{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/170f7fea-3078-4315-9c6b-57b666e73855/6af4daed973efbd7c1d2b0f3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"This Tiny Agency Carries Big Sway on Medicare Policy. Meet the Man Who Led It.","description":"<p>Harvard professor Michael Chernew reflects on his recent stint chairing the highly influential nonpartisan agency known as MedPAC.</p><p><br></p><p>Guest:</p><ul><li><u><a href=\"https://hcp.hms.harvard.edu/people/michael-e-chernew\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Chernew</a></u>, Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; former Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Learn more: Read the full reporting and explore additional resources <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/2026/11/12/this-tiny-agency-carries-big-sway-on-medicare-policy-meet-the-man-who-led-it\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">on our website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Join more than 5,500 readers who trust Tradeoffs for clear, deeply reported health policy insights. <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/about/subscribe/?utm_campaign=show_notes&amp;utm_source=web&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for our free weekly newsletter</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Tradeoffs helps you cut through the noise with clear, deeply reported journalism on the forces driving health care&#39;s toughest choices — reporting you won&#39;t find anywhere else. If our work helps you stay informed, <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.fundjournalism.org/donate/?utm_campaign=show_notes&amp;utm_source=web&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">support it with a donation today</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was produced by Leslie Walker, edited by Dan Gorenstein and Ryan Levi and mixed by Andrew Parrella and Katie McMurran.</p><p><br></p><p>The Tradeoffs theme song was composed by Ty Citerman. Additional music this episode from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.</p>","author_name":"Tradeoffs"}