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Hidden Help: A New Push for Hospitals to Prevent Medical Debt
Season 1 Episode 398
Hospitals can automatically wipe out the cost of care for low-income patients. A Tradeoffs analysis finds that hospitals in Texas could be doing more…
3 hours ago
With Millions Expected to Lose Coverage, States Look for New Ways to Prevent Medical Debt
Season 1 Episode 397
As millions of Americans are expected to lose health insurance coverage following federal cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, states are se…
1 day, 3 hours ago
States Weigh In on Medicaid Fraud
Season 1 Episode 396
A live conversation with a bipartisan group of state Medicaid leaders on the impact of the Trump administration’s aggressive anti-fraud push.
Guests:
A…1 week ago
911 Fails People in Mental Health Crises. Here's a Plan to Fix It.
Season 1 Episode 395
911 calls related to mental health are the most likely to involve police use of force. A new book offers a blueprint for a 911 redesign that could sa…
2 weeks ago
As SNAP Shrinks, What's the Future of Food Aid in America?
Season 1 Episode 394
Cash-strapped states and struggling families are wrestling with the consequences of major reforms to the SNAP program passed as part of Republicans’ …
3 weeks ago
Beyond Finger Pointing: The Fight to Lower Health Care Costs
Season 1 Episode 393
In a live conversation recorded at Aspen Ideas: Health, executives from a hospital, insurer and pharmacy join a top Trump administration official and…
4 weeks ago
The Cost of Cutting NIH Research: Voices from the Frontlines
Season 1 Episode 392
A candid conversation between a professor and a Ph.D. candidate about potential funding cuts from the National Institutes of Health and their impact …
1 month ago
Trump's Pick to Quiet HHS Chaos Heads to the Senate
Season 1 Episode 391
President Trump has nominated former health care executive Chris Klomp to help RFK Jr. get his health agenda back on track.
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1 month, 1 week ago
‘I Feel Unsafe Almost Everywhere’: How Trump Has Changed Life for One Transgender Teen
Season 1 Episode 390
A conversation with an 18-year-old and her dad about how anti-trans policies have impacted their lives during the second Trump administration.
Guests:…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Should I Trust AI to Diagnose Me?
Season 1 Episode 389
Physician and New Yorker writer Dhruv Khullar says artificial intelligence is a powerful tool to get quicker and more accurate diagnoses. But it can …
1 month, 3 weeks ago