Health or Consequences

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 “Pati

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’

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 Sch

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.

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

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 groundbreakin

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 stakeho

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 insuran

‘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, a

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 Mat

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.

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 H

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 in

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 Commissio

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 int

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

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, Profess

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

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

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 Chri