Xavier Becerra: Get to Know Biden's Pick to Lead HHS

<p>Who is Xavier Becerra? We explore Becerra's health policy record, what drives his views and what he could do about the country's health care consolidation problem.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://hbex.coveredca.com/executive/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Lee</a>, JD, Executive Director, Covered California</p><p><a href="https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/people/richard-scheffler/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richard Scheffler</a>, PhD, Director, Nicholas C. Petris Center</p><p><a href="https://www.jhsph.edu/faculty/directory/profile/3389/aditi-p-sen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aditi Sen</a>, PhD, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health</p><p><a href="https://www.hoover.org/profiles/lanhee-j-chen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lanhee Chen</a>, PhD, David and Diane Steffy Fellow in American Public Policy Studies, Hoover Institution</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about Xavier Becerra and what HHS can do about consolidation in health care on our website: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2021/01/28/xavier-becerra-get-to-know-bidens-pick-to-lead-hhs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/2021/01/28/xavier-becerra-get-to-know-bidens-pick-to-lead-hhs/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/723a3a91-aa98-4a64-91a9-ec3049cc20d7/bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter</a></p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, with a gift: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/donate</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr>