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Public health under attack? w/ Dr. Elle Saine, Doctors for America
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25% of the workforce at the National Institutes of Health slashed. Scientific research paused or canceled. Measles and other infectious diseases spreading. Dr. Elle Saine of Doctors for America talks about public health under attack in America.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices, Diane Archer from Just Care & Social Security Works, and Louise Norris from healthinsurance.org answer your American health insurance and health care questions on Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, private insurance and more.
This episode includes more about how the administration's cuts to HHS would affect Medicare, how dental and vision insurance works on the Affordable Care Act marketplace exchange and off-exchange, and what dental and vision care options are available for people on Medicare or people without insurance.
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