Tradeoffs

As demand for new weight loss drugs soars, some employers are making workers track their diet and exercise in hopes of limiting use and keeping costs down.Guests:Nick MillerAnn Lewandowski, founder, Healthcare Rebel AllianceSean Scanlon, Connecticut ComptrollerDr. Katherine Saunders, executive vice president and cofounder, Flyte HealthChristopher Whaley, associate director of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research, Brown UniversityLearn 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.

The White House wants states to drop certificate of need laws in hopes of lowering health care costs. Researchers and state leaders are split.Guests:Nate Adler, founder, GertieMatthew Mitchell, senior fellow, Fraser Institute; senior affiliated scholar, Mercatus Center at George Mason UniversityJill Horwitz, professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and Feinberg School of MedicineBo Watson, Tennessee state senatorAlyssa Black, Vermont state representativeAmy Cooper, founder, board president Green Mountain Surgery CenterLearn 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.

The administration is looking to former health care executive Chris Klomp to help RFK Jr. get Trump’s health agenda back on track.Guest:Dan Diamond, White House Reporter, Washington PostLearn 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.

The Supreme Court is set to hear Hikma v. Amarin, a battle over drug patents that could raise costs for patients and change the way generic companies do business. Guests:Hans Sauer, adjunct professor, Georgetown Law; former vice president of intellectual property, Biotechnology Innovation OrganizationSean Tu, professor of law, University of AlabamaDennies Varughese, partner; Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein and FoxLeslie Walker, senior reporter, TradeoffsLearn 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.

Our friends at The Pulse from WHYY explore the economics behind the rise of urgent care and how it’s changing American medicine.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.

An employer in Chicago describes how another year of rising premiums forced her to consider dropping her workers’ insurance.Guest:Rachel Bernier-Green, Founder and CEO, EJ ConsortiumLearn 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.