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Public health under attack? w/ Dr. Elle Saine, Doctors for America
Season 3 Episode 21
25% of the workforce at the National Institutes of Health slashed. Scientific research paused or canceled. Measles and other infectious diseases spre…
1 year, 5 months ago
Happy birthday, Affordable Care Act! w/ Anne Shoup, Protect Our Care
Season 3 Episode 20
How fifteen years of the Affordable Care Act has changed health care in America, and what is at risk in 2025. Anne Shoup of Protect Our Care talks ab…
1 year, 5 months ago
So the government didn't shut down. Now what happens? w/ Bobby Kogan, Center for American Progress
Season 3 Episode 19
Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through September 30. Bobby Kogan of Center for American Progress talks about …
1 year, 5 months ago
Are we facing a government shutdown? w/ Alex Lawson, Social Security Works
Season 3 Episode 18
If Congress does not pass a budget or budget extension (continuing resolution) by March 14, the federal government will shut down. Alex Lawson of Soc…
1 year, 6 months ago
What did Congress just do to the budget? w/ Bobby Kogan, Center for American Progress
Season 3 Episode 17
The U.S. House just passed a budget resolution, which would include massive cuts to health care including Medicaid. Bobby Kogan of Center for America…
1 year, 6 months ago
House vs. Senate Budgets, with Medicaid at Risk? w/ Allison Orris, Center on Budget & Policy Priorities
Season 3 Episode 16
The House and the Senate are battling on budgets, and health care for 80 million Americans on Medicaid is at stake. Allison Orris of Center on Budget…
1 year, 6 months ago
President Trump and Congress' budget crisis? w/ Margarida Jorge, Health Care for America Now
Season 3 Episode 15
What’s going on with America’s budget? The House and the Senate have different versions, conservative politicians want to strip health care from mill…
1 year, 6 months ago
Medical research under attack? w/ Dr. Meena Bewtra, Doctors for America
Season 3 Episode 14
What’s going on with medical research in America? Grant funding through NIH and NSF was paused. What does this mean for medical breakthroughs and cur…
1 year, 7 months ago
Dangers of Doctor Oz? w/ Dr. Ed Weisbart, Physicians for a National Health Program
Season 3 Episode 13
Dr. Oz has been nominated by President Trump to run CMS, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Ed Weisbart of Physicians for a National Healt…
1 year, 7 months ago
Big Pharma attacks lower priced drugs? w/ Temi Amoye, Patients for Affordable Drugs
Season 3 Episode 12
The Inflation Reduction Act finally allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices, starting in 2026. Did you know that Big Pharma sued the government seve…
1 year, 7 months ago