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Science Under Pressure
Season 1 Episode 40
Sites known as preprint servers post cutting-edge research in mere days. That speed has advantages during a health crisis, but it also comes with ris…
6 years, 4 months ago
Masking Problems
Season 1 Episode 39
Requiring face masks in public during COVID-19 may be a good public health move but it may also be putting some people's health at risk.
Guest:
Dr. Ga…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Home Run Approach
Season 1 Episode 38
Some scientists argue we should intentionally infect volunteers with the coronavirus to get a vaccine sooner. How would it work?
Guests:
Lehua Gray, Ch…
6 years, 4 months ago
Bill, Interrupted
Season 1 Episode 37
The cosponsor of Colorado’s recently withdrawn public option bill shares what it was like to go from being on the eve of major health reform to the b…
6 years, 4 months ago
What the Fax?
Season 1 Episode 36
America’s public health agencies are fighting the coronavirus with phones and faxes rather than the real-time data they desperately need.
Guests:
Janet…
6 years, 4 months ago
Disease Detectives
Season 1 Episode 35
Inside one county's efforts to use contact tracing to flatten the COVID-19 curve.
Guest: Tair Kiphibane, nurse, director of the infectious disease bur…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Medicaid Cliff
Season 1 Episode 34
What happened to Medicaid during the last recession? And what can that teach us going into the next one?
Guests:
MaryAnne Lindeblad, Washington State M…
6 years, 4 months ago
Return of the Risk Corridors
Season 1 Episode 33
The U.S. Supreme Court just ruled that insurers are owed $12 billion for losses they incurred in the early days of the Affordable Care Act. What are …
6 years, 5 months ago
Primary Care on the Mend
Season 1 Episode 32
The coronavirus is straining our primary care system. But, for some, the situation is starting to look more robust.
Guests:
Chuck Jones, President and…
6 years, 5 months ago
The COBRA Conundrum
Season 1 Episode 31
Millions of Americans have recently lost their health insurance along with their jobs. What should be done to help them stay covered during this cris…
6 years, 5 months ago