Episode 1

Abe Sutton and Jennifer Erickson explain that about 100,000 Americans are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, but many will die waiting. She highlights that the problem is not a lack of willing organ donors, as 95% of Americans support organ donation, but rather the inefficiencies and failures of the organ procurement system. Abe and Jennifer also discuss the need for better leadership, accountability, and performance measurement.

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Episode 2

On this episode of At The Crossing, host Abe Sutton and guest Theo Merkel discuss how Medicare Part B sets prices for new drugs and a proposal Theo authored to use market forces to negotiate rates.

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Episode 3

In this episode, host Abe Sutton sits down with Gabe Drapos, COO of Pearl Health, to explore how the health status of Medicare beneficiaries influences payments from the government to Medicare Advantage plans. They discuss the current mechanisms behind these adjustments and dive into a proposal they coauthored in Health Affairs outlining potential reforms to create a fairer system.

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Episode 4

In this episode, Abe Sutton and Dr. Ben Miller discuss why people struggle to find behavioral health providers and explore policy solutions to expand the behavioral health workforce.

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