Prognosis Ohio

Dan Skinner talks with Dr. Sharon Parsons, DDS, Immediate Past President of the Ohio Dental Association about her year as president, and her efforts to advocate for more diversity in dentistry, rethinking pain management and opioid prescription, prevention in oral health, and how the Ohio Dental Association responded to COVID-19. Show notes at wcbe.org and prognosisohio.com.

Dan Skinner talks with Loren Anthes of the Center for Community Solutions about the big announcement in Ohio signaling major changes to the competitiveness and approach to delivering Medicaid for Ohioans. Show notes up at wcbe.org (under the Podcast Experience tab), and on prognosisohio.com.

Dan Skinner talks with Rep. and Assistant Minority Leader, Kristin Boggs, about the stakes of the 2020 election for a wide range of issues, from racial disparity in health care access to domestic violence and policing reform, in the coming months and years. While a number of health and health policy issues are on the ballot, Boggs sees gerrymandering and ensuring that Ohio's democratic processes a...

Dan talks with Charles Gaba of ACAsignups.net about his recent focus on fundraising for Democratic candidates with strong healthcare platforms. Show notes are up at prognosisohio.com and wcbe.org (under the Podcast Experience tab). Follow Prognosis Ohio on Twitter at @prognosisohio.

On the latest installment of the Prognosis Ohio 2020 Candidate Series, Dan Skinner talks with Rep. Allison Russo of the 24th House District, about legislative priorities in 2021. Topics include the fate of Medicaid and the ACA's Medicaid expansion; health care costs, access, and disparities; housing and inequality; internet access, and more. Show notes up at WCBE.org and PrognosisOhio.com.

Dan Skinner interviews veteran public defender, Sherlyn Munson, about her campaign to become a judge on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. Themes include the intersections of health and criminal justice, judicial philosophy, and public health vs. criminal justice approaches.

Dan Skinner talks with Orman Hall, a distinguished expert on addiction, mental health, and suicide, about recent research he conducted in collaboration with colleagues from organizations across Ohio. Show notes at WCBE.org and prognosisohio.com.

Dan talks with Mikey Sorboro, owner of Late Night Slice and Oddfellows Liquor Bar about his establishments' approach to hygiene and compliance with state and local laws during the pandemic. On the episode, we are joined as well by Prognosis Ohio co-producer, Mark Frantz, who is also a Late Night Slice employee.

On this installment of the Prognosis Ohio 2020 candidate series, Dan talks with Dr. Rachael Morocco, a pediatrician, health care advocate, and parent running for the Ohio House in the 67th District, which covers much of western Delaware County. Show notes at wcbe.org and prognosisohio.com.

Dan Skinner interviews Crystal Lett, a Democrat running for the Ohio Senate in the 16th District (Western Franklin County). Topics include Lett's views on mental health and addiction, the importance of Medicaid to Ohio, advocacy for children and seniors, and much more. Show notes up at WCBE.org.

Dan Skinner interviews Joel Newby, who is seeking to unseat incumbent, Rep. Steve Stivers in Ohio's 15th Congressional district. Topics include health care access and costs, gerrymandering, whether health care should be considered a right, and more. Show notes at WCBE.org under the Podcast Experience tab.

Dan Skinner talks with Washington Post reporters Anne Gearan and Brittany Shammas about reporting they have done at the nexus of Ohio and the national response to COVID-19. Topics include Gov. DeWine's false positive test for COVID-19, efforts to push back against misinformation about COVID-19 testing and vaccines, and school reopening discussions. Show notes at wcbe.org under the Podcast Experien...

Dan talks with Tyler Buchanan of the Ohio Capital Journal about his recent reporting on plans for - and concerns about - reopening Ohio's schools. Show notes, including links, at wcbe.org and prognosisohio.com.

In this special mid-week bonus episode, Dan talks with Ohio-based policy analyst Rob Moore (Scioto Analysis) about the evolution of thinking about masks over the past few months of the pandemic. Show notes at WCBE.org under the Podcast Experience tab.

Dan Skinner talks with Joe Apgar, Chief Operating Officer of Pelotonia, about how the organization is approaching their programming during the pandemic, the changing terrain of cancer research, health disparities in cancer, and more. Show notes up at WCBE.org under the Podcast Experience tab. This episode is dedicated to Shin Linsaka. RIP and #LiveLikeShin.

Dan Skinner talks with Chazidy Bowman, Co-Founder of the Ohio Prisoner's Justice League, about the state of things in Ohio's prisons during COVID-19. Show notes and links up at wcbe.org, under the WCBE Podcast Experience tab. Visit Patreon.com/PrognosisOhio to support the show.

Dan Skinner talks with Michael Wilkos of United Way of Central Ohio and Michael Corey of the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected Ohio's large and important non-profit sector--and how it can recover. Show notes up at WCBE.org, under the Podcast Experience tab.

Dan Skinner talks with Marty Schladen of the Ohio Capital Journal about his reporting on Ohio's on-going efforts to address persistent and costly problems with pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, which he calls "the most important health care issue you haven't heard of." Show notes up at WCBE.org, under the Podcast Experience tab.

Dan Skinner talks with Rep. Emilia Sykes, House Minority Leader, about the Democratic push to declare racism a public health crisis in Ohio.

Dan talks with Loren Anthes of the Center for Community Solutions' Center for Medicaid Policy about all-things-Medicaid during the current phase of Ohio's pandemic response. Topics include Medicaid and Ohio's budget, changes to federal matching percentages for Ohio's Medicaid program, telemedicine, and more than a few misunderstandings about Medicaid itself. Show notes at WCBE.org under the Podcas...

Dan Skinner talks with Dean of the College of Nursing and Chief Wellness Officer at Ohio State University, Dr. Bernadette Melnyk; Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. Angela Alston; and Director of OSU's health clinic, Dr. Candy Rinehart. Topics include nurses during COVID-19, health disparities and what nurses are doing to reduce them, burnout and mental health challenges within the nursing workforce, co...

Two leaders from Ohio Students for Gun Legislation, Ethan Nichols and Gillian Murray, explain why the COVID19 pandemic, including the stay at home order, reminds us of the importance and the stakes of sensible gun legislation. Topics include suicide, domestic violence, mass shootings, and student activism. Show notes up at WCBE.org under the Podcast Experience tab.

The first installment of a new segment we call "A Few Minutes Moore." Rob Moore of Scioto Analysis reflects on the recent Prognosis Ohio episode featuring John Barker of the Ohio Restaurant Association. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Prognosis Ohio on Twitter at @prognosisohio.

Dan Skinner talks with John Barker, President of the Ohio Restaurant Association about how the trade association, which represents the state's more than 23,000 restaurants is preparing for a safe reopening of Ohio's restaurants. Show notes and links mentioned in the show are available at WCBE.org under the Podcast Experience tab.

Dan Skinner interviews Rep. Thomas West of the 49th Ohio House District (Canton, Massillon, and much of Stark County) about promising developments in expanding access to more Ohioans through Medicaid, especially through telehealth. The conversation also addresses the challenges Ohio faces as it attempts to reopen parts of its economy, including how to address persistent racial disparities in healt...