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Health or Consequences
by CommonWealth Beacon
An insightful exploration of the most important issues in Massachusetts public health and health care policy, featuring in-depth conversations with leading experts, policymakers, and practitioners. Hosted by John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute. Produced by CommonWealth Beacon.
Episodes
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Minogue's Patients First prescription
The gubernatorial race between Minogue and Healey is heating up as the candidates head into the November election. In July, medtech billionaire Minogue released his “Patients First” plan for improving health care outcomes in Massachusetts. John and Paul sat down with Minogue to drill down into…
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CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife on long-term care's looming crisis
We all need care as we age. Adam Scott leads New England’s largest nonprofit provider of senior care and living communities. He says demand is rising as the Commonwealth’s average age continues to increase. This week on Health or Consequences, Scott discusses how the broader health care crisis is...
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Patients or profit? with John McDonough
America's health system is uniquely expensive and uniquely underperforming. On this month's edition of Health or Consequences, John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health discusses his upcoming book, America's Wrong Turn: U.S. Health Care in the Neoliberal Era, and traces the...
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Point32Health CEO on the state of health insurance
Patrick Gilligan has a lifetime of experience in health care. One year ago, he accepted the role of CEO of Point32Health, a regional nonprofit health insurance provider. On this month's edition of Health or Consequences, hosts John McDonough and Paul Hattis ask Gilligan to take a deep dive into…
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How OB3 is reshaping healthcare in Massachusetts
Hosts John McDonough and Paul Hattis are joined by Victoria Pulos, a health law attorney at the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, to discuss the fallout of OB3, or the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” for Massachusetts residents. Who is likely to lose coverage? How has the state responded to…
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20 years later: The grassroots story that changed health care
On April 12, 2006, at Faneuil Hall, Gov. Mitt Romney signed the Massachusetts Health Insurance Reform Act, commonly known as Chapter 58 or "RomneyCare." The groundbreaking legislation established the Massachusetts Health Connector, it expanded Medicaid, it required employers to provide insurance,...
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How is your experience of primary care?
After 28 years at the helm of Mass. Health Quality Partners, Barbra Rabson is stepping down. MHQP provides data on patient experiences of primary care. They bring stakeholders and patient representatives together to further their shared mission, improve healthcare quality and equity. On this…
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Regulating insurance amid surging health care costs (with Michael Caljouw)
Michael Caljouw, the state commissioner of insurance discusses new regulations for insurers, concerns about the stability and solvency of the Massachusetts health insurance system, and insurer consolidation. Hosts: John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Paul Hattis of the...
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‘The exits are growing, the entries are slowing’ in primary care (with Zirui Song)
On the monthly Health or Consequences episode, John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute talk with Zirui Song, associate professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School and a physician at Massachusetts General...
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When medical access is a legal puzzle (with Matt Selig)
On the monthly Health or Consequences episode of The Codcast, John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute talk Matt Selig, the executive director of Health Law Advocates (HLA). They discuss the blur between medical and legal access issues…
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The government shutdown's effects on the Mass. Health Connector (with Audrey Gasteier)
This week on The Codcast: Health or Consequences, John McDonough and Paul Hattis are joined by Audrey Gasteier, executive director of the Massachusetts Health Connector. Gasteier discusses the current crisis facing residents of the commonwealth should the federal government fail to renew premium...
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Bracing for impact with Health and Human Services Secretary Kiame Mahaniah
John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute spoke with Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, Massachusetts secretary of Health and Human Services, about looming Medicaid cuts, the primary care crisis, and how to make sure the vulnerable can still access…
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Can Mass. turn the health care crisis around? (with Eric Dickson)
The Bay State is already struggling with a primary care provider crisis, and the head of the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts sees an increasingly grim road ahead if current trends persist. This week on Health or Consequences, John McDonough of the Harvard TH…
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Why a quasi-independent state agency needed a quick $240 million
John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute talk to Matt Veno, executive director of the Group Insurance Commission, which handles health insurance for 460,000 public employees. They talk about the quasi-independent public entity, which...
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How race and immigration status limit health care access
John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute are joined by Tiffany Joseph, assistant professor of sociology and international affairs at Northeastern University, to discuss her new book, 'Not All In: Race, Immigration, and Healthcare…
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Primary care physicians organizing union at Mass General Brigham
[Originally published Mar 27, 2025] This week on the Codcast, John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute talk to Michael Barnett, who is both a primary care physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a professor of health policy at the...
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Tackling the primary care crisis in Massachusetts
[Originally published Feb 21, 2025] John McDonough of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute sit down with Dr. Wayne Altman, Professor and Chair of Family Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine, to discuss the growing primary care crisis in Massachusetts. They...
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Legislating care and cost: the health insurers' perspective
[Originally published Jan 28, 2025] John McDonough of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute interview Lora Pellegrini, president of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, to discuss healthcare affordability, regulation, and legislative efforts in...
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Massachusetts health care concerns under Trump 2.0
[Originally published Dec 19, 2024] John McDonough of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute sit down with Amy Rosenthal, executive director of Health Care for All, to discuss the potential impacts of a second Trump term on Medicaid and Medicare in Massachusetts.
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How accountable care organizations serve MassHealth patients
[Originally published Dec 1, 2024] This week on The Codcast, John McDonough of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute chat with Christina Severin, president of Community Care Cooperative (C3). They discuss the role of accountable care organizations in...
