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The $22 Billion Surprise Inside the No Surprises Act | Jack Hoadley (opens the original)
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Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Jack Hoadley of Georgetown University to the pod to discuss the rapid growth of the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process and its estimated $22.4 billion cost over four years. They explore what’s driving the increase, why providers are winning most arbitration cases, and how the trend could affect health care affordability in the years ahead. Join Health Affairs Publishing on September 16 for an Insider exclusive event featuring
The Business of Autism: Private Equity, Medicaid & the Cost of Care (opens the original)
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Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Dan Arnold of Brown University to discuss the rapid growth of Medicaid spending on autism treatment and the expanding role of private equity-backed providers in the applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy market. He explores the drivers behind rising costs, emerging concerns about care quality and fraud, and the challenge of balancing oversight with continued access to services for families. Related Links: The Business Of Autism Treatment: Private
Medicare Advantage's $16 Billion Quality Bonus Program: Litigation, Reform, and Rising Costs (opens the original)
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Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Erica Socker of Georgetown University to the pod to discuss her recent Forefront article that explores how the Medicare Advantage quality bonus program is working in the wake of a Clover Health-CMS lawsuit over star ratings. They discuss the court’s ruling, CMS’s policy response, and why the case could become a catalyst for broader reforms to a program that now distributes billions of dollars annually. Related Links: Medicare Advantage Quality Bonu
AI and the Future of Patient Empowerment (opens the original)
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In this episode of Health Affairs This Week , David Betts, founder and board chair at StoryFlight Labs , shares how his ALS diagnosis inspired him to launch StoryFlight Labs and develop Talk To Me Goose, an AI-powered tool that helps people with speech-limiting conditions retain their voice and communicate with loved ones. He discusses how AI can empower patients, the need for faster healthcare innovation, and policy changes that could improve access to ALS treatments and support. Sign up for He
When Academic Research Meets The Attention Economy (opens the original)
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On this episode, Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers gets meta and invites Kent Anderson and Joy Moore, authors of the new book How The Internet Disrupted Science , onto the podcast to discuss how media trends have affected academic authors' research and get their work noticed and distributed in The Attention Economy. Both Kent and Joy are currently consultants. Kent was the co-founder of The Scholarly Kitchen and current author at The Geyser . Joy has worked at Silverchair and The American M
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