The Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David Introcaso
Health care experts' podcasts on timely health policy topics.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 319
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
David Wallace-Wells Discusses His Recent Essay, "The Uninhabitable Earth" (August 3rd)
Approximately three weeks ago New York Magazine published David Wallace-Well's 7,500 word essay "The Uninhabitable Earth, Famine, Economic Collapse, A Sun That Cooks Us: What Climate Change…
Dr. Fischer-Wright Discusses Her Recent Work, "Back to Balance, The Art, Science and Business of Medicine" (July 27th)
During this 20 minute discussion Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright discusses her recently published work, "Back to Balance, The Art, Science and Business of Medicine." As the title suggests, Dr. Wr…
Improving the Use of Evidence-Based Medicine: A Conversation with Dr. Todd Feinman (June 21st)
A 2012 National Academy of Sciences (Institute of Medicine) study titled, "Best Care and Lower Cost," found about one quarter of all medical spending is wasted, much of this excessive spen…
Extraordinary Altruism in Voluntarily Donating a Kidney to a Stranger: A Conversation with Professor Abigail Marsh (June 2nd)
Approximately 8,700 Americans die annually awaiting a kidney donation or become too ill to receive one. This is half the number of those who annually receive a kidney, or 17,000. Over 10…
AHCA In Context of Social Justice: A Conversation with Jason Silverstein (June 1st)
This past May 4, US House or Representative Republicans passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The bill, defined by Republicans as a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is now un…
The Current Status of Employer-Based Insurance: A Conversation with James Gelfand (May 3rd)
Considering the debate over the past five months about repealing the ACA (and more generally reforming the Medicare program via premium support), it is worth remembering that approximately…
"Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality & the Struggle for Oral Health In America," A Conversation with the Author, Mary Otto (April 12th)
As former DHHS Secretary Louis Sullivan wrote in support of this work, "Mary Otto brings history, policy and painful personal realities together in this compelling and engaging book about …
What Was Discussed at February's "Climate and Health" Meeting: A Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Patz (March 31st)
In mid-January the CDC abruptly canceled a three-day "Climate and Health Summit" the Center had been planning for months. The meeting was intended to discuss public health risks caused by …
Does Pay for Performance Improve Care and Lower Spending? A Conversation with Stephen Soumerai (March 15th)
Over approximately the past decade the health care industry has become increasingly committed to financially incenting physicians and other clinicians, or tying performance to reimbursement…
Proposed House Republican Changes to Medicaid: A Conversation with Matt Salo (March 6th)
Late today, or within a few hours after this interview was completed, the House Republicans proposed ACA repeal or reconciliation legislation. The legislation includes repealing Medicaid e…
"The Case Against Sugar," A Conversation with the Author, Gary Taubes (February 6th)
In his recent work, The Case Against Sugar, Gary Taubes argues not all calories are alike. Sugar, or the consumption of sugar, causes elevated levels of insulin, or hyperinsulenema, and hi…
The Health Benefits of Marijuana and Related Regulatory Policies : A Conversation with Paul Armentano (January 24th)
This past November, voters in seven states legalized marijuana either for medical or for recreational use. Twenty-nine states have now legalized cannabis for medicinal use (and of these ei…
NIDCD's Efforts to Reduce Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: A Conversation with Dr. James Battey (January 6th, 2017)
While there is evidence noise-induced hearing loss among adolescents has increased due to the use of smartphones and other mobile devices, the evidence to date is not compelling or is still…
Solitary Confinement: the Least Discussed & Most Unknown Public Health Crisis in America: A Conversation with Jean Casella (December 19th)
On any given day US prisons and jails hold between 80,000 and 120,000 men, women and children in solitary confinement. A significant percent of these individuals enter solitary with a men…
Will the Republicans Repeal the Affordable Care Act and Be Able to Replace It: A Conversation with Chris Jennings (December 5th)
With the election of Donald Trump Congressional Republicans are poised to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) within the first 100 days of the 115th Congress via the budget reconciliation …
The Pros and Cons (or Imperfections) in Rating Hospital Care Quality: A Conversation with Consumer Reports' Doris Peter (November 30th)
Though comparatively late to adopt quality ratings, many health care products and services are today quality rated. For example, CMS rates hospital, nursing home and home health care care …
What Explains the Opioid Epidemic? Dr. Anna Lembke Discusses Her Recent Work, "Drug Dealer, MD" (November 16th)
As has been widely reported the US has faced an opioid addiction epidemic over the past decade. Opioid-related overdose deaths have quadrupled in recent years. (Drug overdose deaths, in s…
The ACA's Little Discussed But Very Intriguing State Innovation Waiver Provision: A Conversation with Stuart Butler (October 24th)
Section 1332 of the Affordable Car Act allows states to propose Affordable Care Act-comparable state insurance programs. Programs would need to meet certain criteria in order to win feder…
Methods to Stabilize the State Health Insurance Marketplaces: A Conversation with Jack Hoadley (October 13th)
UnitedHealth Group and other major health care insurers' participation in state health insurance marketplaces has caused increasing concern Affordable Care Act-created state marketplaces ar…
"The Poverty Industry, The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable Citizens," A Conversation with the Author, Daniel L. Hatcher (September 22nd)
For this, my 101st interview, I discuss with the author, Daniel L. Hatcher, his new work, "The Poverty Industry, The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable Citizens." The work is aptly …