Episodes

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on palliative care. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Diane Meier, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the Palliative Care Institute at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, about the benefits of palliative care and the rationale to eliminate the term end-of-life care from the clinical and political discussion.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the Surgeon General’s goals to improve America’s health. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin about her priorities and strategies to promote health and eliminate health disparities.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on health care for women and families. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Tina Tchen, executive director of the White House Council on Women and Girls and White House director of the Office of Public Engagement, about health reform and the broader issues of economic and social equality for women and girls.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the contributions Dartmouth College has made to health reform and innovation. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. James Weinstein, the leader driving the health policy and delivery research efforts at Dartmouth.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the current issues we face in both clinical care and public health interventions. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Michael McGinnis, a health policy leader who has served through the Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton Administrations as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Assistant Surgeon General and Director of the Office of Disease Prevention. Dr. McGinnis is currently senior scholar at the Institute of Medicine, leading its initiative on evidence-based medicine.

Conversations on Health Care® focuses this week on the changing demands for a primary care workforce. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, professor of health policy and medicine at George Washington University and a practicing physician at the Upper Cardoza Community Health Center in Washington, D.C.