From Colorado to Washington: Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil discusses his past, healthcare’s future

<p>As we close the books on the year 2020, we turn the tables on Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil wherein the interviewer becomes the interviewee.</p><p>Alan shares a bit about his educational background, what it actually means to be the editor for the leading health policy journal, and how empirical research has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>Looking back at the year's event, he elaborates on his blog post from June explaining his skepticism that the <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200603.831955/full/">healthcare system can actually address social determinants of health</a>. Looking forward to 2021, he predicts that administrative moves may continue to dominate the health policy landscape <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hp20201104.17506/full/">as a result of the 2020 election</a>.</p><p>Listen to Alan Weil talk about these topics and more on a special episode of <em>A Health Podyssey</em>.</p><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/a-health-podyssey">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-health-podyssey/id1533852530">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL2EtaGVhbHRoLXBvZHlzc2V5">Google Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3tAEbXdlzlcgjLTHfJMYqR">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://castro.fm/itunes/1533852530">Castro</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=576615&amp;refid=stpr">Stitcher</a></p>