Conversations About Health Care Delivery in the United States

Springer Publishing Company

This podcast series features spirited conversations with prominent experts, innovators, and leaders in the health sector. In each episode, hosts Jim Knickman and Brian Elbel tap into their guests’ expertise to learn more about the key drivers that shape the health care system, challenges and complexities related to health inequities, and the exciting career opportunities available to future health care professionals and leaders. read less
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Health Policy and the Politics of Health Care
6d ago
Health Policy and the Politics of Health Care
In this episode, hosts Jim Knickman and Brian Elbel discuss health policy and the politics driving health care discussion in the United States with health policy experts Rogan Kersh and Jim Morone. During their conversation they delve into the battleground issues that permeate the field such as Obamacare, Medicaid expansion, and COVID-19, as well as some of the history of the health care industry that explains trends in the health sector and its marketplace. In addition, they reveal some potential career opportunities and discuss the persistent inequities that pervade the health care system.

Episodes

Health Policy and the Politics of Health Care
6d ago
Health Policy and the Politics of Health Care
In this episode, hosts Jim Knickman and Brian Elbel discuss health policy and the politics driving health care discussion in the United States with health policy experts Rogan Kersh and Jim Morone. During their conversation they delve into the battleground issues that permeate the field such as Obamacare, Medicaid expansion, and COVID-19, as well as some of the history of the health care industry that explains trends in the health sector and its marketplace. In addition, they reveal some potential career opportunities and discuss the persistent inequities that pervade the health care system.
How the U.S. Health System Is Preparing for the Demographic Cliff
Mar 4 2024
How the U.S. Health System Is Preparing for the Demographic Cliff
In this episode, hosts Jim Knickman and Brian Elbel discuss the aging population in the United States with Ramsey Alwin (president and CEO) and Kathleen Cameron (senior director) at the National Council on Aging (NCOA). During their conversation they discuss the demographic shift, how the roles of families and social systems have evolved, federal- and state-level programs for seniors, social isolation and inequities in the aging population, healthy aging, and exciting careers in aging services.