Tradeoffs

The Trump administration recently rolled back some federal protections for transgender patients. We look at the fight to secure health care for trans Americans and explore the extent to which policies designed to expand access have delivered on their promise.Guests: Kellan Baker, PhD, Centennial Scholar, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthMelvin Whitehead, PhD, Assistant Professor of Student Affairs Administration, Binghamton UniversityKatie Keith, Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown LawTaylor Brown, Staff Attorney, ACLU LGBT & HIV ProjectRead a transcript of the episode, see maps of which states offer legal protections to transgender patients, and more on our website: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/07/14/core-to-who-i-am/ Get more Tradeoffs in your inbox every Friday with our weekly newsletter: http://bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump says the U.S. is leaving the World Health Organization. What it might mean for public health in the U.S. and the world.Guest: Lawrence Gostin, Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health LawRead a transcript of the episode and learn more about the WHO on our website: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/07/09/leaving-the-who/Stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs. Get more Tradeoffs in your inbox every Friday with our weekly newsletter: http://bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A recent court decision upheld federal rules requiring hospitals and insurers to post prices. But will price transparency lower the cost of health care?Guest,Margot Sanger-Katz, Health Care Reporter, New York TimesFor more from Dan’s conversation with Margot, https://tradeoffs.org/2020/07/07/the-price-of-care/And stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Get more Tradeoffs in your inbox every Friday with our weekly newsletter: http://bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Physician and economist Bapu Jena discusses a pair of interesting new health policy research papers with implications for COVID-19, primary care and more.Guest:Bapu Jena, MD, PhD, Harvard economist and physicianRead the episode transcript and find links to the research: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/07/02/research-corner-masks-flintStay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Medical interns across the nation are starting their first days as doctors. One resident's hopes and fears before her first shift in the COVID ICU.Guest:Tamar Pounardjian, Resident, Brown Medical School, Internal Medicine Residency ProgramFor more of Tamar's story: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/06/30/becoming-a-doctor/And stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With COVID-19 cases surging across the nation, how can Americans fight their coronavirus fatigue while staying safe?Guest,Ashish Jha, Director, Harvard Global Health InstituteMore about Ashish and some of the research we used for this episode: https://bit.ly/2B9WxLPAnd stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the country, some states are turning to controversial laws that force people into treatment. Are they part of the solution or could they make things worse?This episode originally ran on Jan. 2, 2020.Guests:Dr. Abhishek Jain, forensic psychiatristRep. Lauren Davis, Washington stateMerredith Cunniff, nurse, advocate and former civil commitment patientCheck out the research for yourself and learn more on our website: https://bit.ly/tradeoffsep6 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court says the Trump administration can’t end DACA, for now. What the decision means to one DACA recipient caring for those most vulnerable to COVID-19.Guest: Esmeralda Tovar-Mora; Mental Health Case Manager, Nursing Home Medication Aide, DACA RecipientRead the transcript and see photos of Esmeralda and her family: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/06/19/daca/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A top World Health Organization official sparked controversy earlier this month when she said cases of asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 spreading the virus are “very rare.” Bloomberg senior editor Jason Gale digs into what we know — and don’t know — about asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19, also known as “silent spreaders.”Guests: Jason Gale, Senior Editor, Bloomberg NewsDr. Sanjaya Senanayake, Associate Professor, Australia National UniversityDr. Peter Collignon, Professor, Australia National UniversityRead a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/06/18/prognosis-silent-spreaders/To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The average doctor does more than 200,000 patient interviews in their career, making communication one of the most common procedures in medicine. How are we training providers for this and are those efforts working?This episode originally aired on Nov. 13, 2019. Get more content and resources on our website: https://bit.ly/tradeoffsep3 To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.