{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Cost Curve, Flu, and Other News","description":"Howie and Harlan discuss the outlook for U.S. healthcare spending over the next five years, the state of seasonal and avian flu, and an expensive AI-based cardiac test.  Show notes: Life expectancy and expenditures \u201cHow does U.S. life expectancy compare to other countries?\u201d ACOs and cost savings \u201cAfter Fifteen Years, is Value-Based Care Succeeding?\u201d Health & Veritas Episode 115: Farzad Mostashari: Aligning Incentives to Fix Primary Care World Prematurity Day WHO: World Prematurity Day 2025 WHO: World Prematurity Day Key Messages WHO: Preterm birth AI concerns \u201c\u2018It keeps me awake at night\u2019: machine-learning pioneer on AI\u2019s threat to humanity\u201d \u201cWhy neural net pioneer Geoffrey Hinton is sounding the alarm on AI\u201d \u201cAI pioneer: \u2018The dangers of abuse are very real\u2019\u201d \u201c\u2018Malicious use is already happening\u2019: machine-learning pioneer on making AI safer\u201d \u201cFathers of the Deep Learning Revolution Receive ACM A.M. Turing Award\u201d \u201cDeep learning\u201d Bird flu \u201cFirst U.S. case of human bird flu in 9 months confirmed in Washington state\u201d Cleveland Clinic: Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) \u201cFlu in numbers: NHS faces one of worst winters ever, officials warn, amid concern over mutated strain\u201d \u201cNew flu virus mutation could see 'worst season in a decade'\u201c \u201cAustralia posts record-breaking flu numbers as vaccination rates stall\u201d  FDA: Influenza Vaccine Composition for the 2025-2026 U.S. Influenza Season Cardiology and AI \u201cCoronary CT angiography evaluation with artificial intelligence for individualized medical treatment of atherosclerosis: a Consensus Statement from the QCI Study Group\u201d \u201cMedicare will pay more than $1,000 for AI to analyze a heart scan. Is that too much?\u201d Free speech and drug promotion \u201cHigh-Engagement Social Media Posts Related to Prescription Drug Promotion for 3 Major Drug Classes\u201d Health & Veritas Episode 195: Jerry Avorn: Countering the Drug Marketing Machine Medicare premiums \u201cMedicare premiums to jump 10% heading into 2026\u201d \u201cSocial Security Announces 2.8 Percent Benefit Increase for 2026\u201d Centers for Medicare and Medicaid: 2026 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles In the Yale School of Management\u2019s MBA for Executives program, you\u2019ll get a full MBA education in 22 months while applying new skills to your organization in real time. Yale's Executive Master of Public Health offers a rigorous public health education for working professionals, with the flexibility of evening online classes alongside three on-campus trainings. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions. ","author_name":"Health & Veritas","author_url":"https:\/\/insights.som.yale.edu\/podcasts\/health-veritas","html":"