# A Health Podyssey Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621.md RSS feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/a-health-podyssey Official site: https://www.healthaffairs.org/podcasts Author: Health Affairs Episodes: 300 ## Resource Each week, Health Affairs' Rob Lott brings you in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry. A Health Podyssey goes beyond the pages of the health policy journal Health Affairs to tell stories behind the research and share policy implications. Learn how academics and economists frame their research questions and journey to the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Health policy nerds rejoice! This podcast is for you. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-health-podyssey-1366621 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621.md ## Episodes - [Private Equity in Primary Care: Costs, Care, and Impact](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/private-equity-in-primary-care-costs-care-and-impact) — 2026-06-09T04:00:00+00:00 - [Inside CVS Caremark: The Role of PBMs in Drug Costs & Access | SPONSORED](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/inside-cvs-caremark-the-role-of-pbms-in-drug-costs-access-sponsored) — 2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00 - [Inside CMS: How Medicare Innovation Models Are Working to Lower Costs & Scale Digital Health](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/inside-cms-how-medicare-innovation-models-are-working-to-lower-costs-scale-digital-health) — 2026-06-02T04:00:00+00:00 - [Policy Changes Reshaping Family Caregiving](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/policy-changes-reshaping-family-caregiving) — 2026-05-27T04:00:00+00:00 - [Extreme Heat’s Impact on Healthcare Use and Spending](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/extreme-heat-s-impact-on-healthcare-use-and-spending) — 2026-05-26T04:00:00+00:00 - [How the Healthcare Workforce Is Responding to New Aging Policies | Age-Friendly Health Series](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/how-the-healthcare-workforce-is-responding-to-new-aging-policies-age-friendly-health-series) — 2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00 - [The Deadly Rise of Cold-Related Illness at the Intersection of Social Inequality](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/the-deadly-rise-of-cold-related-illness-at-the-intersection-of-social-inequality) — 2026-05-19T04:00:00+00:00 - [How the One Big Beautiful Bill Changes Medicaid for Older Adults and State Health Policy | Age-Friendly Health Series](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/how-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-changes-medicaid-for-older-adults-and-state-health-policy-age-friendly-health-series) — 2026-05-13T04:00:00+00:00 - [Tenant Protections At The Intersection Of Climate And Health](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/tenant-protections-at-the-intersection-of-climate-and-health) — 2026-05-12T04:00:00+00:00 - [How Climate Change Is Affecting Farmers’ And Ranchers’ Mental Health](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/how-climate-change-is-affecting-farmers-and-ranchers-mental-health) — 2026-05-05T04:00:00+00:00 - [Behind The Pages: Climate, Health, and Equity with Sacoby Wilson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/behind-the-pages-climate-health-and-equity-with-sacoby-wilson) — 2026-05-04T19:30:00+00:00 - [What Drives Administrative Costs in U.S. Health Insurance?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/what-drives-administrative-costs-in-u-s-health-insurance) — 2026-04-28T04:00:00+00:00 - [Which Star Ratings Are Driving Medicare Advantage Quality Gains](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/which-star-ratings-are-driving-medicare-advantage-quality-gains) — 2026-04-21T04:00:00+00:00 - [What Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Would Mean for the US](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/what-most-favored-nation-drug-pricing-would-mean-for-the-us) — 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 - [2027 Medicare Advantage Final Payment Rule: Key Changes Explained | David Meyers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/2027-medicare-advantage-final-payment-rule-key-changes-explained-david-meyers) — 2026-04-10T14:18:23+00:00 - [Ashish Jha on Public Health Policy, Affordability & Preparedness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/ashish-jha-on-public-health-policy-affordability-preparedness) — 2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 - [What Rising Disenrollment Rates Reveal About Medicare Advantage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/what-rising-disenrollment-rates-reveal-about-medicare-advantage) — 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 - [Medicare, Disability Insurance & Mortality During A Two-Year Waiting Period](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/medicare-disability-insurance-mortality-during-a-two-year-waiting-period) — 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 - [How AI Changed Cardiac Clinical Practice and Outcomes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/how-ai-changed-cardiac-clinical-practice-and-outcomes) — 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 - [Zeke Emanuel on Rethinking Longevity, Wellness & Aging](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/zeke-emanuel-on-rethinking-longevity-wellness-aging) — 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 - [Optum’s Vertical Integration: Impact on Healthcare Pricing & Referrals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/optum-s-vertical-integration-impact-on-healthcare-pricing-referrals) — 2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 - [How Drug Price Negotiation Is Reshaping Clinical Trial Pipelines](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/how-drug-price-negotiation-is-reshaping-clinical-trial-pipelines) — 2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00 - [Ghost Doctors in the Medicaid System](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/ghost-doctors-in-the-medicaid-system) — 2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00 - [Medical Debt After Hospitalization: The Financial Fallout](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/medical-debt-after-hospitalization-the-financial-fallout) — 2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 - [Will AI Fix Health Care? Robert Wachter Weighs In](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/will-ai-fix-health-care-robert-wachter-weighs-in) — 2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.