A Health Podyssey

Rob Lott

Booking Overview

A weekly interview show focused on health policy and the health care industry, it typically features academic researchers and economists discussing their published studies and policy implications. Credible pitches include health policy researchers, health economists, healthcare policy leaders, and industry experts with original research or strong evidence-based insights; booking difficulty is medium because the show favors specialized subject-matter expertise and publication-quality work.

Metrics

Episodes: 310

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 2.3k subscribers

Instagram: 826 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcast@projecthope.org

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Host

Rob Lott - Rob Lott hosts Health Affairs conversations with researchers and experts about health policy, health care, and the implications of published research.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Published health policy or health economics researchers, university faculty, healthcare policy leaders, and industry experts with original research or specialized evidence-based expertise.

Required Achievements:

Peer-reviewed health policy or health economics research, Published academic papers relevant to current healthcare policy questions, University research or faculty appointments

Recent Guest Discussions

Grace Mackleby - Pricing Patterns In Hospital-owned Medicare Advantage Plans And Vertical Integration Between Health Plans And Hospital Systems

Jiebing Wen - The Effects Of Investor-owned Hospice Acquisitions On Staffing Intensity And Patient Visit Minutes

Keith Ericson - How Inflation Affects State Healthcare Spending Benchmarks And Measurements Of Cost Growth

Betsy Cliff - Healthcare Spending Trends Among Americans With Different Income Levels

Michael Chernew - The Effects Of Lower Medicare Advantage Benchmarks On Plan Generosity, Premiums, Deductibles, And Copayments

Recent Topics

Health Policy, Health Economics, Healthcare, Medicare, Mental Health

Episodes

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A Health Podyssey

Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment: Why CMS's Payment Cuts Didn't Raise Premiums

September 22, 2026

This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.What happens when Medicare Advantage plans receive lower payments under a new risk adjustment model?Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lot...

How Remote WIC Benefits Increased Enrollment

September 15, 2026

This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Emily Dore of Tufts University School of Medicine about her recent paper exploring COVID...

Medicaid Funding Fight: $52 Billion on the Chopping Block

September 09, 2026

This episode is brought to you by Semafor Healthcare.Delivered weekly from David Lim, Semafor Healthcare connects the dots between decisions in government, business, and technology to reveal how they impact the future of healthcare. Each edition will provide the analysis you need to understand and stay ahead of a rapidly changing landscape. Subscribe for free.Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Debra Lipson, health policy analyst and consultant, about her recent paper that explores...

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