A Health Podyssey
Each week, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil brings you in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry. A Health Podyssey goes beyond the pages of the health policy journal Health Affairs to tell stories behind the research and share policy implications. Learn how academics and economists frame their research questions and journey to the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Health policy nerds rejoice! This podcast is for you.
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Research and Justice For All: Washington Housing Conservancy Shapes Health via Housing Reform
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Guest: Kimberly Driggins, Executive Director, Washington Housing Conservancy Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Kimberly Driggins from the Washington Housing Conservancy about the connections between housing sec
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jared Walker of Dollar For about his recent paper that explores the widely varying criteria amongst US nonprofit hospitals to determine who qualifies for free and discounted charity care. Order the Novembe
Research and Justice For All: Dion's Chicago Dream Fights Food Insecurity One Meal At A Time
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Guest: Dion Dawson, Chief Dreamer and CEO, Dion's Chicago Dream In the first episode of the second season of Research and Justice For All, host Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH, Pediatrician and Child and Public Health Advocate, interviews Dion Dawson from Dion's Chicago
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Welcome to the 200th episode of A Health Podyssey! For our 200th episode, Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil invites Leemore Dafny of the Harvard Business School back to the program to discuss vertical integration in the health care sector, observatio
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Janice Jhang of Harvard University about her recent paper that explores how regulatory and market forces are driving adoption of biosimilars. Order the November 2024 issue of Health Affairs. Currently, mor
Naomi Zewde on the Equity Impacts Of High-Deductible Plans and Health Savings Accounts
Subscribe to UnitedHealthcare's Community & State newsletter. Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Naomi Zewde of the University of California, Los Angeles about her recent paper exploring how high-deductible health insurance plans may exacerbate racial and ethnic wealth disparities. Order the October 2