Tradeoffs

We talk with Harvard researcher Ari Ne’eman about why the sharp policy shifts underway in Washington pose a unique threat to people with disabilities. Guest:Ari Ne’eman, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthLearn 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.

Work requirements led to thousands in Arkansas losing their Medicaid during the first Trump administration. Policymakers say they’ve learned lessons to avoid mistakes this time.Guests:Trevor Hawkins, former Staff Attorney at Legal Aid of ArkansasAngela Rachidi, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise InstituteRay Hanley, former CEO of the Arkansas Foundation for Medical CareBarbara Sears Roshon, Ohio Medicaid Director (2016-2019)Ben Sommers, Huntley Quelch Professor of Health Care Economics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolMaureen Corcoran, Ohio Medicaid DirectorRyan Levi, Reporter/Producer, 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.

The latest threat to the Affordable Care Act could strike down a popular provision that gives 180 million Americans access to free preventive care for conditions including HIV and cancer.Guest:Nicholas Bagley, JD, Professor of Law, University of MichiganLearn 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.

Two months on the job, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has plowed forward with mass firings, funding cuts and new policies. The most immediate effect is across state and local health agencies, where officials say they see new cracks in safeguards against diseases.Guests:Dr. Phil Huang, director, Dallas County Health and Human Services Ryan Jury, acting senior deputy, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public HealthChrissie Juliano, executive director, Big Cities Health CoalitionEmily Broad Leib, faculty director, Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy ClinicDr. Tom Frieden, president and CEO, Resolve to Save Lives; former director of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionLearn 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.

Veteran health care reporter Julie Rovner breaks down the massive cuts and reorganization at HHS and answers listeners’ questions about what to expect next.Guest:Julie Rovner, Chief Washington Correspondent, KFF Health NewsLearn 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.

Medicare often pays clinics owned by hospitals double the amount it pays independent clinics for the exact same medical care. Ending that practice could save the federal government up to $150 billion over 10 years, but critics say it could push rural hospitals over the brink.Guests:Tim Rye, chief strategic development officer, Peterson Health Carrie Cochran-McClain, chief policy officer, National Rural Health AssociationLoren Adler, fellow and associate director at the Center on Health Policy, Brookings InstitutionDean Clancy, senior health policy fellow, Americans for Prosperity Ali Moghtaderi, assistant professor of health policy and management, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University.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.

A closer look at the surgeon-turned-TV-star President Trump wants in charge of Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare.Guests:Tara Bannow, Reporter, STAT NewsTom Scully, CMS Administrator (2001-2004)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.

A candid conversation between a professor and a Ph.D. candidate about potential NIH funding cuts and their impact on the future of medical research.Guests:Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Associate Professor, Associate Dean of Research, Johns Hopkins School of NursingLaura Mata López, PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins School of NursingLearn 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.

As adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities strive to live more freely and fully than ever before, many of America’s doctors, hospitals and insurers are getting in the way. We get an inside look at one doctor’s quest to improve health care for people with conditions like Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy and autism.Guests:Alison Barkoff, JD, Administration for Community Living, HHSKevin CarlsonClarissa Kripke, MD, Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Director of the Office of Developmental Primary Care; University of California, San FranciscoMarjorie Ongpauco, BSN, RN, Nursing ConsultantHarold Pollack, PhD, Professor of Social Work, Policy and Practice; University of ChicagoDonna Valencia, BSN, RN, MSN, Administrator, Group Home AdministratorLeslie Walker, Senior Producer/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.