An insightful exploration of the most important issues in Massachusetts public health and health care policy, featuring in-depth conversations with leading experts, policymakers, and practitioners. Hosted by John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute. Produced by CommonWealth Beacon.
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 “Patients First” plan for improving health care outcomes in Massachusetts. John and Paul sat down with Minogue to drill down into the details of his plan and his broader vision for the future of the state.
Guest:
Mike Minogue, republican nominee for Mass. governor, former CEO of Abiomed
Hosts:
John McDonough of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Paul Hattis of the Lowne Institute
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1 Sept 2026
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’s average age continues to increase. This week on Health or Consequences, Scott discusses how the broader health care crisis is impacting long-term care.
Guest:
Adam Scott, president and CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife
Hosts:
Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute
John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public health
America's Wrong Turn: US Health Care in the Neoliberal Era by John McDonough is available now:
https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53872/americas-wrong-turn
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28 Jul 2026
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 School of Public Health discusses his upcoming book, America's Wrong Turn: U.S. Health Care in the Neoliberal Era, and traces the political and economic forces that reshaped American medicine. From the Chicago School and Milton Friedman's free-market philosophy to Ronald Reagan's antitrust policies, McDonough argues that decades of neoliberal policymaking laid the groundwork for today's soaring health care costs, industry consolidation, and the growing influence of private equity.
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Publishes August 11th, 2026
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Host:
Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute
Guest:
John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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