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How Will Biden’s Fix for Child Poverty Affect Kids’ Health?
Season 1 Episode 99
The recently passed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act includes a sweeping expansion of the child tax credit, a policy change that could protect …
5 years, 6 months ago
Data and Door Knocking: One City's Push for Racial Equity in Vaccines
Season 1 Episode 98
White Americans are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at higher rates than Black and Latino people, even though communities of color have been hit …
5 years, 6 months ago
Will the Federal Ban on Surprise Medical Bills Work?
Season 1 Episode 97
At the end of 2020, Congress finally passed legislation protecting patients from surprise out-of-network medical bills. We dig into the research to u…
5 years, 7 months ago
The High Price of Lowering Health Costs for 150 Million Americans
Season 1 Episode 96
Employers are clashing with hospitals, insurers and even their own workers over high health care prices. We meet some of the businesses, unions and a…
5 years, 7 months ago
Fixing Health Care's 'Leaky Pipes' Could Save the U.S. $340 Billion
Season 1 Episode 95
The U.S. health care system is full of wasteful spending. A group of top health economists say a bunch of small changes could save the country big mo…
5 years, 7 months ago
Death, Disease and Denial: Combating COVID in the ER
Season 1 Episode 94
Doctors and nurses can feel as if they’re living in two worlds. One in which patients are getting sick and dying from the coronavirus, and another in…
5 years, 7 months ago
Xavier Becerra: Get to Know Biden's Pick to Lead HHS
Season 1 Episode 93
Who is Xavier Becerra? We explore Becerra's health policy record, what drives his views and what he could do about the country's health care consolid…
5 years, 8 months ago
‘The Ten Year War’ Over Obamacare (and the Battles Ahead)
Season 1 Episode 92
Democrats are returning to the White House and the Senate majority with a long health policy to-do list. Reporter Jonathan Cohn says the battle over …
5 years, 8 months ago
We Need You
Season 1 Episode 91
Nursing homes have been one of the epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic. So why are so many nursing home workers hesitant to get vaccinated, and what …
5 years, 8 months ago
New Year, New Episodes!
Season 1 Episode 90
2021 is shaping up to be a big year in health care: a new vaccine, new lawmakers with new policy agendas all over the country. Also on the horizon is…
5 years, 8 months ago