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A Telehealth Checkup
Season 1 Episode 79
The coronavirus pandemic forced public and private insurers to relax longstanding restrictions on telehealth, leading to a virtual care explosion. Bu…
5 years, 11 months ago
The Opioid Crisis Is Still Here
Season 1 Episode 78
While the coronavirus pandemic has sucked up all the oxygen, the opioid crisis continues to get worse.
Guest: Michael Barnett, Assistant Professor of …
5 years, 11 months ago
The Medicare Cliff
Season 1 Episode 77
One of Medicare's trust funds is set to run out of money within the next four years, but we've heard almost nothing about it the campaign trail. We e…
5 years, 11 months ago
Research Corner: Picking Plans
Season 1 Episode 76
In the second installment of our Research Corner segment, health economist Sayeh Nikpay discusses two research papers about picking health insurance …
5 years, 11 months ago
Losing a Hospital
Season 1 Episode 75
More than 130 hospitals have closed in rural America over the last decade. Reporter Sarah Jane Tribble spent a year embedded in one small Kansas town…
5 years, 11 months ago
The Other SCOTUS Health Care Case
Season 1 Episode 74
As the Supreme Court begins a new term, all eyes are on the ACA. But lurking in the wonky backwaters is another case with big implications for state …
5 years, 11 months ago
Debate Do-Over
Season 1 Episode 73
Although health care consumed nearly one-third of the first presidential debate, the conversation left a lot to be desired. We asked a couple of expe…
6 years ago
Shifting Concerns
Season 1 Episode 72
The 2020 election was supposed to be all about health care. Then 2020 happened. We check the latest polling on voters' attitudes on health care this …
6 years ago
Biden and COVID-19
Season 1 Episode 71
We ask the experts about Biden's plans to increase COVID-19 testing, shore up PPE and supply chains, and institute a national mask mandate. The seven…
6 years ago
Biden and the ACA
Season 1 Episode 70
Joe Biden has big plans to build on the Affordable Care Act. How close will they get us to universal coverage? The sixth episode in a special two-wee…
6 years ago