{"id":1339,"date":"2023-06-01T19:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T19:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2023-06-01T19:09:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T19:09:16","slug":"our-300th-episode-kff-health-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=1339","title":{"rendered":"Our 300th Episode! | KFF Health News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-people block--people\">\n<h3 class=\"people-title\">\n\t\tThe Host\t<\/h3>\n<div class=\"people-card-container single\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-people-card block--people-card\">\n<div class=\"author-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=500,500 500w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=480,480 480w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=170,170 170w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=315,315 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 150px\"\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This week, KFF Health News\u2019 weekly policy news podcast \u2014 \u201cWhat the Health?\u201d \u2014 celebrates its 300th episode with a wide-ranging discussion of what\u2019s happened in health policy since it launched in 2017 and what may happen in the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>For this special conversation, host and chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner is joined by three prominent \u201cbig thinkers\u201d in health policy: <a href=\"https:\/\/medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu\/faculty-all\/ezekiel-j-emanuel\">Ezekiel Emanuel<\/a> of the University of Pennsylvania; <a href=\"http:\/\/healthfutures.net\/p-a.php\">Jeff Goldsmith<\/a>, president of Health Futures; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aledade.com\/our-team#executive-team\">Farzad Mostashari<\/a>, CEO of Aledade.<\/p>\n<p>Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Since 2017, dissatisfaction has permeated the U.S. health care system. The frustrations of providers, patients, and others in the field point to a variety of structural problems \u2014 many of which are challenging to address through policymaking due to the strength of interest-group politics. The emergence of the huge, profitable \u201cSuperMed\u201d firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedhealthgroup.com\/\">UnitedHealth Group<\/a> and the rise of urgent virtual care have also transformed health care in recent years.<\/li>\n<li>As high costs and big profits dominate the national conversation, lawmakers and policymakers have delivered surprises, including the beginnings of regulation of drug prices. Even the Trump administration, with its dedication to undermining the Affordable Care Act, demonstrated interest in encouraging competition. Meanwhile, on the clinical side, a number of pharmaceuticals are proving especially effective at reducing hospitalizations.<\/li>\n<li>Looking forward, the face of insurance is changing. Commercial insurance is seeing profits evaporate, private Medicare Advantage plans are draining taxpayer dollars, and employers are making expensive, short-sighted coverage decisions. Some stakeholders see a critical need to reconsider how to be more efficient and effective at delivering care in the United States.<\/li>\n<li>The deterioration of the patient\u2019s experience signals a major disconnect between the organizational problems providing care and the everyday dedication of individual providers: The local hospital may provide excellent service to a patient experiencing a heart attack, yet Medicare will not pay for patients to have blood pressure cuffs at home, for instance. Low reimbursements for primary care providers exacerbate these problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plus, our experts \u2014 drawing on extensive experience making government and private-sector policy and even practicing medicine \u2014 name their top candidates for attainable improvements that would make a big difference in the health care system.<\/p>\n<p>Further reading by the panelists from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><em>To hear all our podcasts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/tag\/podcast\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And subscribe to KFF Health News\u2019 \u2018What the Health? on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/32EdsB662C3oyIrqLMmBXI?si=TQhRjzzLTgWtK3crfbOFtA\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/what-the-health\/id1253607372?mt=2\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/kaiser-health-news\/what-the-health\">Stitcher<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.pocketcasts.com\/web\/podcasts\/a379e280-3f57-0135-9028-63f4b61a9224\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"block--category-tag-list \">\n<div class=\"category-tag-list__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"block--category-tag-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\tRelated Topics\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"category-tag-list__contact-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/contact-us\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tContact Us\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<a class=\"category-tag-list__tip-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/tips\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tSubmit a Story Tip\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Host This week, KFF Health News\u2019 weekly policy news podcast \u2014 \u201cWhat the Health?\u201d \u2014 celebrates its 300th episode with a wide-ranging discussion of what\u2019s happened in health policy since it launched in 2017 and what may happen in the next decade. 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