The Dose
by The Commonwealth Fund
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The Dose is the Commonwealth Fund's podcast that presents fresh ideas, new perspectives, and compelling conversations about where health care is headed. Join host Joel Bervell this season for conversations with leading and emerging experts in health care and health policy.
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Episodes
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- With the Midterms Ahead, What's at Stake for Health Care? (feat. Julie Rovner) · 25 min · Season 11 Episode 5"Everybody who gets health care has been caught in the maw of our dysfunctional system, and I think there's an increasing demand to change it." The midterm elections are next…
- She Was in the Operating Room When UnitedHealthcare Called (feat. Dr. Elisabeth Potter) · 25 min · Season 11 Episode 4Dr. Elisabeth Potter was in the middle of operating on a patient with breast cancer when a nurse delivered an urgent message: UnitedHealthcare was on the line. She stepped…
- Food Is Medicine, Let's Treat It That Way (feat. Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian) · 25 min · Season 11 Episode 3Eighty-five percent of all U.S. health care spending goes toward managing chronic diseases connected to poor diet and nutrition. Yet most doctors receive little to no meaningful…
- New York City's Health Commissioner Has a Plan to Protect Medicaid (feat. Dr. Alister Martin) · 25 min · Season 11 Episode 2The prospect of 900,000 New York City residents losing Medicaid coverage under H.R. 1, the tax and spending law passed by Republicans last year, amounts to "bureaucratic…
- AI Has More to Offer Health Care (feat. Dr. Toyin Ajayi) · 28 min · Season 11 Episode 1Much of the AI used in health care today is tied up in helping the industry manage its revenue streams — think billing and coding assistance. But Dr. Toyin Ajayi knows there's…
- Doctor Mike on Why Ceding the Internet Is a Public Health Threat · 30 min · Season 10 Episode 5When people receive a medical diagnosis or experience a new symptom, the first thing many of us do is reach for our phone. If a doctor isn't available to provide an answer…
- In "Deep Care," the Family Is the Sun Midwives Orbit Around (feat. Dr. Kaytura Felix) · 29 min · Season 10 Episode 4Dr. Kaytura Felix didn't set out to document the Black maternal health crisis. She set out to find the people who are already doing something about it. On this episode of The…
- Fighting Medical Debt? There's an App for That (feat. Jared Walker) · 31 min · Season 10 Episode 3Four in 10 Americans have medical debt. Most don't know there's a federal law that could eliminate it. On this episode of The Dose podcast, host Joel Bervell talks with Jared…
- The Missing Ingredient in Health Care AI? Community Voices · 34 min · Season 10 Episode 2Seventy billion dollars is flowing into health care AI, but the people building it and the patients who need it most are rarely in the same room. On this episode, host Dr. Joel…
- Lupita Nyong'o Is Done Accepting Fibroids as Normal · 28 min · Season 10 Episode 1Uterine fibroids may affect up to 80 percent of women in their lifetime, but they remain under-researched, underfunded, and routinely dismissed. Lupita Nyong'o is working to…
- Reimagining Birth, Restoring Trust (feat. Elaine Welteroth) · 28 min · Season 9 Episode 7A new movement in the United States is taking shape in maternal care, one that seeks to restore trust, center women, and protect lives. On this episode of The Dose podcast, Dr…
- A Doula Network That's Saving Lives (feat. Omare Jimmerson) · 25 min · Season 9 Episode 6Across Oklahoma, a community-powered doula network is reshaping what equitable maternal care looks like. On this episode of The Dose, Dr. Joel Bervell talks with Omare Jimmerson…
- A New Approach to Youth Mental Health (feat. Dr. Kevin Simon) · 27 min · Season 9 Episode 5AI therapy for children with anxiety, mental health training for staff at nonprofits that work with young people, and an "art pharmacy" that prescribes free museum tickets to…
- Fixing How We Pay for Care (feat. Dr. Mai Pham) · 31 min · Season 9 Episode 4"The proportion of energy and resources that goes into getting paid instead of taking care of patients is out of whack." That's Dr. Mai Pham's assessment of how we pay for health…
- Obesity Medicine in the Age of GLP-1s (feat. Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford) · 28 min · Season 9 Episode 3Medical care for people with obesity is changing rapidly. Body mass index, or BMI, was once considered the gold standard for diagnosis but has proven to be less accurate than…
- In an Era of Misinformation, Does Science Stand a Chance? (feat. Dr. Francis Collins) · 37 min · Season 9 Episode 2"If people stop trusting science, they stop trusting each other. That has huge implications for everything, not just medicine." Science, and medical science in particular, is…
- The Dose Returns on October 10th · 5 min · Season 9 Episode 1Look forward to a new season of The Dose, featuring your host Dr. Joel Bervell, launching this Friday.
- In Rural America, a Weak Signal Can Mean Worse Health · 28 min · Season 8 Episode 5What happens when your zip code threatens your health? Broadband access is often framed as a tech issue, but in some rural communities it's a matter of health equity. Broadband…
- In the Age of AI, Health Innovation Requires Human Stories · 23 min · Season 8 Episode 4Data is the engine of health innovation, but too often it can't tell the full story. On this week's episode of The Dose, Dr. Sema Sgaier joins host Joel Bervell to talk about the…
- "Data Silence" Holds High Stakes for People's Health · 26 min · Season 8 Episode 3We're in a pivotal moment for health care equity and public health. Systems for tracking data on maternal mortality and chronic disease are being dismantled, with consequences…
