Healthcare on the Ballot
With the election around the corner, Halle and Steve welcome Dan Diamond back on the show to talk about how the election will impact healthcare (and how healthcare impacts voting). Dan is a national health reporter for the Washington Post, focused on accountability, federal agencies, and public health.
We cover:
Trump's concept of a plan and if he would really repeal the ACA
Harris abandoning Medicare-for-all
How reproductive health remains a contentious voting topic
Medicaid redetermination leading to millions losing coverage
Bipartisian issues like Medicare Advantage, drug pricing, and mental health coverage
About our guest:
Dan Diamond is a national health reporter for The Washington Post, focused on accountability, federal agencies and public health. He joined The Post in 2021 after covering the Trump administration for Politico, where he won a George Polk award for investigating political interference in the pandemic response. His investigations into a range of topics, including Trump officials' use of taxpayer-funded charter jets, not-for-profit hospitals' spending and how Congress stripped Pacific Islanders of their health coverage, have also been honored with several journalism awards.
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