# Health Affairs This Week

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Author: Health Affairs
Episodes: 273

## Resource

Health Affairs This Week places listeners at the center of health policy’s proverbial water cooler. Join host Jeff Byers, editors from Health Affairs Publishing, and guests as they discuss health policy’s most pressing news and trends.

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## Episodes
- [BEST OF: CMS's 10-Year Value-Based Primary Care Experiment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/best-of-cms-s-10-year-value-based-primary-care-experiment) — 2026-07-15T05:00:00+00:00
- [BEST OF: Is Value-Based Payment Failing U.S. Healthcare? | Andrew Ryan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/is-value-based-payment-failing-u-s-healthcare-andrew-ryan) — 2026-07-08T04:00:00+00:00
- [Why Healthcare Costs Are Rising in America: The $9 Trillion Outlook for 2025 and Beyond](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/why-healthcare-costs-are-rising-in-america-the-9-trillion-outlook-for-2025-and-beyond) — 2026-06-26T04:00:00+00:00
- [Medicaid Work Requirements: Who’s Affected and What’s at Stake](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/medicaid-work-requirements-who-s-affected-and-what-s-at-stake) — 2026-06-12T04:00:00+00:00
- [Will the Rural Health Transformation Fund Deliver?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/will-the-rural-health-transformation-fund-deliver) — 2026-06-05T04:00:00+00:00
- [Inside CVS Caremark: The Role of PBMs in Drug Costs & Access | SPONSORED](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/inside-cvs-caremark-the-role-of-pbms-in-drug-costs-access-sponsored) — 2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00
- [Will the Medicare ACCESS Model Spark the Next Health Tech Gold Rush?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/will-the-medicare-access-model-spark-the-next-health-tech-gold-rush) — 2026-05-29T04:00:00+00:00
- [Policy Changes Reshaping Family Caregiving](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/policy-changes-reshaping-family-caregiving) — 2026-05-27T04:00:00+00:00
- [Why Teens Are Turning to AI for Mental Health | Caroline Figueroa](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/why-teens-are-turning-to-ai-for-mental-health-caroline-figueroa) — 2026-05-22T04:00:00+00:00
- [How the Healthcare Workforce Is Responding to New Aging Policies | Age-Friendly Health Series](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/how-the-healthcare-workforce-is-responding-to-new-aging-policies-age-friendly-health-series) — 2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00
- [Abortion Access In The High Court, Again | Katie Keith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/abortion-access-in-the-high-court-again-katie-keith) — 2026-05-15T04:00:00+00:00
- [How the One Big Beautiful Bill Changes Medicaid for Older Adults and State Health Policy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/how-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-changes-medicaid-for-older-adults-and-state-health-policy) — 2026-05-13T04:00:00+00:00
- [When Screening Guidelines Shift: Impacts on Healthcare Access & Use](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/when-screening-guidelines-shift-impacts-on-healthcare-access-use) — 2026-05-08T04:00:00+00:00
- [Healthcare Price Transparency 2.0: Proposed Federal Updates Explained](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/healthcare-price-transparency-2-0-proposed-federal-updates-explained) — 2026-05-01T04:00:00+00:00
- [New Prior Authorization Proposals: Implications for Prescription Drug Access](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/new-prior-authorization-proposals-implications-for-prescription-drug-access) — 2026-04-24T04:00:00+00:00
- [The FY 2027 HHS Budget Proposal: Changes, Cuts, and Investments](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/the-fy-2027-hhs-budget-proposal-changes-cuts-and-investments) — 2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00
- [Health Policy Roundup: ACA Reform, MedPAC & Conversion Therapy in the Courts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/health-policy-roundup-aca-reform-medpac-conversion-therapy-in-the-courts) — 2026-04-10T04:01:00+00:00
- [2027 Medicare Advantage Final Payment Rule: Key Changes Explained | David Meyers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/2027-medicare-advantage-final-payment-rule-key-changes-explained-david-meyers) — 2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00
- [Abandon High‑Deductible Health Plans Linked to Health Spending Accounts | Jeanne Lambrew](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/abandon-high-deductible-health-plans-linked-to-health-spending-accounts-jeanne-lambrew) — 2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00
- [Innovation, Consumers, and How We Get to Better Health Care | Halle Tecco](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/innovation-consumers-and-how-we-get-to-better-health-care-halle-tecco) — 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00
- [Medicare Advantage Payment & Coding Fights Intensify](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/medicare-advantage-payment-coding-fights-intensify) — 2026-03-20T04:01:00+00:00
- [FDA & Rare Disease Drugs: Why Policy and Politics Are Heating Up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/fda-rare-disease-drugs-why-policy-and-politics-are-heating-up) — 2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00
- [State of the Union Healthcare Policy Breakdown](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/state-of-the-union-healthcare-policy-breakdown) — 2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00
- [Healthcare Storytelling and Digital Health Investment Trends | Christina Farr](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/healthcare-storytelling-and-digital-health-investment-trends-christina-farr) — 2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00
- [Sweeping Affordable Care Act Changes Proposed for 2027 (Katie Keith)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/sweeping-affordable-care-act-changes-proposed-for-2027-katie-keith) — 2026-02-16T05:00:00+00:00
- [2025 Dietary Guidelines: Protein, Policy, and the Ultra-Processed Foods Problem](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/2025-dietary-guidelines-protein-policy-and-the-ultra-processed-foods-problem) — 2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00
- [Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reforms Are (Finally) Afoot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/pharmacy-benefit-manager-reforms-are-finally-afoot) — 2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00
- [What Health Policy Katie Keith Is Watching In 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/what-health-policy-katie-keith-is-watching-in-2026) — 2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00
- [Behind Epic's Latest Antitrust Lawsuit (Gabriel Perna)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/behind-epic-s-latest-antitrust-lawsuit-gabriel-perna) — 2026-01-23T05:00:00+00:00
- [The Great Health Care Vision Board (Stacie Dusetzina)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/the-great-health-care-vision-board-stacie-dusetzina) — 2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00
- [It's Not the Prices, Stupid. Michael Chernew on US Health Expenditures](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/it-s-not-the-prices-stupid-michael-chernew-on-us-health-expenditures) — 2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00
- [BEST OF: Power and Its Impact on Medicaid w/ Jamila Michener](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/best-of-power-and-its-impact-on-medicaid-w-jamila-michener) — 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00
- [BEST OF: What's Happening with Value-Based Insurance Design? w/ Mark Fendrick](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/best-of-what-s-happening-with-value-based-insurance-design-w-mark-fendrick) — 2025-12-24T06:00:00+00:00
- [BEST OF: Medicare Physicians Are Getting a Raise...But At What Cost?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/best-of-medicare-physicians-are-getting-a-raise-but-at-what-cost) — 2025-12-17T05:00:00+00:00

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