Postpartum depression is depressingly common, and it has lots of terrible consequences for moms, for kids, and for families. A new drug is about to hit the market, but it's not a great fit for everyone, and it is PRICEY.

The Trump administration announced its intent to stop making risk adjustment payments to insurers on the ACA marketplaces.

Childhood obesity is a rapidly growing problem in the United States, and one of our best tools for treating obesity in adults is bariatric surgery. So should this procedure become common in kids as well?

The US Preventive Services Task Force was created in 1984 to make evidence-based recommendations about clinical services, like screening, that comprise essential elements of preventive care. It is comprised of expert volunteers in fields...

Blockchain gives the smart grid a jolt, an AI spots imposters and an algorithm optimizes insurance coverage. Plus, Anthony and Michael speak with the entrepreneur pioneering a friendlier alternative to Facebook. Hosted by venture...

Matthew McCabe, Assistant Counsel, Cyber Policy, Marsh & McLennan and Josh Mooney, Co-Chair, Cyber Law and Data Protection Group, White & Williams discussed how cyberattacks by nation states have raised new questions about what insurance...

Often, private coverage is assumed to be better than public coverage. More and more often, that’s just not what families are finding. Those that work, even those earning a decent living, just can’t afford the private care they’re...

Budget authorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program in the US ran out a couple of months ago, and there's no reauthorization in sight. A LOT of kids are insured through this program. Aaron runs you through what's about to...

When it comes to cyber insurance, wow much should you buy, what does it cover and how does it fit with an overall cybersecurity strategy?

The idea that spending more on preventive care will reduce overall health care spending is widely believed and often promoted as a reason to support reform. Unfortunately, that doesn't pan out in real life.

Neoliberalism, warns Professor Wendy Brown, has created a form of reasoning in which human beings are reduced to their economic value and activity, and in which all fields of human activity are treated as markets and institutions,...

Just over a year ago, Healthcare Triage's first video was on the opening of the exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act, and what people in the US should do about that. It's a year later, and we thought you might enjoy an update.

You learn how to tactically communicate your biggest vision in only three slides. The rest of your pitch deck will seem like a piece of cake if you're able to master the principles outlined in this video.

Senior Trump Administration official Seema Verma has written that Medicare is in financial trouble, and one step in fixing it is giving consumers "incentives to be cost-conscious." This may be coded language for something called premium...

In this lecture presentation, the speaker discusses market failure within the financial sector, its causes, and impact on society. The speaker explains the different forms of market failure such as asymmetric information, externalities,...

We're back, and it's 2018, y'all. Let's talk about what's happeing with CHiP, taxes and the individual mandate, and the Obamacare exchanges.

Everyone has a stake in bringing health-care costs to heel. In what direction is the government's efforts trending?

The Trump administration can still do plenty to mess with the Affordable Care Act. We warned about that in many episodes, and it’s coming to pass.

Many are still unhappy with Obamacare.The main intent of the Affordable Care Act was to expand the safety net (Medicaid), regulate the non-employer-based private insurance market (the insurance exchanges) and help people buy that...

I know you all read my recent NEJM study (and the AcademyHealth blog post I wrote about it). If you didn't, though, it's also the topic of this week's Healthcare Triage News!

In 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a policy statement in which they said that the benefits of male circumcision outweighed the risks of the procedure. They cited health benefits which, while not great enough to warrant...

We’ve seen so many interesting stories and important data coming out that we couldn’t cover just one thing this week!

Recently, Ron Johnson (R) of Wisconsin launched an investigation into whether the Medicaid expansion that was part of Obamacare caused America's opioid crisis. Healthcare Triage has looked at the evidence, and we think it's a dubious claim.

Now that we’ve set the ground rules, and the five main questions to consider, let’s look at the various plans. At the time we taped this episode (in mid February), there were ten that we could get full answers for. How they break down is...