Family Life Newsmaker Interview: Health Care Issues in 2025 - Dr. Chad Savage - 3/12/25

Current Health Care Trends: "Big Picture" issues in 2025 One physician's persepctives on where America is with our health care system This week marks the 5th anniversary of Covid-related lockdowns in the U.S. A handful of new measles cases in the nation has people asking new questions about vaccines. The president's new Health and Human Services secretary is promising some major changes for the health care industry. And, the average American household is spending more than $1 of every $6 they have in annual on health care.  (And that is only their share of insurance, deductibles and out-of-pocket costs. That doesn't include what the Federal and state governments pay, employers' share of insurance, charitable medical assistance, or the effects when local hospitals write off hundreds of thousands in unpaid bills.) Yes. The health care system is one of the universally-impactful aspects of our lives.  Our guest on today's Family Life News Feature offers his overview on what we need to know about American medicine these days. Dr. Chad Savage operates his own private medical practice and is connected with a Christian organization called Samaritan Ministries. He offers his commentary on Covid, how the actions in 2020 and beyond have increased public questions and skepticism about vaccines and "official" health advisories. Greg Gillispie also asked him how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and upcoming Trump Administration policies might change our health care options. Savage also describes what we need to know about who pays for health care, how that affects doctors and clinics, and how it affects patients.