The Applied Policy Podcast brings you up-to-date insider access to the people who make health policy and the reporters who tell their stories.
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A MARKET-BASED APPROACH TO FINDING VALUE IN HEALTHCARE (MAY 13, 2025)
Louisa Hart hosts a conversation on value-based care with Kent McKinney, MPH, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Drawing on decades of experience in managed care and the pharmaceutical industry, McKinney explores the drivers of rising healthcare costs—and practical strategies to improve patient access and affordability.
THE FUTURE OF TELEHEALTH (APRIL 25, 2025)
Telemedicine use increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains a vital part of today’s healthcare system. However, its continued use has depended on short-term extensions from Congress. We invite you to listen as Applied Policy President and CEO Jim Scott discusses the future of telehealth with Kyle Zebley, Senior Vice President of Public Policy at the American Telemedicine Association.
THE FUTURE OF RURAL HEALTH (APRIL 9, 2025)
On March 25, 2025, the Northern Virginia Health Policy Forum welcomed three leading voices in rural health who shared their perspectives on improving health outcomes for rural residents and what changes are needed to better support their communities.
Bill Finerfrock, co-founder and long-time Executive Director of the National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC); Sarah Hohman from NARHC; and Amy Elizondo from the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), joined a conversation moderated by Applied Policy’s Vice President of Health Policy, Linda Rouse O’Neill.
REPORTERS’ PANEL: ANTICIPATING HEALTH POLICY CHANGES UNDER A NEW ADMINISTRATION (FEBRUARY 26, 2025)
Applied Policy’s President and CEO Jim Scott hosts a conversation with Maya Goldman (Axios), John Wilkerson (STAT News), and Phil Galewitz (KFF Health News). The discussion—which ranges from Medicaid to the MAHA movement—was recorded on February 7, 2025, six days before Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEDICAL DEVICES: A CONVERSATION WITH APPLIED POLICY’S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER (AUGUST 13, 2024)
Applied Policy’s Bill Rogers shares insights on successfully negotiating CMS challenges.
MEDICAL CODES: WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW: YOU CAN’T GET PAID WITHOUT THEM (MAY 28, 2024)
Medical codes are a critical part of the healthcare system. Hear from our certified professional coder who helps set medical codes, knows why they work, and why you need to understand them.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: INSIGHTS AND INNOVATIONS IN TOMORROW’S HEALTHCARE (MAY 2024)
AI is being used on a daily basis to make healthcare more accessible, more effective and more affordable for millions of patients. Hear from a senior health system executive about how one hospital is making it happen.
WHAT FRONT-LINE REPORTERS ARE SAYING ABOUT HEALTH POLICY (MAY 2024)
Three keen observers of healthcare detail current trends: drug prices, AI, telehealth, and the upcoming elections.