Sweeping Affordable Care Act Changes Proposed for 2027 (Katie Keith)
Health Affairs’ Jeff Byers welcomes Georgetown University’s Katie Keith back to the podcast to break down the newly proposed HHS rule that could bring major changes to the ACA beginning in 2027.They d...
16 Feb 17min
2025 Dietary Guidelines: Protein, Policy, and the Ultra-Processed Foods Problem
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes dietitian Jenny Lo from Wellness and Sports Dietetics to discuss the recently revised dietary guidelines for Americans. They discuss what's changed, the emphasis on...
13 Feb 17min
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reforms Are (Finally) Afoot
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Kathleen Haddad back to the pod to discuss the recently passed $1.2 trillion spending appropriations bill, its included reforms for pharmacy benefit m...
6 Feb 14min
What Health Policy Katie Keith Is Watching In 2026
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Katie Keith of Georgetown Law and Deputy Editor Chris Fleming to the pod to discuss what to watch out for in 2026 for health policy. The conversation touches on Aff...
30 Jan 18min
Behind Epic's Latest Antitrust Lawsuit (Gabriel Perna)
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Gabriel Perna, Deputy Editor of Digital Health Business & Technology at Modern Healthcare, to the pod to discuss Epic Systems, how they became one of the leading Am...
23 Jan 22min
It's Not the Prices, Stupid. Michael Chernew on US Health Expenditures
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers is joined by Michael Chernew from Harvard Medical School to explore the recent 2024 health care spending report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).To ...
16 Jan 21min
BEST OF: Power and Its Impact on Medicaid w/ Jamila Michener
In the wake of Medicare and Medicaid's 60th anniversary, Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Jamila Michener of Cornell University to the pod to discuss her recent Forefront article on organized power...
7 Jan 25min
BEST OF: What's Happening with Value-Based Insurance Design? w/ Mark Fendrick
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Mark Fendrick of The University of Michigan's Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) to discuss the recent announcement from CMS that the Medicare Advantage...
24 Dec 202518min
