Thomas Gill: The Secrets to an Active Old Age

Howie and Harlan are joined by Thomas Gill, a Yale geriatrician whose research tracks the factors that contribute to disability in older adults—and those that support continued independence. And they discuss the contrarian tapped to evaluate vaccines at the FDA, allegations of kickbacks against insurers, and the potential end of a loophole that has allowed states to collect additional Medicaid funding. 

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Vinay Prasad at the FDA

“Vinay Prasad tapped to run FDA center that regulates vaccines, gene therapies”

“Vinay Prasad, in his own words, outlines the philosophy he’ll bring to the FDA”

“Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine regulator, forced out”

Howard Forman on LinkedIn on Vinay Prasad's Appointment

Vinay Prasad's Substack

Insurance News

“Justice Department Sues Big Medicare Insurers Alleging Kickbacks”

“Aetna to exit the ACA exchanges in 2026”

“What Aetna quitting the exchanges says about the exchanges”

”CVS to boost access to Novo Nordisk’s weight loss treatment Wegovy for patients on its drug plans”

Thomas Gill

Statista: Share of old age population (65 years and older) in the total U.S. population from 1950 to 2050

Thomas Gill: “A physical activity intervention to treat the frailty syndrome in older persons-results from the LIFE-P study”

Thomas Gill: “A Program to Prevent Functional Decline in Physically Frail, Elderly Persons Who Live at Home”

“Prehabilitation for Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”

“Allostatic Load: Importance, Markers, and Score Determination in Minority and Disparity Populations”

“Cohort Profile: The Precipitating Events Project (PEP Study)”

“In Memoriam: Yale Expert in Clinical Research Methods, Alvan R. Feinstein”

Medicaid Cuts

“Putting $880 Billion in Potential Federal Medicaid Cuts in Context of State Budgets and Coverage”

“Republicans are running out of ways to cut Medicaid as moderates and hard-liners clash”

“G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal Money”

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