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The state’s Medicaid director Amir Bassiri shares his plans for blunting the effects of Republican health reforms — starting with work requirements. Guest: Amir Bassiri, Medicaid Director, New York State Department of Health 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Center 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Post 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, Tradeoffs 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Consortium 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk with physician and writer Bob Wachter about why he’s cautiously optimistic that artificial intelligence will usher in a ‘golden age’ of medicine — and the questions he still has about these powerful new tools. Guest: Bob Wachter, Chair, Department of Medicine, UC San Francisco; Author, A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patients are afraid to show up to medical appointments, while workers are being detained, deported or losing their visa statuses. Guests: Sahida Martinez, promotora, EnlaceJadhira Sanchez, director of community health, EnlaceSteph Willding, CEO, CommunityHealthJordan Herring, Postdoctoral scholar, Emergency medicine, StanfordHannah Janeway, Emergency medicine physician, Los AngelesLaura Messineo, CNO, WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Half of states have rejected federal vaccine guidance on childhood vaccines after controversial changes by the CDC. Public health experts say the split is sowing confusion and increasing the risk of outbreaks. Guests: Michelle Fiscus, physician, chief medical officer, Association of Immunization ManagersJen Kates, senior vice president; director, global and public health policy, KFF Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, physician, health officer, Washington Department of HealthPhilip Landrigan, physician and director, program for global public health and the common good, Boston College Dorit Reiss, law professor, University of California, San Francisco 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How one addiction clinic in Baltimore has found success combining addiction care with support for the many other health problems older Americans often face. Guests: Malik Burnett, Medical Director, REACH Health ServicesLisa Clemans-Cope, Senior Research Fellow, Urban InstituteRenee Gray, Patient, REACH Health ServicesPhyllis Lindsay, Peer Recovery Specialist, REACH Health ServicesMaggie Lowenstein, Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of MedicineVickie Walters, Executive Director, REACH Health Services 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious plan to force more people into treatment left many families still searching for help. Guest(s): June DudasMarisa Kendall, homelessness reporter, CalMatters Read CalMatters full “Courting Disappointment” series here. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maryland finds out how much the state will get from a nationwide competition for federal rural health investment. Guest(s): Christina Koontz, paramedic Elizabeth Kromm, assistant secretary for population health and strategic initiatives, Maryland Department of HealthMike Salvadge, chief of emergency medical services, Allegany County, Md. Meena Seshamani, Maryland secretary of healthHemi Tewarson, executive director, National Academy for State Health Policy 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We follow Maryland's 52-day rush to convince the Trump administration to give the state new funding to transform rural health care. Guests: Bonita Baer, Maryland residentMark Boucot, president and CEO of Garrett Regional Medical Center and Potomac Valley Hospital Elizabeth Kromm, assistant secretary for population health and strategic initiatives, Maryland Department of HealthLevi Lantz, ALL Produce & GreenhouseKen Ulman, former executive, Howard County, Maryland; president of Margrave Strategies 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many potent new medicines pose a host of challenges for drug companies trying to copy and sell similar versions on the cheap. Can those companies find a sustainable path forward, or will patients get left stuck paying exorbitant prices? Guests: Christine Baeder, MBA, President, Apotex USA Alfred Engelberg, JD, retired attorney and former counsel to the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association Jeremy Greene, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Candy Meyer, Patient Bhaven Sampat, PhD, Professor, Arizona State University School for the Future of Innovation in Society Marta Wosińska, PhD, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution Leslie Walker, Senior Reporter/Producer, Tradeoffs 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.