A Health Podyssey

Rob Lott

Booking Overview

This is a weekly health policy interview podcast focused on research, health care policy, economics, and industry implications, typically featuring leading academics, researchers, senior government officials, and health care authors. Agencies could credibly pitch health policy scholars, health economists, health care executives, senior public officials, and authors with substantive research or policy expertise; booking difficulty is high because guests are typically prominent authorities in their fields.

Metrics

Episodes: 306

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 - Health policy podcast host covering research, health care, and policy for Health Affairs.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Leading health policy researchers, health economists, senior government or health care officials, medical academics, and authors with established expertise in health care or policy.

Required Achievements:

University professorships or department leadership, Senior government or health care leadership roles, Published research in health policy or health economics, Authored books on major health care issues

Recent Guest Discussions

Meena Seshamani - The Evolution Of Medicare Advantage And Value-based Programs.

James Robinson - Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing, Drug Launch Prices, Pharmaceutical Innovation, And Investment.

Robert Wachter - Artificial Intelligence In Clinical Practice, Health Care Transformation, Optimism About Emerging Technologies, And Regulation.

Recent Topics

Health Policy, Healthcare, Health Economics, Medicare, Pharmaceuticals

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

A Health Podyssey

Hospital-Owned Medicare Advantage Plans: A Look at Pricing Patterns

August 25, 2026

Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Grace Mackleby of the University of Southern California about her recent paper that explores how vertically integrated Medicare Advantage plans and hospital systems set prices, finding that most affiliated and unaffiliated plans pay similar rates, with notable variation in certain markets. Order the August 2026 issue of Health Affairs.Sign up for our free Health Affairs newsletters to stay up to date on health policy news and analysis.

Health Care Acquisitions: What Happens to Patient Care Intensity?

August 18, 2026

Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Jiebing Wen of The University of Texas at Austin about her recent paper exploring how hospice acquisitions by investor-owned firms were associated with lower care staffing intensity and fewer patient visit minutes, especially in patients' final days. Order the August 2026 issue of Health Affairs.Sign up for our free Health Affairs newsletters to stay up to date on health policy news and analysis.

How Inflation Skewed State Health Care Spending Targets

August 11, 2026

Health Affairs Publishing’s Rob Lott speaks to Keith Ericson of Boston University about his recent paper exploring how inflation-adjusted spending benchmarks would provide a more accurate picture of state health care cost growth. Order the August 2026 issue of Health Affairs.Sign up for our free Health Affairs newsletters to stay up to date on health policy news and analysis.

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