08/17/25
The Healthy Matters Podcast
S04_E22 - Why Medicaid Matters for Everyone...
With Special Guest: Susie Emmert - Sr. Director of Advocacy and Public Policy
It's probably pretty safe to say that the healthcare system in this country is complicated, at best, and something that's only made worse by politics. The recent passage of "The Big Beautiful Bill" has put an often debated, seldom understood and always essential piece of the healthcare puzzle in jeopardy - that being Medicaid. But what is Medicaid exactly, and what role does it play for individuals and providers? How is it different from Medicare? Why is it under such scrutiny? And why should I care if I'm not on Medicaid?
There's a lot of reasonable confusion when it comes to Medicaid and the passing of this recent bill, so we thought it was time to bring in an expert to help us untangle it - a little, at least. Susie Emmert, Sr. Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at Hennepin Healthcare will walk us through some of the basics of Medicaid, how it applies to healthcare at both a patient and system level, and the effect the Big Beautiful Bill is expected to have on it (it's not pretty). Think changes to Medicaid won't effect you? Tune in and get wise to why this is definitely something that will affect us all.
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