Conversations on Health Care
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KFF Health News Covers $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation: Latest Details
The new Rural Health Transformation Program aims to improve “healthcare access, quality, and outcomes” with $50 billion aimed at making changes to the healthcare delivery ecosystem. Keeping an eye on…
Happy, Healthy New Year: What the Future Holds
New research. New technology. New possibilities. On this special 2025 Rewind and Look Ahead episode of “Conversations on Health Care,” hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter turn their focus to the…
2025 Rewind: Our guests recount the promises and hurdles
Health care policy faced major upheavals during the past 12 months and the effects are already being felt. On this special 2025 Rewind and Look Ahead episode of “Conversations on Health Care,” hosts…
“Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America”: Author Conversation
Eighty percent of maternal deaths in the United States are considered preventable. So why do they keep happening? On this episode of “Conversations on Health Care,” hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret…
Congress Races to Find Obamacare Subsidy Solution: Reporters Examine the Efforts
Originally broadcast December 11, 2025 Congress is scrambling to find a solution to the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that expire at the end of the year. Without action, premiums are set to…
Flu Cases Rising: “It’s Not Good,” Says Former CDC Dir. Dr. Tom Frieden
Originally broadcast December 4, 2025 The doctor who once led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sees trouble ahead: “It’s not good…what we have seen from Europe is a very early and very…
Can You Have a ‘Healthy’ Thanksgiving? How the Food Industry Conspires Against Us
Leading nutritionist Marion Nestle, Ph.D., has a sobering message as we get ready for Thanksgiving: America’s food system delivers twice the calories we need while wasting 40%. “Thanksgiving provides…
How Dr. Sanjeev Arora Helped Improve Care for 200 Million Patients
People around the world are living longer and healthier lives because of an innovative idea that became a global force for change. On this episode of Conversations on Health Care, hosts Mark Masselli…
“Cash for Moms and Babies”: How it Works & Why
Originally broadcast November 13, 2025 What if health care for moms and babies came with a cash prescription for them? In this Conversations on Health Care episode, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret…
Intimate Partner Violence: Health Care Providers’ Role
Originally broadcast November 6, 2025 Intimate partner violence affects more women in the United States than breast cancer and diabetes combined. Health care providers can be a lifeline for…
Shutdown Threatens Food Benefits: Family Physicians Leader Urges Resolution
Food insecurity could soon worsen for millions of families and result in devastating health outcomes. American Academy of Family Physicians CEO Shawn Martin joins hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret…
New Research Bolsters Model for Preventing Infant Mortality
Originally broadcast June 5, 2024. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that several Southeastern states continue to report the highest rates of late-pregnancy…
Preventing Veteran Suicides: Strategies & Tactics
Veterans Day, which is less than a month away, is a time to honor and reflect on those who’ve served. Yet statistics reveal a troubling reality: Veterans are dying by suicide at 1.5 times the rate of…
Government Shutdown Stalls Drug Discount Program 340B
Originally broadcast October 9, 2025 $44 billion in drugs that help Americans are purchased through a little-known federal discount program called 340B. The program is recognized for successfully…
How Govt. Shutdown Affects Telemedicine
Originally broadcast October 2, 2025 The federal government is shut down and the ripple effects are being felt. Legislation tied to the budget impasse also means Medicare telehealth flexibilities and…
The 16th Anniversary Show: Our First Guests Are Back!
Originally broadcast Tuesday, September 23, 2025 Happy anniversary to “Conversations on Health Care”! We posted our first program 16 years ago on Sept. 23, 2009. Now, we’re bringing back our first…
‘How Healing Works’ Author Dr. Wayne Jonas Explains His Approach
Dr. Wayne Jonas, who formerly led the National Institutes of Health Office of Alternative Medicine, now directs the Healing Works Foundation, which has a mission to “make whole person, integrative…
‘Next Week Will be Telling’: Reporters Prepare for Ex-CDC Dir. Testimony
Next week former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez will testify in a Senate hearing. The reporters who cover health care in Washington think there could be big…
RFK, Jr.’s Vaccine Fight: ‘Threat to Good Public Health’
Supporters say Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is fulfilling his vision to be “pro-safety,” not anti-vaccine. His recent actions have included restricting COVID…
Mayo Clinic Doctor Leads The Patient Revolution: Insights & Tools to Improve Health Care
Originally broadcast Wednesday, August 27 Dr. Victor Montori, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, internationally recognized researcher, and author of “Why We Revolt,” joins hosts Mark Masselli and…
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