Interview with Senator Bill Cassidy

Send us Fan MailOne quick stop at an AT&T store in Baton Rouge led to a liver transplant that saved my dad’s life, and Senator Bill Cassidy remembers the details like it happened yesterday. We start with that personal story, including how a transplant denial through the VA was challenged, what it looks like when someone is in end-stage liver failure, and what it feels like to see the same person six months after a successful transplant. It’s a reminder that healthcare isn’t a talking point when it’s your family sitting by the phone waiting for a call from Houston.From there, we get into policy with Cassidy wearing two hats: US senator and practicing physician. He breaks down his MVP agenda to lower healthcare costs by putting “money in your pocket” for out-of-pocket expenses and pushing real price transparency so patients can compare costs before they commit to care. We also talk surprise medical billing, why the No Surprises Act matters, and how upfront pricing for elective procedures can protect families from financial shock.We then tackle harder national issues: hearings on chemical abortion drugs like mifepristone and the debate over restoring safeguards such as in-person dispensing and ultrasound confirmation, plus what success looks like in the fentanyl and opioid crisis through the HALT Fentanyl Act and the SUPPORT Act. We close with border security, illegal trafficking, and Cassidy’s pitch to Louisiana voters focused on infrastructure funding, coastal restoration, flood protection, and broadband access. If this conversation made you think, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. https://a.co/d/8Ax0Ujg