A Health Podyssey

A Social Sciences podcast by Health Affairs

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Each week, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil 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.

Recent Episodes

How Employers Are Navigating Rising Health Care Costs
Published: November 11, 2025
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Protecting Public Health in a Politicized Era w/ Michael Osterholm
Published: November 4, 2025
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Inside U.S. Generic Drug Approvals: Risk, Regulation & Policy w/ Jennifer Kao
Published: October 28, 2025
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The Different Costs — and Sites — of Care for Commercial Insurers w/ Matthew Maughan
Published: October 21, 2025
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Profits vs. Patient Care: Alexander Soltoff on Private Equity in Hospice Care
Published: October 14, 2025
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Can Challenge Prizes Transform Drug Discovery? w/ Tris Dyson
Published: October 7, 2025
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Medicaid’s Role in Rising Buprenorphine Use w/ Stephen Crystal
Published: September 30, 2025
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Treatment Courts and Health Outcomes w/ Elizabeth Van Nostrand
Published: September 23, 2025
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Aimee Moulin on Expanding Opioid Treatment in Emergency Departments
Published: September 16, 2025
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Nora Volkow on the Science, Stigma, and Future of Addiction Research
Published: September 9, 2025
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