# Dhruv Khullar on Public Health, Pandemic Preparedness & the Future of Healthcare

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Podcast: [A Health Podyssey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621)
Published: 2026-09-01T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Are we ready for the next public health emergency? Rob Lott speaks with physician, researcher, and New Yorker writer Dhruv Khullar about the state of U.S. public health preparedness, the growing challenges facing infectious disease surveillance, and the connection between chronic and infectious disease. The conversation also explores Khullar’s work as a clinician, health policy researcher, and journalist, including his research on health care consolidation, Medicare Advantage, and the commercialization of medicine. Sign up for our free Health Affairs newsletters to stay up to date on health policy news and analysis.

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