Tradeoffs

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Award-winning podcast exploring our confusing, costly, often counterintuitive health care system. Hosted by . New episodes every Thursday.

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    Apr 28

    🎧 NEW EP 🎧 How do you care for homeless patients who are too healthy for the hospital but too sick to recover on the streets? We explore medical respite — a decades-old concept that’s on the rise partly because of new interest from private insurers.

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    13 hours ago

    UnitedHealthcare, the largest Medicare Advantage insurer in the country, is restricting coverage of Aduhelm. It called the drug "unproven and not medically necessary for the treatment of Alzheimer's."

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  3. 17 hours ago

    Three studies from , and others use telemedicine data to explore possible barriers to to reducing antibiotic overprescribing. TOMORROW, explains why these studies are so exciting to him. Sign up to read free:

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  4. 20 hours ago

    Hope you'll join us!

    Want to better communicate your research with reporters and to make your findings more accessible? Join us this Thursday at 12 EST for a terrific conversation with ! Register here:
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  5. 21 hours ago

    3 years ago, partnered with and to open two homes to care for homeless men in DC. It's part of a nationwide trend of insurers paying for what's called medical respite. Learn more:

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  6. May 1

    Living on the streets for 11 years took a toll on Henry Jones’ body. He struggled to get health care until he found Christ House, one of the first medical respite programs in the country. Hear Henry’s story and learn why medical respite is on the rise:

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  7. Apr 30

    As you can see by ’s smile, we are SO EXCITED to accept an award from for our story “Inside Big Health Insurers’ Side Hustle.” Listen to the award-winning story:

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  8. Apr 30

    Experts say recent ⬆️ in medical respite is driven by: ⬆️ homelessness ⬆️ homeless folks on Medicaid post-ACA ⬆️ talk about housing and health ⬆️ interest from private Medicaid plans We dig into how respite works, who it helps and the barriers.

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  9. Apr 29

    More private insurers are investing in medical respite to better care for their homeless patients and — they hope — save money. This week, the people medical respite is supposed to help + the insurance companies starting to foot the bill. Listen:

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    Apr 29

    There are nearly 600,000 people experiencing homelessness in the US. This new episode, made possible by a partnership with , explains how a growing number of communities are turning to medical respite to care for this population.

    How do you help people experiencing homelessness who are too healthy for the hospital but too sick for the streets? This episode explores the world of medical respite — a decades-old concept getting a boost from new interest by health plans.
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  11. Apr 29

    In next week's Research Corner newsletter, shares a trio of studies from , and others highlighting how new telemedicine data could help us answer important health policy questions. Sign up to read free on Tuesday:

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  12. Apr 28

    “Medical respite, for lack of better words, is very in right now.” Julia Dobbins of the and explains why this approach to helping homeless patients is taking off. Listen:

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  13. Apr 27

    Recuperating after a hospital stay can be tough. Now imagine how much tougher it would be if you had to do it while living on the streets. TOMORROW, we look at how medical respite fills a gap for homeless patients and why it’s gaining steam. Subscribe:

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    Apr 26

    The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals just made official what we already knew: The abortion providers' original suit challenging the TX abortion law is over. Nine months into the TX law, there is still no end in sight.

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    Apr 26

    If you haven't read et al's paper on high cost prescription drugs, what are you waiting for? Here's a short summary to entice you! There is so much more in the paper. I appreciated learning more about 's PCORnet data. Congrats to the authors!

    Why do many policymakers + experts believe Medicare Part D needs to be reformed? In today’s 🔬Research Corner 📝, shares a study by + others showing how many on Medicare don't fill expensive prescriptions. Sign up, read free:
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  16. Apr 26

    A Senate committee is set to hold hearings today on the latest FDA user fee agreements. What are the FDA user fee agreements and why should you care? We asked the same questions. Turns out, they're kind of a big deal. Listen ⬇️

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  17. Apr 26

    Why do many policymakers + experts believe Medicare Part D needs to be reformed? In today’s 🔬Research Corner 📝, shares a study by + others showing how many on Medicare don't fill expensive prescriptions. Sign up, read free:

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  18. Apr 25

    Congrats to Tradeoffs Research Council member on this well-earned appointment and recognition!

    Congrats to new faculty research fellow , scholar-mensch extraordinaire!
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  19. Apr 25

    1 in 3 people on Medicare without a subsidy did not fill their prescriptions for cancer drugs, according to new research in . TOMORROW, shares more insights from this study in our Research Corner newsletter. Subscribe:

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    Apr 25

    KHN Midwest correspondent shared a firsthand perspective on ballooning costs on on April 21. Read his original article 🔗: And listen ⤵️

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