{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpoliticos-pulse-check.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fhealth-affairs-editor-alan-weil-on-68d66fc8","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Health Affairs editor Alan Weil on shaping the policy debate","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/57e73d/57e73d0a-dce0-413c-a342-50aa222ebb97/760c8492-e21e-47d8-8701-ed032fb0ca6f/1510085906artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/760c8492-e21e-47d8-8701-ed032fb0ca6f\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Health Affairs editor Alan Weil on shaping the policy debate\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Health Affairs is one of the most important platforms in health care. No health policy journal gets cited more often — just ask Chief Justice John Roberts, who referenced it when issuing his pivotal Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare. And no journal has done more to chronicle the industry’s transformation, with a steady stream of blog posts, podcasts, and events that supplement its traditional peer-reviewed research. On this episode of PULSE CHECK, editor Alan Weil explains how it all comes together. Weil discusses how his career began as a 30-year-old in charge of a state Medicaid program (starts at the 2:15 mark), the importance of a “continuum of evidence” when making health policy (8:50), how he edits Health Affairs and decides what makes it in (15:45), how Health Affairs has become a bigger platform (28:00), and what he thinks of President Obama and other politicians publishing in academic journals (35:30). Also: Check out the abbreviated lightning round that starts at 38:15. We’d appreciate your help: Please share PULSE CHECK and rate us on your favorite podcast app! Have questions, suggestions or feedback? Email ddiamond@politico.com.\n\n"}