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POLITICO's Pulse Check

POLITICO Pulse Check delivers the latest news in health care with sharp policy analysis and a dose of real-world perspective. Hear what stories POLITICO's deep bench of Health Care policy reporters ar... Read more

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Farzad Mostashari on how government really works

Farzad Mostashari on how government really works

Farzad Mostashari has been on the frontlines of health care's biggest stories — from New York City's war on smoking to t... Read more

5 May 2016

52mins

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Kate Baicker on busting Obamacare myths

Kate Baicker on busting Obamacare myths

The politics of health care are messy. Obamacare is haunted by myths. And that's why Harvard's Kate Baicker — a former W... Read more

14 Jul 2016

55mins

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Karen DeSalvo on how data will transform health care

Karen DeSalvo on how data will transform health care

Growing up, Karen DeSalvo never planned to have one of the nation’s most important health care jobs. Now she has two of ... Read more

2 Jun 2016

47mins

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Aneesh Chopra on why health care's data revolution has arrived

Aneesh Chopra on why health care's data revolution has arrived

Aneesh Chopra has a lot of titles. He was the nation's first Chief Technology Officer, under President Obama. He's been ... Read more

15 Sep 2016

58mins

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Jon Favreau and Rick Wilson on bad bills and worse messaging

Jon Favreau and Rick Wilson on bad bills and worse messaging

The Affordable Care Act has polled poorly for years — but Republicans’ health bill is polling even worse. What does it m... Read more

11 May 2017

51mins

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She's a Medicaid expert. He's the ex-CEO of Apple. Here's how they see the GOP bill.

She's a Medicaid expert. He's the ex-CEO of Apple. Here's how they see the GOP bill.

President Donald Trump reportedly bashed the House health bill as “mean, mean, mean." But will the Senate's version be a... Read more

15 Jun 2017

51mins

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‘Only 23 million more uninsured’

‘Only 23 million more uninsured’

Republicans’ health care legislation continues to lurch forward, with the Congressional Budget Office this week again pr... Read more

26 May 2017

42mins

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Andy Slavitt on what's next for health care - and him

Andy Slavitt on what's next for health care - and him

Andy Slavitt has been busy: Since leaving office in January, the man who ran Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA has mounted ... Read more

9 Aug 2017

47mins

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Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove on what he's telling his senator, and news roundup

Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove on what he's telling his senator, and news roundup

Republicans' health care push continues to grip the Capitol and keep the industry on high alert. On this episode of PULS... Read more

30 Jun 2017

41mins

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Six things missing in the Medicare-for-All debate

Six things missing in the Medicare-for-All debate

POLITICO's Alice Miranda Ollstein and Adam Cancryn join Dan Diamond to discuss what's getting missed in the presidential... Read more

12 Dec 2019

26mins

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Nicholas Bagley on Trump’s legal threat to Obamacare and news roundup

Nicholas Bagley on Trump’s legal threat to Obamacare and news roundup

The central fight over the ACA has (for now) moved from Congress to the White House, where President Donald Trump is deb... Read more

3 Aug 2017

45mins

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Coronavirus: One-on-one with Scott Gottlieb

Coronavirus: One-on-one with Scott Gottlieb

"We can't afford to let this happen again," said the former FDA commissioner, offering advice on next steps.Dan Diamond ... Read more

27 Mar 2020

33mins

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The fall of Theranos, with 'Bad Blood' author John Carreyrou

The fall of Theranos, with 'Bad Blood' author John Carreyrou

In 2015, the Wall Street Journal's John Carreyrou revealed that the blood tests developed by Theranos — the $9 billion c... Read more

20 Jun 2018

51mins

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Why Obama's Datapalooza is still thriving under Trump

Why Obama's Datapalooza is still thriving under Trump

The Trump administration has discarded or reworked a number of Obama-era programs. But this week's Health Datapalooza — ... Read more

25 Apr 2018

32mins

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What's next for the GOP health bill, and Mario Molina on his surprise firing

What's next for the GOP health bill, and Mario Molina on his surprise firing

The Republican plan to repeal Obamacare has made it through the House. What are its chances in the Senate, and what's th... Read more

5 May 2017

53mins

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NYC health commissioner Mary Bassett and Chicago health commissioner Julie Morita

NYC health commissioner Mary Bassett and Chicago health commissioner Julie Morita

The nation heard from President Donald Trump on Wednesday, who again urged Republicans to repeal the ACA. Congress conti... Read more

20 Jul 2017

44mins

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Atul Gawande on Washington, writing and what really matters

Atul Gawande on Washington, writing and what really matters

Atul Gawande doesn't really need an introduction — but if PULSE CHECK were to provide one, it would highlight his work a... Read more

2 Nov 2017

52mins

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HealthCare.Glum? The latest on the ACA

HealthCare.Glum? The latest on the ACA

Policy wonks are increasingly pessimistic about Affordable Care Act open enrollment this year, as sign-ups fall further ... Read more

13 Dec 2018

34mins

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Inside the fight shaking HHS, with Adam Cancryn and Rachana Pradhan

Inside the fight shaking HHS, with Adam Cancryn and Rachana Pradhan

HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CMS Administrator Seema Verma are the two most important health officials in the Humphrey bu... Read more

5 Dec 2019

31mins

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FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb

"All the great gains that we've made in this country, reducing smoking rates ... all of that will be reversed or lost if... Read more

9 Nov 2018

50mins

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