{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/698f5b43b0cb4fc2fd169965?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"MAHA’s first annual checkup","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1771002619784-dfb21fb4-6523-4386-a713-cf9bae528806.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been in office for one year. He’s introduced a double-dose of scientific <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/02/04/in-america-science-sceptics-are-now-in-charge?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">skepticism</a>, but has he made America healthy again? He promised in his confirmation hearing to do just that. What’s the long term prognosis for trust in American health institutions?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Charlotte Howard, New York bureau chief, co-host of Checks and Balance</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist, co-host of Checks and Balance</li><li>Stevie Hertz, US policy correspondent</li><li>Larry Levitt, executive vice president KFF</li><li>Daniella Raz, US correspondent&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>What’s changed in RFK’s first year</li><li>Rising insurance premiums and vaccine skepticism</li><li>The political effect of RFK’s health policies</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a> <em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}