Who the Health Cares? with Prof Michael Sparer
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 10 | #181 | #181 |
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Latest episodes
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Public Health, Politics, and Money: Lessons from Kentucky and Indiana
June 2, 2026 · 45 minPublic health funding is often discussed as a matter of budgets and policy. But the real story is about politics, relationships and power. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, states across the country received an unprecedented…
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Former Health Secretary Umair Shah on AI, MAHA and Leadership Lessons
May 19, 2026 · 25 minPublic health officials are navigating an increasingly complicated landscape defined by shrinking resources and political polarization. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence is transforming how health systems collect information, manage care…
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How Decisions Get Made During Public Health Disasters
May 5, 2026 · 33 minThe work of public health often becomes most visible when our systems are under the greatest strain. From hurricanes to pandemics, crises test not only our ability to respond, but also the strength, flexibility and fairness of the systems…
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Public Health, Lost in Translation
April 21, 2026 · 31 minThe work of the U.S. public health system is invisible to many of us. That’s why public health guidance is often misunderstood – and ultimately mistrusted – by Americans on both sides of the political aisle. And in times of uncertainty…
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Public Health Finds a New Beat
April 7, 2026 · 31 minGetting public health messaging right isn’t easy. With trust in institutions on the decline and misinformation on the rise, even life-saving information often fails to reach the people who need it most. So what kinds of messages actually…
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The Hidden Cost of Cutting Medicaid
March 26, 2026 · 23 minMedicaid was never intended to be the backbone of the U.S. public health system. But what started in 1965 as a limited health insurance option for a small group of low-income Americans has grown into a $900 billion program that funds…
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Who Knew? What Health Departments Do
November 25, 2025 · 14 minA health department in Kentucky pays half your rent. Another in Oregon runs the county jail's medical system. A third in Iowa partners with businesses to raise wages for childcare workers. How did we end up with a public health system…
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Five Trillion on Medical Care, Pennies on Public Health
November 25, 2025 · 18 minWhy do public health departments have such little power, so few dollars, and are undervalued while their counterparts in the medical care system, especially physicians and hospitals, have influence, money, prestige, and respect There is…