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Tradeoffs is an award-winning nonprofit news organization on a mission to help America have smarter, more honest health policy conversations. Tradeoffs explores the toughest choices in health care, diving into issues like the cost of care, health equity, insurance, mental health and artificial intelligence. We connect policy to practice, uncovering the data and personal stories that help audiences understand the stakes — and the potential solutions. Learn more about us, find transcripts for each episode and additional reporting at [https://tradeoffs.org] (https://tradeoffs.org/donate/) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Tradeoffs is an award-winning nonprofit news organization on a mission to help America have smarter, more honest health policy conversations. Tradeoffs explores the toughest choices in health care, diving into issues like the cost of care, health equity, insurance, mental health and artificial intelligence. We connect policy to practice, uncovering the data and personal stories that help audiences understand the stakes — and the potential solutions. Learn more about us, find transcripts for each episode and additional reporting at [https://tradeoffs.org] (https://tradeoffs.org/donate/) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

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#357

One Scientist's Mission to Change How We Prevent Overdoses

A leading addiction expert explains how he’s driven by the memory of a friend who died, an... more

11 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:32

11 Dec 2025

#356

A New Kind of Primary Care Comes to America

A group of nurses in Baltimore wants to bring basic care to every person in a neighborhood... more

04 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:08

04 Dec 2025

#355

One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System

Economist Amy Finkelstein has studied America’s patchwork of health insurance policies for... more

27 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:50

27 Nov 2025

#354

Homeless Camp Sweeps Can Harm Health. Some Cities Are Trying a New Way.

Several cities and counties are addressing street homelessness with a new approach, which ... more

20 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:47

20 Nov 2025

#353

Rising Costs, Fewer Choices: What’s Up with Medicare Drug Plans?

Facing mounting financial pressures, insurance companies are changing the prescription dru... more

13 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:17

13 Nov 2025

#352

The Quiet Cuts Making ACA Enrollment Harder

Higher premiums and penalties have made shopping for Obamacare plans more confusing this y... more

06 Nov 2025

20 MINS

20:09

06 Nov 2025

#351

Should I Trust AI to Diagnose Me?

Physician and New Yorker writer Dhruv Khullar says artificial intelligence is a powerful t... more

30 Oct 2025

25 MINS

25:12

30 Oct 2025

#350

Will Trump’s Prescription Drug Deals Really Lower Prices?

Facing unprecedented pressure from the Trump administration, some of the world’s top drugm... more

23 Oct 2025

24 MINS

24:23

23 Oct 2025

#349

How New York Times Columnist Paula Span Navigates ‘The New Old Age’

Journalist Paula Span, who writes The New Old Age column for the New York Times, shares wh... more

16 Oct 2025

24 MINS

24:59

16 Oct 2025

#348

The Future of Health Care Research: 'Federal Funding Really Is Irreplaceable'

What happens if President Trump cuts billions from research on how to make our health care... more

09 Oct 2025

25 MINS

25:09

09 Oct 2025

#347

How States Are Reckoning with Republican Health Reforms

It's been 90 days since Congress passed Trump’s megabill slashing health care spending and... more

02 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:00

02 Oct 2025

#346

BONUS: What Happens if Obamacare Subsidies Shrink?

Excerpts of a live conversation with two top health economists about how extra federal sup... more

29 Sep 2025

16 MINS

16:08

29 Sep 2025

#345

A Closer Look at a Widely Despised Health Insurance Policy

Every year, millions of people’s medical care runs into the roadblock known as prior autho... more

25 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:10

25 Sep 2025

#344

Why Are People With Mental Illness Starving to Death in Jail?

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Sarah Stillman explains why so many people with mental i... more

18 Sep 2025

24 MINS

24:06

18 Sep 2025

#343

Obamacare Premiums Are About to Soar. How’d We Get Here?

Federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans are scheduled to shrink next year. ... more

11 Sep 2025

22 MINS

22:39

11 Sep 2025

#342

This Federal Experiment Is Pouring Money into Mental Hospitals. Will It Work?

As states struggle to meet the needs of people with serious mental illness, some are signi... more

04 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:56

04 Sep 2025

#341

Getting Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants in Trump's America

Worrying about deportation can literally make people sick. Health care providers are scram... more

28 Aug 2025

24 MINS

24:17

28 Aug 2025