Episode

State of the Union Healthcare Policy Breakdown

Podcast
Health Affairs This Week
Published
Mar 6, 2026
Duration seconds
617
Processing state
not_requested
Canonical source
https://share.transistor.fm/s/49d6f038
Audio
https://media.transistor.fm/49d6f038/296d3a81.mp3
JSON
/v1/public/podcasts/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/episodes/state-of-the-union-healthcare-policy-breakdown
Markdown
/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/state-of-the-union-healthcare-policy-breakdown.md

Actions

  • POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/episodes/state-of-the-union-healthcare-policy-breakdown/transcription-requests
    Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
  • GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-affairs-this-week-3424387/state-of-the-union-healthcare-policy-breakdown.md
    Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

Health Affairs ' Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Margaret Winchester to the pod to discuss Trump's recent State of the Union Address and unpacking its health care and health policy talking points, including most-favored nation drug pricing, health savings accounts, and if there's a path toward codification for either. On March 24th , join us for our upcoming Insider exclusive event focusing on pharmacy benefit manager reform with Harvard Medical School's Benjamin Rome . Related Articles: National Health Care Spending Increased 7.2 Percent In 2024 As Utilization Remained Elevated ( Health Affairs ) Trump’s State of the Union trumpets healthcare greatest hits, but no new policies ( Healthcare Dive )