Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale economist Janet Currie to discuss how early-life investments in health, education, and environmental protection shape children’s lifelong well-being and economic opportunity. Harlan highlights a new Medicare payment model that would reward measurable improvements in chronic disease outcomes; Howie reflects on the spread of medical misinformation and a new effort to push back.
Show notes:
The ACCESS Payment Model
CMS: ACCESS (Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions) Model
“ACCESS: What this new payment model means for physicians and patients”
Janet Currie
“Welcoming Janet Currie: A Pioneer in the Economics of Children and Families Joins Yale”
Janet Currie: “Child health as human capital”
Janet Currie: “Killing Me Softly: The Fetal Origins Hypothesis”
“Medicaid and Children’s Health: 5 Issues to Watch Amid Recent Federal Changes”
Janet Currie: “Medicaid: What Does It Do, and Can We Do It Better?”
Janet Currie: “Does Head Start Make a Difference?”
Janet Currie: “Longer Term Effects of Head Start”
Head Start Impact Study (HSIS) Series
Janet Currie: “Doctor Decision Making and Patient Outcomes”
“Addressing Common Misconceptions About the Child Mental Health Crisis”
Janet Currie: “To What Extent are Trends in Teen Mental Health Driven by Changes in Reporting?”
Janet Currie: “Rules versus Discretion: Treatment of Mental Illness in US Adolescents”
Misinformation
Mayo Clinic: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): Symptoms and causes
“Inside RFK Jr.‘s push against the flu vaccine that he links to his voice condition”
Health & Veritas Episode 197: Peter Hotez: Mapping the Anti-Science Machine
“It’s time for a new era of advocacy for physicians”
“Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows”
“Take It From a Scientist. Facts Matter, and They Don’t Care How You Feel.”
“A small study on Covid vaccine safety sparks an online tempest”
Health & Veritas Episode 192: Akiko Iwasaki: What Have We Learned About Long COVID?
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