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Health & VeritasAuthor: Yale School of Management
Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz, two Yale physician-professors, discuss the latest news and ideas in healthcare and seek out the truth amid the noise. Produced with the Yale School of Management and the Yale School of Public Health. New episodes are available every Thursday. Language: en Genres: Business, Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Mary-Ann Etiebet: Confronting Preventable Disease
Episode 206
Thursday, 29 January, 2026
Howie and Harlan are joined by Mary-Ann Etiebet of the public health organization Vital Strategies, to discuss how policy, prevention, and stronger public-health systems can reduce the global burden of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other preventable conditions. Harlan reports on the federal push toward fully autonomous clinical care for heart failure; Howie looks at proposed cuts to Medicare Advantage payments and what they mean for beneficiaries, plans, and taxpayers. Show notes: Autonomous Care SAM.gov: Agentic AI-EnableD CardioVascular CAre TransfOrmation (ADVOCATE) Proposers' Day Special Notice "ARPA-H to revolutionize cardiovascular disease management with clinical agentic AI" ARPA-H: Agentic AI-Enabled Cardiovascular Care Transformation Mary-Ann Etiebet Health & Veritas Episode 7: Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet: Saving Mothers' Lives Vital Strategies WHO: Noncommunicable diseases WHO: Global NCD Compact 2020–2030 "Health Taxes Are a Triple Win for African Countries—New Brief From Vital Strategies and Partners Provides Strategy" Mary-Ann Etiebet: "Using Health Taxes to Promote Public Good" "'Historic Public Health Victory': Vital Strategies Applauds Brazil's Approval of Selective Tax on Tobacco, Soft Drinks, and Alcohol" Vital Strategies: Partners WHO: Civil registration and vital statistics HHS: United States Completes WHO Withdrawal WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States Medicare Advantage Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: "CMS Proposes 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Payment Policies to Improve Payment Accuracy and Sustainability" "Medicare Advantage in 2025: Enrollment Update and Key Trends" "Trump administration signals there's widespread desire to curb Medicare Advantage" "Medicare Rates Shock Sparks $100 Billion Selloff in Insurers" In the Yale School of Management's MBA for Executives program, you'll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time. Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.
