{"podcast":{"title":"A Health Podyssey","slug":"a-health-podyssey-1366621","podcast_index_feed_id":1366621,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/a-health-podyssey","website_url":"https://www.healthaffairs.org/podcasts","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/CA0GVoNR-7-repgsjaV9h8eCWrF2C-P6WydGA5djdoE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE0ODU4LzE2MDE0/MDI1NzEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Health Affairs","episode_count":300,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T14:18:31.789919+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621"},"episode":{"title":"Extreme Heat’s Impact on Healthcare Use and Spending","slug":"extreme-heat-s-impact-on-healthcare-use-and-spending","published_at":"2026-05-26T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/extreme-heat-s-impact-on-healthcare-use-and-spending","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/a9e2c152","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/a9e2c152/479ea1da.mp3","summary":"Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Jeff Romine of Carelon Research about his recent paper exploring new research on how extreme heat affects health care use and costs , finding consistent increases in emergency department visits and some hospitalizations, but little change in outpatient care. Order the May 2026 issue of Health Affairs . Sign up for our free Health Affairs newsletters to stay up to date on health policy news and analysis.","meta_description":"Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Jeff Romine of Carelon Research about his recent paper exploring new research on how extreme heat affects h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1127,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-health-podyssey-1366621/episodes/extreme-heat-s-impact-on-healthcare-use-and-spending/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621/extreme-heat-s-impact-on-healthcare-use-and-spending.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}