Advocacy is Medicine

Check out this episode on Bridges to Mental Health Workforce Expansion Project with Dr. Bill Lydiatt. The project is focused on expanding the capacity of primary care, specialty care physicians, APPs, nurses, social workers and others to increase their confidence and abilities in managing mild to moderate mental illness. https://clarksonregional.com/bridges-to-mental-health/ has more information o...

Drs. Stephanie Hartman and Abigail Drucker sit down with Dr. Anne O'Keefe to get an overview of Nebraska public health. Find out more about the structure of public health in the state, how funding happens and what are some current and ongoing concerns. To subscribe to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) Health Alert Network (HAN) click on the link to " Subscribe f...

Advocacy is Medicine Podcast Season 2 Episode 2 Ever wonder what your Nebraska State Senators do in their free time after the legislative session has adjourned for the year?  Join Rachel Gibson and Libby Crockett as we discuss interim studies and special sessions and why it is important for physicians in Nebraska to understand these processes. 2024 Interim Studies Link https://nebraskalegislature....

Welcome back to Season TWO! We are excited to bring you a Summer 2024 Season with a closer look at the intersection of advocacy and medicine in Nebraska. Today’s episode is dedicated to an in depth discussion about LB857 : Create the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program, provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund, and change provisions relating to coverage of glucose monitors under...

Join us as we review the Unicameral's 2024 legislative session. Thank you for following us through our first Season of Advocacy if Medicine. We are excited to move into Season 2 later this year. For now, if you like what we are doing, please click here to support the Nebraska Alliance for Physician Advocacy: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4KF6XCPLQU56Y Link to our website: htt...

Today Dr. Abigail Delaney, Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist, joins us to talk about the recent Supreme Court ruling in Alabama, and how that could potentially affect delivery of infertility care in Nebraska. Please consider donating to support Nebraska Alliance for Physician Advocacy which is a 501(c)(3) organization in Nebraska: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4KF6XCPL...

Join us today while we discuss the Judiciary Committee Hearing for LB1109, which, if passed would provide an exception to Nebraska's abortion ban after 12 weeks for instances of lethal fetal anomalies. Link to the bill: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php? DocumentID=55072 If you like the education we are providing, please considering donating to Nebraska Alliance for Physician...

In this episode, we discuss LB307 - Authorize syringe services programs in municipalities and counties and provide exceptions to penalties related to drug paraphernalia under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act with Dr. Alena Balasanova an expert in Addiction Psychiatry. LB307 will come before the Nebraska Legislature on March 12, 2024 for a vote to override the Governor's veto on March 4, 2...

In this episode, we discuss LB857: Create the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program. If you would like to support Nebraska Alliance for Physician Advocacy, a 501(c)(3) organization in Nebraska please click this link to donate. ⁠https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4KF6XCPLQU56Y⁠ Here is the link to LB857 website in the Nebraska Legislative site: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill....

With LB1060 we thought it would be helpful to provide a little bit more general information about the newborn screening program in Nebraska. Join us and our expert guest host, Danita Velasco, MD, a pediatric genetic specialist, as she explains the history and process of newborn screening in Nebraska and helps inform our conversation about how this bill would impact medical care in our state. Speci...

In this episode we provide a summary of the Health and Human Services Commitee hearing for both LB106 which is the bill which would provide and exemption for newborn screening and fro LB1035 which is the Adopt the Prescription Drug Donation Act. Like what we are doing? Click here to support Nebraska Alliance for Physician Advocacy a 501(c)(3) organization: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_but...

Today's episode breaks down the three main categories of bill introduced this year that affect health or delivery of healthcare in Nebraska. Link to Nebraska Legislative Committee Hearing this week: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/calendar/hearings_range.php?weekly=this Link for Online Testimony Submission for LB1060: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php? DocumentID=55318 Please...

In this second part of Episode 2, Rachel and Libby discuss the process of how a Legislative Bill is introduced and follow it through the Unicameral until it either becomes law or does not. Link to the Nebraska State Unicameral's website https://nebraskalegislature.gov/

Join us in this first episode of two where we discuss the the structure of the Unicameral and the ways that we can become more involved with the legislative process.

Welcome to our very first episode of the 'Advocacy is Medicine' podcast, brought to you by the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Nebraska Alliance for Physician Advocacy. In this episode, we will introduce our board members, give a little insight into what we hope to bring to you during this podcast season and give you a little bit of information about what Nebraska Alliance for Physician...