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What was it like growing up Black in America during the Civil Rights struggles of the 1960's? What was the experience of systemic racism faced by students of color - especially Black women - in medical school during that era? With host Brenda Gazzar, Dr. Susan Rogers, new president of Physicians for a National Health Program, describes the life experiences that helped shape her commitment to socia...

How does having to work to get employer-sponsored health insurance affect Americans with chronic illness? Does managing health insurance get any easier after retirement? (Hint – not necessarily.) Are Medicare Advantage plans really advantageous? And for whom? Retired actor Kathy Fields Lander, wife of actor and comedian David L. Lander, and host Brenda Gazzar talk about how fears for a loved one’s...

Join us for the second in a series of exclusive advance Code WACK podcasts with Michael Lighty, founding fellow of the Sanders Institute and former healthcare constituency director for Bernie 2020. In this preview Michael talks about the future of the Medicare for All Movement in California. Check out Code WACK at heal-ca.org

Join us for this exclusive advance CODE WACK podcast with Michael Lighty, founding fellow of the Sanders Institute and former healthcare constituency director for Bernie 2020. In this preview Michael talks about the future of Medicare for All during and after the Biden Administration. Get ready because no-one has a better take on this than Michael. A longer podcast with more detail will follow. Ch...

This CODE WACK podcast features David L. Lander, the comedian who played Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley, and his wife, Kathy Fields Lander. They’re retired actors who are longtime SAG-AFTRA members in Los Angeles. They’re now bracing themselves for dramatic changes to their health plan. That’s a concern in part because David Lander really needs good health coverage.

Featuring Michael Lighty, founding fellow of the Sanders Institute and former healthcare constituency director for Bernie 2020: What’s holding the U.S. back from Medicare for All? (Hint: It’s not just Trump.) What about California? In this second episode in a podcast series with host Brenda Gazzar, Michael Lighty, founding fellow of the Sanders Institute and former healthcare constituency director...

Will “a little bit of this and a little bit of that” solve America’s healthcare problems? Is COVID-19 a game-changer in the fight for single-payer? In this first episode of a podcast series with host Brenda Gazzar, Michael Lighty discusses the Medicare-for-All movement and the Democratic Party’s new unity task force.

Nurses Talk, Healthcare in America is proud to present a new series of mini pods called CODE WACK. The mini pods are teasers and all full podcasts are available at HEAL CA https://heal-ca.org/podcasts/

Time for much reflection. Thinking about family, friends--- the paths we've taken over the years. All roads for me this morning lead to the love and gratitude I feel for the life I have lived and the family and friends that I am blessed with. I came upon a song I wrote a while back and it just felt right to share. To all my sisters and brothers out there... I'm with you.....

Patients and healthcare professionals deserve better. The nations healthcare system is broken! The nation’s most trusted professional voices discuss the political issues that impact our lives...... Let's FIX IT! For more information about our new program premiering FALL 2019 visit http://nursetalksite.com/healthcareinamerica/

With us for this podcast is Executive Director of Business for Medicare for All, Daniel Barlow. “The employer-based health insurance system hurts economic growth, suppresses wages, and creates a stagnant workforce,” Barlow said. “Options like Medicare for All don’t just improve public health, they also improve our economy". Business for Medicare for All is comprised of business owners nationwide w...

Are American businesses looking to ditch the current health insurance system? Executive Director of Business for Medicare for All Daniel Barlow gives us the answer to that question. For decades, a “good job” has been one that includes benefits – primarily health insurance. When most Americans worked full-time for a single employer and health care costs were lower, that worked fine. But these days,...

The Truth about Social Security: The Founders' Words Refute Revisionist History, Zombie Lies, and Common Misunderstandings. That's quite a title and author and President of Social Security Works, Nancy Altman means every word of it. In the book, she uses the founder's own words to debunk myths and reveal the truth about the most popular and successful government program in our nation's history.

Ben Day is no stranger to the National Single Payer movement. He currently serves as Executive Director of Healthcare NOW and prior to taking on this role he was the Executive Director of MASS-Care, the Massachusetts Campaign for Single Payer Health Care, for eight years. Listen as Ben gives a short overview of the differences between a "public option" and "Medicare for All".

All Myths aside the case for Medicare for All is getting stronger every day. "“We need to destroy once and for all the preposterous myth that the so-called “free market” will ever be capable of delivering the health system we need if we are to remain an economic super power”, said Richard Masters one of the founders of the Business Initiative for Health Policy, an independent, nonpartisan policy f...

President of National Nurses United Zenei Cortez joins Nurse Talk Radio this week with highlights from D.C. Lobby Day and the first Medicare for All congressional hearing in ten years. "I was so moved and the testimony at the hearing and our rally was so compelling I don't know how a person could not have been moved by these healthcare stories", said Cortez.

RN, Professor of Health Policy at University of San Francisco Barbara Sattler joins us to talk about the Nurses Climate Challenge. It's a national campaign to mobilize nurses to educate 50,000 health professionals on the impacts of climate change on human health. "It's ambitious and it's doable" said Sattler. Check out this podcast and find out how you can get involved. The website is nursesclimat...

Hello Thom Hartmann listeners! This week our Top of the Hour podcast features Nurse Talk's Healthcare in America Senior Correspondent Donna Smith. Donna had the privilege of talking with Jane O'Meara Sanders recently and if the name sounds familiar Jane is the wife of Senator Bernie Sanders, co-founder of the Sanders Institute and a longtime social, educational and political activist. Jane played...

Hello Progressive Voices Tune In listeners! This week our Top of the Hour podcast features Nurse Talk's Healthcare in America Senior Correspondent Donna Smith. Donna had the privilege of talking with Jane O'Meara Sanders recently and if the name sounds familiar Jane is the wife of Senator Bernie Sanders, co-founder of the Sanders Institute and a longtime social, educational and political activist....

Nurse Talk's Healthcare in America Senior Correspondent Donna Smith had the privilege of talking with Jane O'Meara Sanders recently. If the name sounds familiar Jane is the wife of Senator Bernie Sanders, co-founder of the Sanders Institute and a longtime social, educational and political activist. Jane played a major role in Bernie’s 2016 Presidential run and worked closely with thousands of nurs...

With us for this podcast is California Nurses Association/National Nurses United community organizer Max Cotterill. Last week nurses stood with Senator Bernie Sanders as he reintroduced his updated Medicare for All bill which now includes a long-term care component. With support for Medicare for All at an all-time high--now is the time to get involved. For more information visit https://medicare4a...

Clinical Hypnotherapist Georgia Foster has been a long sought-after expert commenter on the subject of how to drink less in her home country of Australia, and in the UK where she now lives. In Georgia’s book “Drink Less In 7 Days,” she helps drinkers train the brain to reduce Inner Critic time and improve sober coping strategies without needing to drink...and without having to quit drinking all to...

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To coin the phrase “it takes a village” is no understatement. Nurses and Medicare for All supporters are mobilized and fired up. National Nurses United Community Organizer Carolyn Bowden joins us to talk about the unique strategies being employed by NNU and supporting organizations. Don't miss this chance to be a part of the Medicare for All national campaign, it's easy and fun! Visit medicare4all...