Tradeoffs
Hosted by Dan Gorenstein · Tradeoffs
4.7from 495 ratings
- 333
- Episodes
- 105
- Transcribed
- 495
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 32K
- YouTube views
About Tradeoffs
Tradeoffs explores the toughest choices in health care, diving into issues like the cost of care, health equity, insurance, mental health and artificial intelligence. We connect policy to practice, uncovering the data and personal stories that help audiences understand the stakes — and the potential solutions. Learn more about us, find transcripts for each episode and additional reporting at https://tradeoffs.org (https://tradeoffs.org/donate/). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Tradeoffs
- Category
- news · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Sept 2019
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
105 of 333 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Hidden Help: A New Push for Hospitals to Prevent Medical Debt
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
States Weigh In on Medicaid Fraud
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
911 Fails People in Mental Health Crises. Here's a Plan to Fix It.
Inside a recent episode
Hidden Help: A New Push for Hospitals to Prevent Medical Debt
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I just went out to get a birthday card and fell over and now I have $38,000 of debt. This bill, that eye-popping number, Becca's panic? They are at the heart of a problem that has stumped policymakers for years. Patients shoulder debt they never should face in the first place. I'm Dan Gorenstein, and this is Hidden Help. a special investigative series from TradeOffs and KFF Health News about how hospitals can protect their patients from the pernicious harms of medical debt. And I'm TradeOffs reporter Melanie Evans. An estimated 100 million adults in the U.S. have health care debt, much of it from hospitals. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Erin Fuse Brown
- Aimee Carlock
- Jill Horwitz
- Neale Mahoney
- Tom Oliverson
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 32,140
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 402 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 93 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts Tradeoffs?
Dan Gorenstein host the show. Published by Tradeoffs.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Tradeoffs take guests?
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