NEJM Interviews

Insightful conversations with leading experts in the field of health care, medical research, policy, and more from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Each episode examines the many complexities found at the junction of medicine and society.

Episodes

NEJM Interview: Rachel Sachs on recent agreements governing coverage and pricing of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the United States.

January 7, 2026 • 10 mins

Rachel Sachs is a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S.B. Dusetzina and R.E. Sachs. Insurance Coverage and Pricing of Weight-Loss Drugs in the United States. N Engl J Med 2026;394:105-107. S. Gondi, A.S. Kesselheim, and B.N. Rome. Generic Liraglutide — Overlooked but Not Forgotten. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2515668.

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NEJM Interview: Ambar La Forgia on the drivers and effects of corporatization of outpatient medical services.

December 31, 2025 • 9 mins

Ambar La Forgia is an assistant professor in the Management of Organizations group at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A. La Forgia. From Patients to Consumers — The Corporatization of Ambulatory Care. N Engl J Med 2026;394:1-3.

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NEJM Interview: Anne Zink on increases in rates of congenital syphilis and potential strategies for reversing this trend.

December 17, 2025 • 7 mins

Anne Zink is a lecturer and senior fellow at the Yale School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.B. Zink, N.C. McCann, and R.P. Walensky. From Crisis to Action — Policy Pathways to Reverse the Rise in Congenital Syphilis. N Engl J Med 2025;393:2388-2391.

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NEJM Interview: Reshma Ramachandran on changes to the FDA’s adverse-event data releases and future directions for enhancing its safety-surveillance infrastructure.

December 10, 2025 • 9 mins

Reshma Ramachandran is an assistant professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.D. Wallach, J.S. Ross, and R. Ramachandran. Enhancing FDA Drug-Safety Surveillance — Beyond Releasing Daily Adverse-Event Data. N Engl J Med 2025;393:2284-2286.

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NEJM Interview: Robert Huckman on the dearth of successful business models aimed at keeping people healthy.

December 3, 2025 • 14 mins

Robert Huckman is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.M. Cutler and R.S. Huckman. Has Corporatization Met Its Match? The Challenge of Making Money by Keeping People Healthy. N Engl J Med 2025;393:2177-2180.

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NEJM Interview: Nishant Uppal on the emergence of venture capital investing by academic medical centers and its potential implications.

November 26, 2025 • 11 mins

Nishant Uppal is an instructor in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Uppal and Z. Song. Venture Capital Investments by U.S. Academic Medical Centers. N Engl J Med 2025;393:2077-2080.

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NEJM Interview: Jane Zhu on a new Oregon law that aims to address corporate control in medicine.

November 19, 2025 • 10 mins

Jane Zhu is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. Zhu and H. Rooke-Ley. Regulating Corporate Control in Health Care — Oregon’s Attempt to Revive the CPOM Doctrine. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1972-1974.

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NEJM Interview: Joshua Barocas on recent federal actions related to harm-reduction programs for people with substance use disorders.

November 12, 2025 • 12 mins

Joshua Barocas is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.A. Barocas. The Erosion of Harm Reduction. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1865-1867. B.A. Barsky, A. Caplan-Bricker, and C. Robertson. Religious Liberty as a Shield for Public Health — The Case of Overdose-Prevention Centers. N Engl J Med 2025;39...

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NEJM Interview: Yashaswini Singh on antitrust enforcement as a potential counterbalance to consolidation resulting from rapid health care corporatization.

November 5, 2025 • 7 mins

Yashaswini Singh is an assistant professor of health services, policy, and practice at Brown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. Y. Singh. The Antitrust Antidote to Hospital and Nursing Home Corporatization — Promises and Pitfalls. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1761-1764.

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NEJM Interview: Eberechi Nwogu-Onyemkpa on integrating palliative care services and resources into the management of sickle cell disease.

October 22, 2025 • 9 mins

Eberechi Nwogu-Onyemkpa is an assistant professor in the Division of Palliative Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Nwogu-Onyemkpa and Others. Involving Palliative Care to Improve Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1553-1556. E. Costa and Others. Thirty Years of Hydroxyurea for Sickle Cell Anemia — Scientific P...

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NEJM Interview: Michael Liu on a new model that will expand the use of prior authorization in traditional Medicare.

October 15, 2025 • 9 mins

Michael Liu is a resident physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Liu, K.T. Kadakia, and R.K. Wadhera. Proliferation of Prior Authorization in Traditional Medicare — None the WISeR? N Engl J Med 2025;393:1457-1459.

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NEJM Interview: Andrew Gabrielson on cuts to the U.S. research agency charged with safeguarding workers’ health.

October 8, 2025 • 5 mins

Andrew Gabrielson is a pediatric urology fellow at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.T. Gabrielson and C. Corwin. Occupational Health and Safety on the Chopping Block — What’s at Stake? N Engl J Med 2025;393:1353-1355.

