This Tiny Agency Carries Big Sway on Medicare Policy. Meet the Man Who Led It.

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Harvard professor Michael Chernew reflects on his recent stint chairing the highly influential nonpartisan agency known as MedPAC. Guest: • Michael Chernew, Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; former Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Learn more: Read the full reporting and explore additional resources on our website. Want more Tradeoffs? Join more than 5,500 readers who trust Tradeoffs for clear, deeply reported health policy insights. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. Tradeoffs helps you cut through the noise with clear, deeply reported journalism on the forces driving health care's toughest choices — reporting you won't find anywhere else. If our work helps you stay informed, support it with a donation today. This episode was produced by Leslie Walker, edited by Dan Gorenstein and Ryan Levi and mixed by Andrew Parrella and Katie McMurran. The Tradeoffs theme song was composed by Ty Citerman. Additional music this episode from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.