The Incidental Economist Podcast

Electronic medical records [podcast]

Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt (Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt ) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:30:00 +0000

Obviously these podcasts will not be weekly. We’ll strive for a more sustainable “occasional” one. Anyway, in the podcast below, we discuss electronic medical records. We’re sorry to say, it’s rather depressing. Here are some relevant links to prior posts:

Competitive bidding [podcast]

Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt (Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt ) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Aaron and Austin discuss competitive bidding and, at the end, how it relates (or not) to Mitt Romney’s Medicare reform plan. More competitive bidding links are in the FAQ. Prior posts on Romney’s plan are here, here, and here. As always, you’ll find more podcasts in the archive.

Prostate cancer testing and treatment [podcast]

Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt (Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt ) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Last week, the US Preventative Services Task Force recommended against routine screening for prostate cancer. Like their recommendations for mammograms in 2009, this one has stirred up a bit of controversy. We discuss it in the podcast below. For more on prostate cancer screening and treatment, see the FAQ entry. For more on our podcasts, see the podcast archive.

Programming note: Due to scheduling conflicts, there will be no podcast this Friday. We hope to post the next one on October 28.

The individual mandate [podcast]

Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt (Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt ) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:20:00 +0000

In this episode, Aaron and Austin discuss the purpose of the individual mandate and its legal future as it heads toward the Supreme Court. Below are links to related posts. As always, you can find prior podcasts in the podcast archives, along with subscription information.

CBS News report on Rep. Ryan’s recent mandate comments (as mentioned in the podcast)
Aaron’s CNN column on the mandate and the Supreme Court
The “unconstitutional” post tag pulls up many other relevant posts

How health services research is funded [podcast]

Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt (Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt ) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:00:00 +0000

In this segment, Aaron and Austin describe the trials and tribulations of getting health services research funded. It’s harder than you may think.

See the podcast archive for prior episodes and subscription information.

Cost shifting [podcast]

Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt (Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt ) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:00:00 +0000

In this segment, Aaron and Austin talked about cost shifting. You’ll find more information on this topic in the FAQ, which includes a section devoted to it. If you’re interested in our other podcasts or subscribing to them, see our podcast archive.

Private vs. public health care cost control [podcast]

Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt (Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt ) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:15:00 +0000

In this segment, Aaron and Austin discuss the evidence on which type of insurer better controls health care costs: public or private. For more on this topic, see Austin’s post this morning, which includes links to many of our previous ones. For prior podcasts and subscription information, see our podcast archive.

What it takes to become a physician [podcast]

Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt (Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt ) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:00:00 +0000

This week, we discuss what’s actually involved in becoming a physician. From college, to medical school, to residency and beyond, we’ll detail exactly how you get there, and how much it costs.

Political feasibility and single payer [podcast]

Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt (Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt ) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:05:00 +0000

Below you will find links to our new podcast. Though we do cover the idea of political feasibility and whether single payer is or is not feasible, we also discuss some other reform proposals, like those of Rep. Paul Ryan.

Increasing the Medicare eligibility age [podcast]

Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt (Aaron Carroll & Austin Frakt ) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000

This week we discuss the implications of raising the age of Medicare eligibility from 65 to 67, something proposed by Joe Lieberman and floated by President Obama.

Details on the ideas we discuss are found in the following posts:

Find more podcasts and subscription information in our podcast archive.