. Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news. Support this type of journalism today, with a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min
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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. Learn more about us and find transcripts for each episode at https://tradeoffs.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
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