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Episode 86: Medicare: A Complicated Mess

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Episode 86: Medicare: A Complicated Mess is now available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Tune In. In this episode, I discuss why Medicare is a complicated mess, how to make it better, and why single-payer Medicare for All would be better for seniors and everyone else. Do not miss this episode as I discuss why … [Read more...]

Episode 85: The American Healthcare Mess

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Episode 85: The American Healthcare Mess is now available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Tune In. My guest, Gilbert Simon, MD, wrote “Ripped Off!: Overtested, Overtreated and Overcharged, the American Healthcare Mess.” In 1989, Dr. Simon founded the Sacramento Family Medical Clinics to care for people who had trouble … [Read more...]

Episode 84: Puerto Rico’s History of Single-Payer

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Episode 84: Puerto Rico’s History of Single-Payer is now available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Tune In. My guest, Carlo Bosques, is a medical student in Puerto Rico. He was born and raised in Puerto Rico and did his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University, majoring in molecular and cellular biology. While at Johns Hopkins, … [Read more...]

Episode 83: Why Medicare For All Is Cool!

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Episode 83: Why Medicare For All Is Cool! is now available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Tune In. In this episode, I describe what makes single-payer Medicare for All cool. In brief, it is cool because people get the medical care and prescription drugs they need when they need it without having to worry about cost. Do not miss this … [Read more...]

Episode 82: Electronic Health Records and Interchangeable Data

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Episode 82: Electronic Health Records and Interchangeable Data is now available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Tune In. My guest, A Jay Holmgren, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at University of California San Francisco and the Center for Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research, and a … [Read more...]