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Matt Salo Discusses Potential Medicaid Program Reforms Under Proposed Reconciliation Legislation (August 11th)
This past Tuesday Senate Democrats passed a $3.5 trillion budget resolution what would allow Congressional Democrats to fund significant health care …
4 years, 9 months ago
TFAH's Adam Lustig Discusses Social Determinants of Health Policy Opportunities (August 9th)
As listeners are likely aware the Biden administration has given priority to addressing health equity, meaning distributing health-related resources …
4 years, 9 months ago
Dr. Lawrence Krauss Discusses His Recently Published Book, "The Physics of Climate Change" (July 8th)
In late May I interviewed John Kotcher regarding his survey that showed physicians worldwide had a limited understanding of the climate crisis and it…
4 years, 10 months ago
Harvard's Eric Reinhart Discusses Why Mass Incarceration Makes Us All Sick (June 24th)
The US prison and jail population is the largest in the world at two million. With 4.2% of the world’s population, the US accounts for roughly 25% o…
4 years, 11 months ago
240th Podcast: Brian Alexander Discusses His Recently Published, "The Hospital: Life, Death and Dollars in a Small American Town" (June 22nd)
In The Hospital, Mr. Alexander provides an account of Bryan, Ohio's Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers (or CHWCs) hospital’s efforts to stay so…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ms. Priti Krishtel Discusses the Biden Administration's Support for a Temporary WTO COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver (June 10th)
Last October India and South Africa appealed to the World Trade Organization to temporarily waive patent or intellectual property (IP) rights such th…
4 years, 11 months ago
Dr. Robert Phillips Discusses the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's Recent Report, " Implementing High-Quality Primary Care" (June 8th)
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Podcast listeners are aware US healthcare significantly underperforms. Among numerous other statistics, despite spending approximately tw…
4 years, 11 months ago
John Kotcher Discusses His Recent Survey of International Health Professionals Regarding Climate Crisis Advocacy (May 27th)
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Despite a long history of engagement in various political and social and issues, for example, from the nuclear test ban treaty to the globa…
5 years ago
CUNY's Nick Freudenberg Discusses His Just-Published Work, "At What Cost, Modern Capitalism and the Future of Health" (May 20th)
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As the book's dust jacket notes, At What Cost, Modern Capitalism and the Future of Health [ recently published by Oxford University Press] …
5 years ago
The Arc's Nicole Jorwic Discusses President Biden's Care Economy Proposals (April 28th)
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Over the past several weeks the Biden administration has incrementally released proposed infrastructure policies under the title, "Build Ba…
5 years, 1 month ago