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Tradeoffs explores the toughest choices in health care, diving into issues like the cost of care, health equity, insurance, mental health and artificial intelligence.
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States Weigh In on Medicaid Fraud (opens the original)
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A live conversation with a bipartisan group of state Medicaid leaders on the impact of the Trump administration’s aggressive anti-fraud push. Guests: Amir Bassiri , Medicaid Director, New York State Department of Health Paula Chatterjee , Director of Innovation, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine Drew Gonshorowski , Former Medicaid Director, State of Nebraska Kevin Lownds , Division Chief, Medicaid Fraud Division, Massachuset
911 Fails People in Mental Health Crises. Here's a Plan to Fix It. (opens the original)
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911 calls related to mental health are the most likely to involve police use of force. A new book offers a blueprint for a 911 redesign that could save lives. Guests: Rebecca Neusteter , Executive Director, University of Chicago Health Lab; Author of “911, What’s Your Emergency? The Promise and Peril of Crisis Response” Ed Gonzalez , Sheriff, Harris County, Texas Learn more: Read the full reporting and explore additional resources on our website . Want more Tradeoffs? Join more than 5,500 reader
As SNAP Shrinks, What's the Future of Food Aid in America? (opens the original)
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Cash-strapped states and struggling families are wrestling with the consequences of major reforms to the SNAP program passed as part of Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill. Guests: Romina Boccia , Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy, Cato Institute Chloe East , Associate Professor of Economics, University of Colorado Boulder Joël McClurg , former SNAP compliance officer Leslie Walker, senior reporter, Tradeoffs John Waxler, SNAP applicant Lori Ventura, operations director, Free Senior Health C
Beyond Finger Pointing: The Fight to Lower Health Care Costs (opens the original)
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In a live conversation recorded at Aspen Ideas: Health, executives from a hospital, insurer and pharmacy join a top Trump administration official and leading health economist to discuss how to collectively bring down health care costs. Guests: Stephanie Carlton , Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Brendan Carr , CEO, Mount Sinai Health System David Cutler , Professor of Applied Economics, Harvard University Katerina Guerraz , Chief Operating Officer, Aetna; President,
The Cost of Cutting NIH Research: Voices from the Frontlines (opens the original)
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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 Nursing Laura Mata López , PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing 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. S
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