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Balancing profit and care in Massachusetts health reform
[Originally published Oct 27, 2024] This week on The Codcast, John McDonough of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute sit down with Sen. Cindy Friedman of Middlesex to discuss how the state Legislature is tackling health care reform. They unpack the fragility...
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A new leader is changing Merrimack Valley health care
[Originally published Sep 27, 2024] This week on The Codcast, John McDonough of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute are joined by Dr. Abha Agrawal, CEO of Lawrence General Hospital. They discuss her vision for a community-based health system, barriers to...
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What's next for Steward's hospitals?
[Originally published Aug 11, 2024] This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith is joined by Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute and John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to discuss the current state of the Steward Health Care bankruptcy, as well…
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Massachusetts health care by the numbers
[Originally published Jun 14, 2024] This week, John McDonough of the TH Chan School and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute are joined by Lauren Peters, executive director of the MA Center for Health Information and Analysis. They discuss the center's role in informing public policy discussions…
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Steward Health Care in court
[Originally May 16, 2024] This week on The Codcast, Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute and John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health are joined by Eric Gold, partner at Manatt Health and former Chief of the Health Care Division at the MA Attorney General's Office. They…
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The legacy of health care planning in Massachusetts
[Originally published Apr 19, 2024] This week, Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute and John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health are joined by Charlie Donahue, executive director of the Health Planning Council of Greater Boston from 1981-88. They discuss the successes and...
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A labor perspective on the Steward crisis
[Originally Mar 15, 2024] Longtime Massachusetts Nurses Association executive director Julie Pinkham talks to John McDonough and Paul Hattis about the MNA's relationship to Steward Health Care over the years, the consequences of healthcare deregulation, and how the state can facilitate a positive...
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MassHealth after Covid
[Originally published Jan 26, 2024] This week on Health or Consequences, John McDonough and Paul Hattis are joined by Michael Levine, Assistant Secretary for MassHealth. They discuss the importance of MassHealth in the MA healthcare landscape, the agency's holistic approach to coverage and…
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A race to keep Mass. health care affordable
[Originally published Dec 10, 2023] This week on Health or Consequences, hosts Paul Hattis and John McDonough are joined by David Seltz, founding executive director of the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. They discuss what the HPC has learned about health care costs over the last decade,...
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Building a safety culture in Massachusetts health care
[Originally published Nov 26, 2023] This week, Paul Hattis and John McDonough of Health or Consequences are joined by Barbara Fain, executive director of the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety. They discuss the state of knowledge around medical care errors, as well as ongoing efforts to…
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The hard work of public health
[Originally published Oct 20, 2023] Co-hosts John McDonough and Paul Hattis are joined by Robbie Goldstein, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, to discuss what he learned working at the CDC, his thoughts on public health issues facing the Commonwealth, and more.
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Pharmacy Benefit Managers' impact on drug pricing
[Originally published Sep 29, 2023] Hosts Paul Hattis and John McDonough are joined by Sree Chaguturu, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of CVS Health, to discuss the role played by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in drug pricing in light of proposed state and federal regulation.
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Medicaid redetermination process off to fast start
[Originally published Jun 15, 2023]
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Iselin of Blue Cross raises red flag on rising health care costs
[Originally published Jun 4, 2023]
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Cain Hayes vows to retain Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts brands
[Originally published Apr 7, 2023]
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Health Equity Compact trying to 'boil the ocean'
[Originally published Mar 9, 2023]
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Meet the leaders of the state's two health care conversion foundations
[Originally published Feb 17, 2023]
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Could Marylou Sudders be staying on?
[Originally published Dec 16, 2022]
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Dreyfus sounds alarm about health care costs
[Originally published Nov 27, 2022]
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Devaux says Health Policy Commission needs more power
[Originally published Oct 22, 2022]
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MNA chief: No shortage of nurses in state
[Originally published Aug 5, 2022]
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Speaker Mariano says healthcare regulation needs updates
[Originally published Jun 10, 2022]
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Public health -- from the local perspective
[Originally published Apr 15, 2022] Paul Hattis and John McDonough talk to Phoebe Walker, director of community services at Franklin Regional Council of Governments, and Ruth Mori, president of Massachusetts Assn. of Public Health Nurses and Wayland's public health nurse
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Local-option COVID approach slammed
[Originally published Feb 27, 2022] Carlene Pavlos, executive director of the Massachusetts Public Health Association, says the Baker administration’s policy of leaving many of the major COVID decisions to local boards of health helps explain why local officials are facing harassment and many are...
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Should we try a bit of Maryland in Mass.?
[Originally published Dec 23, 2021] Interview with Josh Sharfstein, an architect of the Maryland health care rate-setting system.
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HPC, Stuart Altman moving to next level
[Originally published Nov 14, 2020]
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Dickson's plan for greater health care equity
[Originally published May 2, 2021] Dr. Eric Dickson, the CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care, says the health care inequities that have surfaced during the coronavirus pandemic can be addressed through policies that help hospitals like his that cater to some of the poorest people in the state. On…
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Beacon Hill's public health priorities
[Originally published Mar 19, 2021]
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Tom Croswell, Harvard Pilgrim-Tufts merger architect
[Originally published Feb 14, 2021] An interview with Tom Croswell, the CEO of the still unnamed company combining Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan. He talks about the benefits of consolidation but also raises questions about its value in other areas of health care.
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Sudders says she is hopeful for the first time
[Originally published Dec 23, 2020]
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An insightful exploration of the most important issues in Massachusetts public health and health care policy, featuring in-depth conversations with leading experts, policymakers, and practitioners. Hosted by John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute. Produced by CommonWealth Beacon.
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