Tradeoffs
Reported stories explaining health-policy choices, their consequences and the evidence behind competing approaches.
- Host
- Dan Gorenstein
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- Tradeoffs
- Topic
- Health & Wellbeing
- Format
- Narrative / Story
- Orientation
- Systems Change
- Themes
- Community-Led, Just Transition
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- Professional / Practitioner, General Public, Policymaker / Public Sector
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22 Oct 2026 · 39 min
Medicare Plans Keep Disappearing
Our friends at An Arm and a Leg dig into why Medicare Advantage plans that cover millions of seniors are disappearing from the market. Learn more and read a transcript of the episode on our website . Click here for updates to the story and tips on how to navigate Medicare open enrollment. This story was produced for An Arm and a Leg by Emily Pisacreta, with help from Lynn Barbera and Dan Weissmann. It was edited by Ellen Weiss and mixed by Adam Raymonda. Izabella Kulkarni provided additional production help. Music by Dave Weiner and Blue Dot Sessions. An Arm and a Leg is produced in partnershi
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15 Oct 2026 · 21 min
Reimagining the Future of Health Research After Sweeping Cuts
The Trump administration’s decimation of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has many academics deeply concerned. Guests: Aaron Carroll , President and CEO, Academy Health Sebastian Tong , Family Physician and Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine Learn more: Read the full reporting and explore additional resources on our website . Want more Tradeoffs? Join more than 5,500 readers who trust Tradeoffs for clear, deeply reported health policy insights. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter . Tradeoffs helps you cut through the noise with clear, deeply repor
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8 Oct 2026 · 32 min
Hidden Help: What Happened When Oregon Forced Hospitals to Boost Financial Aid?
In the second episode of our special series on medical debt, we explore lessons from Oregon’s aggressive legislation to push hospitals to prevent patients from falling into medical debt. Guests: Sara R. Collins , Senior Scholar, Commonwealth Fund Lawrence J. Furnstahl , Former Chief Financial Officer, Oregon Health & Science University Sean Kolmer , Executive Vice President, External Affairs, Hospital Association of Oregon Rob Nosse , Oregon House of Representatives Lisa Reynolds , Oregon Senate Adam Zarrin , Director, State Government Affairs; Blood Cancer United This episode was reported b