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‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses
Season 1 Episode 368
An employer in Chicago describes how another year of rising premiums forced her to consider dropping her workers’ insurance.
Guest:
Rachel Bernier-Gree…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
'We Can’t Afford All These Humans’: A Doctor's Take on AI in Health Care
Season 1 Episode 367
We talk with physician and writer Bob Wachter about why he’s cautiously optimistic that artificial intelligence will usher in a ‘golden age’ of medic…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
Season 1 Episode 366
Patients are afraid to show up to medical appointments, while workers are being detained, deported or losing their visa statuses.
Guests:
Sahida Martin…7 months ago
As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
Season 1 Episode 365
Half of states have rejected federal vaccine guidance on childhood vaccines after controversial changes by the CDC. Public health experts say the spl…
7 months, 1 week ago
A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
Season 1 Episode 364
How one addiction clinic in Baltimore has found success combining addiction care with support for the many other health problems older Americans ofte…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped
Season 1 Episode 363
How Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious plan to force more people into treatment left many families still searching for help.
Guest(s):
June DudasMarisa Kend…7 months, 3 weeks ago
One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2
Season 1 Episode 362
Maryland finds out how much the state will get from a nationwide competition for federal rural health investment.
Guest(s):
Christina Koontz, paramedic…8 months ago
One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 1
Season 1 Episode 361
We follow Maryland's 52-day rush to convince the Trump administration to give the state new funding to transform rural health care.
Guests:
Bonita Baer…8 months, 1 week ago
Race to the Bottom: Where's the Cavalry?
Season 1 Episode 360
Many potent new medicines pose a host of challenges for drug companies trying to copy and sell similar versions on the cheap. Can those companies fin…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Breaking Down Trump’s $50 Billion Rural Health Fund
Season 1 Episode 359
Rural health experts dig into the Trump administration’s effort to transform rural health care.
Guests:
Kevin Bennett, Director Center for Rural & Prim…8 months, 2 weeks ago