Tradeoffs

Tradeoffs (hosted by the Tradeoffs team)
aparrella@tradeoffs.org

Booking Overview

Tradeoffs is health-care journalism focused on the hardest policy choices—cost, equity, insurance design, mental health, and the implications of AI. It’s a strong booking target for PR teams representing health economists, policy experts, clinicians, and public-safety/mental health leaders who can connect data to real-world impact.

Metrics

Episodes: 381

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 416 subscribers

Instagram: 892 followers

30s Ad: 213 - 262, 60s Ad: 254 - 303

Contact Information

aparrella@tradeoffs.org

Host

Tradeoffs (hosted by the Tradeoffs team) - Tradeoffs is a nonprofit health-care journalism project focused on connecting health policy to practice through data and personal stories. It publishes transcripts and additional reporting at trade...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Health policy/economics scholars (e.g., university faculty), national/investigative health journalists, and senior public-sector leaders or clinical administrators tied to mental health, insurance/health systems, and implementation of policy in practice. Guests may also include specialized practitioners (e.g., peer support) and community stakeholders relevant to the system being discussed.
Required Achievements:  
Academic authority in health economics or health policy, Major investigative or national reporting on health care regulation and costs, Leadership role in public health/mental health systems or crisis response, Demonstrated impact implementing policy at city/community level, Authorship or recognized expertise in health-care affordability/equity

Recent Guest Discussions

David M. Cutler - Health Care Spending Slowdown; Drivers Of Costs And Affordability

Bo Ferguson - City-level Implementation, Policy-to-practice Takeaways

John Warasila - Built Environment/design Considerations In Mental Health Crisis Response Learnings

Yolanda (Durham resident) - Personal Experience With Durham’s Mental Health System

David Prater - Peer Support Role In Mental Health Crisis Response

Recent Topics

Healthcare, Health Policy, Health Equity, Insurance, Costs, Mental Health, Arbitration, Economics, Public Health, Artificial Intelligence

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Tradeoffs
:

Republicans Want to Change How You Buy Health Care

May 21, 2026

President Trump and other leading conservatives are pushing policies they hope will empower patients to shop more wisely for the health care they need.Guests:Brian Blase, President, Paragon Health InstituteSherry Glied, Professor of Public Service, New York UniversityAdam Leive, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, UC BerkeleyJason Levitis, Senior Fellow, Urban InstituteTony Lo Sasso, Professor of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin–MadisonAvik Roy , Co-founder and Chairman, Foundation f...

The U.S. Saved $1 Trillion on Health Care. Why Doesn't It Feel Like It?

May 14, 2026

New research from leading health economist David Cutler explores what’s behind a historic slowdown in health spending, even as millions of Americans struggle to afford their care.Guest:David M. Cutler, Dean of Social Science, Professor of Economics, Harvard UniversityLearn more and read a full transcript on our website.Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring our latest reporting on health care's toughest choices.Donate to support our work. Tradeoffs is a nonprofi...

Call to Mind: The Fifth Branch

May 07, 2026

A collaboration with American Public Media’s Call to Mind, highlighting how Durham, North Carolina, has reimagined its mental health crisis response system — and what it has learned.Find more reporting on mental health from Call to Mind on their website, on your local public radio station, or by subscribing to the Call to Mind podcast.Guests:Patrice Andrews, Police Chief, Durham Police DepartmentRyan Smith, Director, Durham Community Safety DepartmentSgt. Dan Leeder, Durham Police DepartmentA...

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