Rachana Pradhan, health care reporter for Kaiser Health News, joins us to talk about how doctors are now petitioning Congress to make sure they get paid – and about how insurance companies are defending their billing practices.
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New Frontiers In Medicine — And Medical Ethics
Dr. Jonathan Moreno, a professor of ethics at the University of Pennsylvania, joins us to work through gut-wrenching questions about the ethics of health care.
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The $300 Band-Aid: Surprises In Medical Bills
Dr. Marty Makary, a surgeon and professor of health policy at Johns Hopkins University, joins us to talk about the medical debt that consumes one in five Americans.
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How Houston Became The Beating Heart Of Cardiac Care
Mimi Swartz joins us to talk about the challenges of creating an artificial heart – and why the only option for patients in need of one remains a transplant.
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What Single-Payer Health Care Might Really Look Like
Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal joins us to talk about the feasibility of single-payer health care.
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Texans Weigh In On Health Care And Politics
Joshua Blank, manager of polling and research at the Texas Politics Project, joins us to talk about the 2018 senate race, healthcare, and the political climate in Texas.
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One Man’s Crusade To Cure HIV
Dr. Seema Yasmin joins us to talk about Dr. Joseph Lange’s research into how HIV is transferred from mother to child.
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Who You Should (And Shouldn’t) Trust For Health Advice
University of Pennsylvania professor Paul Offit joins us to talk about how people with agendas often take scientific studies and twist the information to suit their needs.
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What You Can’t Learn In Medical School
This hour, we talk with a trio of physicians about the human side of healing.
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Why Talk Therapy Is Still Important
Psychologist Enrico Gnaulati joins us to talk about why psychotropic drugs aren’t always the answer – and about why talking is still the way to go for many patients.
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Opening Yourself Up For Trouble: The Untested World Of Medical Devices
Jeanne Lenzer joins us to talk about the lack of oversight in the medical device industry.
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How Medicine Became Big Business
Princeton professor Paul Starr joins us to talk about how healthcare evolved into big business.
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