The Unseen Costs of “Medicare for All”
Many of the worst costs that will come with "Medicare for All" won't be calculated in dollars. They'll come in the form of doctor shortages, long wait times, and less access to care.
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Single-Payer Healthcare Is the Worst Kind of Universal Healthcare
Compared to other types of universal healthcare systems, what we call "single-payer" healthcare is possibly the worst of all.
The Gateway Drug Myth
The Time magazine article creating "the gateway drug" myth in the 1970s provided no citations for its claims, except ambiguous references to unnamed “experts.” The evidence remains elusive forty years later.
The Gateway Drug Myth
The Time magazine article creating "the gateway drug" myth in the 1970s provided no citations for its claims, except ambiguous references to unnamed “experts.” The evidence remains elusive 40 years later.
In the Footsteps of Donabedian: The US News and World Report Hospital Ranking System
Accad and Koka have a fascinating conversation with Ben Harder, an expert in hospital and physician quality ratings.
A Debate on Vaccine Mandates
Two distinguished guests — Dorit Reiss and Jonathan Howard — join the show to debate the issue of vaccine mandates.
Defenders of the Status Quo: Arthur Caplan and the Modern Bioethics Movement
A short episode commenting on a recent piece in Medscape by Arthur L. Caplan, one of the most influential bioethicists of the last forty years.
Why One Corporation Can Dictate Measles Policy in America
The way vaccines are packaged and distributed is often driven primarily by politics and government regulation — and not by medical concerns.
Bridging Health and Community with Pritpal Tamber
Today's guest is Dr. Pritpal Tamber, a physician who has devoted his career to better understanding what it means to live in a healthy community.
Can We Have a Reasonable Discussion About Vaccines?
Are public health concerns about unvaccinated children sufficient to trump individual liberty? Accad and Koka interview Dr. Niran Al-Aqba, a board-certified pediatrician in Washington State.
