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Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius shares what the country’s top health official can and can’t do, and what she wants senators to consider ahead of RFK’s confirmation hearings.
Guest:
Kathleen Sebelius, Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary
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Twenty-six states have passed bans on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, and the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in December about Tennessee's ban. We take a closer look at gender-affirming care and the legal arguments that could influence how accessible that care is.
Meredithe McNamara, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine
Katie Eyer, JD, Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School
James Blumstein, LLB, University Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law and Health Law & Policy, Vanderbilt University Law School
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It’s Medicare open enrollment season, and in this episode first aired in 2021, we explain why shopping for a new plan is often tougher than it seems.
Guests:
Lilyan Grossman, Medicare beneficiary
Tricia Neuman, ScD, Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the Program on Medicare Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation
Amal Trivedi, MD, Professor of Medicine and Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University
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One of the nation’s leading experts on the Affordable Care Act breaks down its track record and weighs in on the stakes the historic health care law faces in the lead-up to the election.
Guest:
Larry Levitt, Executive Vice President for Health Policy, KFF
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The next U.S. president will have to make consequential choices about the Affordable Care Act, prescription drug prices and abortion. We compare the positions of candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on these major health policy issues. (NOTE: This episode has been updated to clarify the number of people who would lose health coverage if Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies expired.)
Guests:
Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute
Ederlina Co, JD, Associate Professor of Law, University of the Pacific
Cynthia Cox, Vice President and Director of Program on the ACA, KFF
Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Benedic Ippolito, PhD, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Ryan Levi, Reporter/Producer, Tradeoffs
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