IN THIS EPISODE   Why should people who have great health insurance care about people who don’t? Listen as guest Dr. Paul Y. Song, radiation oncologist and president of Physicians for a National Health Program – California, and host Brenda […]

          IN THIS EPISODE   What does it mean to “privatize” Medicare? What’s ACO-Reach? Why does it matter? Who’s for it, who’s against it, and why? Join host Brenda Gazzar and Ed Weisbart, MD, a retired family physician, former chief medical […]

        IN THIS EPISODE   How do common American hospital practices traumatize patients and nurses? What experiences erode trust between the sick and their healers?  Join host Brenda Gazzar and Kathy Allan, RN and board-certified holistic nurse, for unique insights into healthcare-acquired […]

            IN THIS EPISODE   For most of us, the horror of getting a cancer diagnosis is only the beginning of a protracted, exhausting and  stressful struggle to get the coverage and care we need to survive.  Patients with life-threatening […]

          IN THIS EPISODE   What can advocates do when lawmakers shirk their responsibility to fix a healthcare system that hurts so many?  Are campaign contributions from the for-profit healthcare industry the reason legislators refuse to advance reforms that would cover […]

        IN THIS EPISODE   Whole Washington, a grassroots coalition in the Evergreen State, is committed to winning health care, “created by The People, for Everyone!”  The Whole Washington Health Trust would be the nation’s first public, non-profit healthcare system. Who’s the […]

              IN THIS EPISODE   HMOs may seem like a good deal, but what if you need a medical specialist? Will the doctor you need be in your network? And what about those crazy bills?  Join host Brenda Gazzar […]

              IN THIS EPISODE   How do our healthcare and health insurance systems respond to patients with rare diseases? What about diseases that are stereotypically considered a “woman’s disease?” Do all breast cancer patients – even men – receive […]

              IN THIS EPISODE   What should single-payer supporters around the country think about the defeat of California’s AB 1400? Did the state just lose its bid for healthcare equity? Join guest Michael Lighty, president of Healthy California Now, […]