Ruth Katz: Crafting Landmark Legislation

Howie and Harlan are joined by Ruth Katz, executive director of the Aspen Institute’s Health, Medicine & Society Program and a former Capitol Hill staffer, to discuss her work on the Affordable Care Act and other major healthcare laws. Harlan reflects on a study showing that using different analytical approaches to the same data can lead to a wide range of conclusions; Howie reports on a wave of dangerous infections caused by stem cell treatments at clinics in Mexico.  Links: Reproducible Research “Grilling the data: application of specification curve analysis to red meat and all-cause mortality” “Many Analysts, One Data Set: Making Transparent How Variations in Analytic Choices Affect Results” Ruth Katz “Reflecting on Past Accomplishments to Make History Moving Forward: The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 and the New Office of Autoimmune Disease Research “Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening?” National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Health Resources and Services Administration: Vaccine Injury Table “Brilliant Minds. Bold Approaches. Better Health. Aspen Ideas: Health Announces Programming Themes for 2024” Medical Tourism and Stem Cell Treatments “Stem cell injections in Mexico can be hazardous. Report identifies US victims” CDC: Medical Tourism Health & Veritas Live on May 30 Join Howie and Harlan in person at the Yale Innovation Summit Watch live on YouTube Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.