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NEJM Interview: Steven Lipstein on the drivers and the benefits of mergers and consolidation, from the perspective of a health care system leader.

October 1, 2025 • 11 mins

Steven Lipstein is the former chief executive officer of BJC HealthCare. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Lipstein. Insight into Corporate Governance — What Motivates Hospitals and Delivery Systems. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1249-1251.

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NEJM Interview: Nancy Krieger on the effects of structural racism on health and health care and the conflation of research on health equity with DEI work.

September 24, 2025 • 10 mins

Nancy Krieger is a professor of social epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Krieger and M.T. Bassett. Structural and Scientific Racism, Science, and Health — Evidence versus Ideology. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1145-1148.

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NEJM Interview: John Ayanian on opportunities to study the health and economic effects of Medicaid work requirements and to mitigate their adverse consequences.

September 17, 2025 • 10 mins

John Ayanian is the director of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at the University of Michigan. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.Z. Ayanian. Protecting Medicaid Enrollees with Chronic Conditions amid Work Requirements. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1044-1046.

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NEJM Interview: Amanda Janitz on a navigation program aimed at improving cancer outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native patients.

September 10, 2025 • 6 mins

Amanda Janitz is an associate professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Hudson College of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.E. Janitz and Others. Improving Care Coordination for Indigenous Patients with Cancer. N Engl J Med 2025;393:940-942.

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NEJM Interview: Darshali Vyas on campaigns to remove race from clinical algorithms.

September 10, 2025 • 10 mins

Darshali Vyas is a pulmonary and critical care fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.A. Vyas, L.G. Eisenstein, and D.S. Jones. The Race-Correction Debates — Progress, Tensions, and Future Directions. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1029-1036.

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NEJM Interview: Amitabh Chandra on why corporatization occurs in health care, when it can succeed, and why it can go wrong.

September 3, 2025 • 13 mins

Amitabh Chandra is a professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Chandra and M. Shepard. The Corporatization Deal — Health Care, Investors, and the Profit Priority. N Engl J Med 2025;393:833-835.

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NEJM Interview: Nicholas Bagley on the Supreme Court’s decision in a case with implications for coverage of preventive services.

August 20, 2025 • 13 mins

Nicholas Bagley is a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Bagley. Preventive Care at the Supreme Court. N Engl J Med 2025;393:729-731.

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NEJM Interview: Tom Frieden on the role of the CDC and current threats to the U.S. public health infrastructure.

August 13, 2025 • 10 mins

Tom Frieden is the president and chief executive officer of Resolve to Save Lives and former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T.R. Frieden. Dismantling Public Health Infrastructure, Endangering American Lives. N Engl J Med 2025;393:625-627.

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NEJM Interviews

Episodes

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NEJM Interview: Anne Zink on increases in rates of congenital syphilis and potential strategies for reversing this trend.

NEJM Interview: Reshma Ramachandran on changes to the FDA’s adverse-event data releases and future directions for enhancing its safety-surveillance infrastructure.

NEJM Interview: Robert Huckman on the dearth of successful business models aimed at keeping people healthy.

NEJM Interview: Nishant Uppal on the emergence of venture capital investing by academic medical centers and its potential implications.

NEJM Interview: Jane Zhu on a new Oregon law that aims to address corporate control in medicine.

NEJM Interview: Joshua Barocas on recent federal actions related to harm-reduction programs for people with substance use disorders.

NEJM Interview: Yashaswini Singh on antitrust enforcement as a potential counterbalance to consolidation resulting from rapid health care corporatization.

NEJM Interview: Eberechi Nwogu-Onyemkpa on integrating palliative care services and resources into the management of sickle cell disease.

NEJM Interview: Michael Liu on a new model that will expand the use of prior authorization in traditional Medicare.

NEJM Interview: Andrew Gabrielson on cuts to the U.S. research agency charged with safeguarding workers’ health.

NEJM Interview: Steven Lipstein on the drivers and the benefits of mergers and consolidation, from the perspective of a health care system leader.

NEJM Interview: Nancy Krieger on the effects of structural racism on health and health care and the conflation of research on health equity with DEI work.

NEJM Interview: John Ayanian on opportunities to study the health and economic effects of Medicaid work requirements and to mitigate their adverse consequences.

NEJM Interview: Amanda Janitz on a navigation program aimed at improving cancer outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native patients.

NEJM Interview: Darshali Vyas on campaigns to remove race from clinical algorithms.

NEJM Interview: Amitabh Chandra on why corporatization occurs in health care, when it can succeed, and why it can go wrong.

NEJM Interview: Nicholas Bagley on the Supreme Court’s decision in a case with implications for coverage of preventive services.

NEJM Interview: Tom Frieden on the role of the CDC and current threats to the U.S. public health infrastructure.

Popular Podcasts

NEJM Interview: Rachel Sachs on recent agreements governing coverage and pricing of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the United States.

NEJM Interview: Ambar La Forgia on the drivers and effects of corporatization of outpatient medical services.