Care Talk with Laura Packard
American health care is broken. But that doesn't mean it needs to break you. Join Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate, each week on Care Talk as she brings health and public policy experts to explain health care in the United States, and answer your questions on Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, private insurance, and more. We help patients and families navigate America's health insurance and health care industries, and cover topics in-depth from how to deal with medical debt, fight insurance company denials of care, to lowering the cost of healthcare in America. New episodes every Tuesday. CALL/TEXT IN YOUR QUESTIONS FOR FUTURE EPISODES (202) 838-6837.
Episodes
If Congress does not pass a budget or budget extension (continuing resolution) by March 14, the federal government will shut down. Alex Lawson of Social Security Works talks about the budget process, how government shutdowns work, and how it will affect you.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices, Rachel Madley from Center for...
The U.S. House just passed a budget resolution, which would include massive cuts to health care including Medicaid. Bobby Kogan of Center for American Progress talks about how the budget process works in Congress, what the House and Senate need to do next, and how it could affect you.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices, Rachel Madley from Center fo...
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 & Policy Priorities talks about President Trump & Congress’ budget reconciliation crisis, potential government shutdown, and how it threatens our health care.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advoca...
What’s going on with America’s budget? The House and the Senate have different versions, conservative politicians want to strip health care from millions of Americans to pay for tax cuts for the rich, and without agreement by March 14th the government will shut down. Margarida Jorge of Health Care for America Now talks about President Trump & Congress’ budget reconciliation crisis and how it thre...
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 cures? Dr. Meena Bewtra of Doctors for America talks about the attacks on medical research funding in America, and abroad through the shutdown of U.S.A.I.D.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices, Diane Arche...
Dr. Oz has been nominated by President Trump to run CMS, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Ed Weisbart of Physicians for a National Health Program talks about the dangers of putting Dr. Oz in charge of Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices, Diane Archer from Just Care and Social Security ...
The Inflation Reduction Act finally allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices, starting in 2026. Did you know that Big Pharma sued the government several times to try and stop it? Temi Amoye of Patients for Affordable Drugs talks about drug price negotiations, the lawsuits, and what happens next.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care...
What does our health care system look like under President Trump? Margarida Jorge of Health Care for America Now talks about what happened with health care under the first Trump administration, and what could happen under the second Trump administration, including appointments, legislative actions, executive orders and more.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health ...
Is contraception at risk in 2025? Dana Singiser of the Contraceptive Access Initiative talks about past and ongoing attacks on access to birth control in America, and what we could face under the Trump administration.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices, Diane Archer of Just Care & Social Security Works, and Louise Norris of healthinsurance.org ...
Edwin Park of Georgetown Center for Children and Families talks about what cuts to Medicaid this year could look like, including work requirements, block grants, and per capita cuts, how changes to Medicaid worked (or didn't work) in Arkansas and Georgia so far, and how cuts could affect your state’s health care.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Pa...
Naveed Shah of Common Defense talks about what has happened over the past several years for veterans on health care, including changes to the VA, the PACT Act, what could happen in 2025 under President Trump next year including Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) recommendations for spending cuts, and how it will affect veterans.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and...
The nominees to run the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)--Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)--Dr. Oz, have controversial records and views on medicine. Dr. Meena Bewtra of Doctors for America talks about what they could mean to our public health in 2025 if confirmed.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health C...
The health insurance industry in America is broken. What can we do about it? Wendell Potter, whistleblower and former health insurance industry exec, and founder of Center for Health and Democracy talks about Brian Thompson, the former UnitedHealthcare CEO, and the stories that have been revealed about the greedy underbelly of our health insurance system.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care adv...
In Alabama, a state supreme court decision led to fertility clinics suspending in vitro fertilization (IVF) services, and some have now closed for good. Tina Sherman, National Director of MomsRising talks about fertility treatments and IVF, what happened in Alabama with the Supreme Court, fetal personhood laws, what could happen in 2025 under the Trump administration and beyond, and how it will affect patients.
Is your reproductive health care at risk under the Trump administration? Ianthe Metzger from Planned Parenthood talks about what has happened to reproductive care and abortion care over the past several years in America including the Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturning Roe v Wade, abortion bans on a state level, what could happen to reproductive services including birth control and fe...
Is Medicaid at risk under the Trump administration? Nicole Jorwic from Caring Across Generations talks about Medicaid, how the program works, what could happen including possible cuts to benefits and eligibility through work requirements, block grants and per capita caps, and your health care in 2025 under President Trump.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Ca...
Is your health insurance at risk next year under President Trump? Adam Hoyer from Protect Our Care talks about the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare, and what could happen to your health insurance in 2025, including the advanced premium tax credit (APTC) subsidies through the Inflation Reduction Act which expire at the end of the year.
Plus experts including show host, stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate Laura Packard f...
Could the Inflation Reduction Act and Medicare drug price negotiation really be at risk in 2025? Alex Lawson from Social Security Works talks about the future of the Inflation Reduction Act under President Donald Trump including Medicare drug price negotiations and out of pocket prescription drug and insulin co-pay caps, Project 2025, and what may happen next year that could raise the cost of medications in America.
Plus experts inc...
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