Voices From American Medicine
by ReachMD
These 15-minute conversations, produced in cooperation with the state medical societies and associations of America, highlight today's practicing physicians' unique accomplishments, perspectives, triumphs, and challenges— as well as the strategies they use in their practice that listeners will find informative and empowering.
Episodes
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Is a One-Size-Fits-All Healthcare Plan the Right Approach?
Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Asim A. Shah, MD Healthcare reform has become a leading debate in the media, with supporters of single payer systems touting projections of quality improvements and cost savings alongside other benefits. But what are some of the drawbacks of a one-size-fits-all?...
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Defining & Differentiating Single-Payer Proposals
Host: Mario R. Nacinovich, Jr., MSc Guest: Jodi L. Liu Terms like single-payer, universal coverage, and Medicare for All often land at the center of political discussions andat times, get used interchangeably. But as Dr. Jodi Liu, Professor and Associate Policy Researcher at the Pardee RAND...
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Perspectives on Single-Payer Models from a National Health Plan Advocate
Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: David Himmelstein, MD The subject of single-payer healthcare is at the forefront of practically every political discussion and debate. Providing unique perspectives on its strengths and setbacks is nationally-renowned advocate Dr. David Himmelstein.
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Comparing Single-Payer Systems at the State vs. National Level
Host: Mario R. Nacinovich, Jr., MSc Guest: Michael Sparer, JD, PhD How do we define single-payer healthcare at the national and state levels, respectively, and is either model even realistic for large scale implementation? Dr. Maichael Sparer, Professor and Chair in the Department of Health…
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Current Trends in Public Opinions on Single-Payer Healthcare
Host: Mario R. Nacinovich, Jr., MSc Guest: Liz Hamel How has public opinion on the idea of a national single-payer healthcare model changed since the late 1990s? Liz Hamel, Vice President and Director of Public Opinion and Survey Research at the Kaiser Family Foundation is here to answer that…
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Navigating the Road Toward Healthcare Reform: Single-Payer Pros & Cons
Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Kenneth Thorpe, PhD In today’s polarized political climate, the road toward greater healthcare access, delivery, and cost coverage is still highly uncertain. So to help shed light on some of the merits and challenges of a single-payer model, Dr. Matt Birnholz sits...
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Medicine After the American Health Care Act: Where Do We Go From Here?
Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: James Capretta On this episode of Voices From American Medicine, Dr. Matt Birnholz speaks with James Capretta, a Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, studying health care, entitlement, and US budgetary policy, as well as global trends in aging,...
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The Affordable Care Act in Practice: Successes, Failures, and What Comes Next
Host: Matt Birnholz, MD The Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010 to provide more Americans access to affordable quality health insurance and to reduce health care spending. But have these goals actually been met, and if not, what will it take to get there? On this episode of Voices From…
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Controversies in Drug Pricing: How Will Capitol Hill Respond?
Host: Frank Russomano Interest in health policies related to drug pricing has spiked in recent times. While remarkable research discoveries have positively escalated the pharmaceutical industry with release of more novel drugs, the question on how drugs should be priced is continually…
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All Things Educational: A Panel Discusses Independent CME, The Sunshine Act, and Reporting
Host: Frank Russomano There has been ongoing dialogue about the guidance needed to provide clarity on the reporting of indepedent medical education payments and the Sunshine Act. In this discussion, expert panelists analyze the definition of indirect payments and their exclusion as applied to...
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Collaborative Projects and Future Directions for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
Host: Frank Russomano Host Frank Russomano welcomes Rhondell Domilici, Regional Director for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, to discuss the organization's humble origins in 1967 as a small physician-patient collaborative, its rapid growth on a national scale, and the enduring mission that...
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DocBookMD: A Physician's Journey Toward Improving Patient Care
Host: Frank Russomano Host Frank Russomano welcomes Dr. Tracey Haas, Chief Medical Officer of DocbookMD, an innovative communication platform for health care providers. Dr. Haas shares her story of how she and her husband, Dr. Tim Gueramy, discovered DocBookMD, the challenges of being a physician...
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The Role of Technology in Precision Medicine
Host: Frank Russomano There are far too many diseases that do not have proven means of prevention or effective treatments. As such, health care providers must gain better insights into the biology of these diseases to make a difference for the millions of patients who suffer from them. Precision...
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The Politics of CME: Perspectives from Andrew Rosenberg and Thomas Sullivan
Host: Frank Russomano The role of continuing medical education (CME) within government is an important and ever-changing area of high interest and scrutiny among many stakeholders. The CME Coalition is an advocacy group working directly with government officials, lobbyist and other healthcare...
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Relocating a World Class Trauma Center: Perspectives from Penn Medicine's COO, Garry Scheib
Host: Frank Russomano Trauma care is one of the most complex health system infrastructures in the US. Depending on the type of injury sustained, a patient may require multidisciplinary intervention from any and/or every medical and surgical specialty, as well as all branches of allied health...
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"Overcoming Obamacare:" Health Policy Perspectives with Author Philip Klein
Host: Frank Russomano “One cannot understand policy without appreciating the philosophy that is driving it.” That’s a passage taken from author Philip Klein's book, Overcoming Obamacare: Three Approaches to Reversing the Government Takeover of Health Care. Mr. Klein is commentary editor of the...
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The Deadly Politicization of Ebola
Host: Frank Russomano "When political considerations trump basic medical strategies proven effective over centuries, the danger can be grave." That's a passage taken from a recent article called "The Deadly Politicization of Ebola," written by Dr. Richard Amerling, guest on this episode of…
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From Electrical Engineer to Nutrisystem CEO: The Career Path of Dawn Zier
Host: Frank Russomano Host Frank Russomano welcomes Nutrisystem, Inc CEO and President, Dawn Zier. Ms. Zier discusses her successful career path from an electrical engineering scholarship to publishing at Reader's Digest to her current executive role at Nutrisystem, Inc. Ms. Zier focuses on ways…
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A Pharmacist's Role in the Relief Efforts in Haiti
Host: Frank Russomano What are the continuing rehabilitation efforts in Haiti? And, how can you assist in the continual medical needs of this country? Host Frank Russomano welcomes pharmacist Ro Brual to discuss his special volunteer work in Haiti before, during and after the Haiti earthquake of...
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From Louisiana - Planning For Medical Emergencies
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: Anthony Blalock, MD After hurricanes Katrina and Rita, nephrologist Dr. Anthony "Andy" Blalock helped his home state of Louisiana, establish Emergency Medical Units to help community physicians plan and prepare for their role after a disaster—now a model for other…
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From Massachusetts — The Healthcare Reform Landscape
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: Alice Coombs, MD A form of the universal healthcare debated in nationwide healthcare reform was implemented in 1996 in the state of Massachusetts. Dr. Alice Coombs, immediate past-president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, critical care specialist at South Shore...
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From Maryland - Maintaining An Independent Internal Medicine Practice
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: Audrey Corson, MD Internist Dr. Audrey Corson discusses why the practice of medicine remains satisfying to her, despite the challenges of maintaining an independent medical practice. She and host Gary Epstein talk about why she feels maintaining her current practice…
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From Maryland — A 20-Year Retrospective of the Emergency Department, Front Door to the Community
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: David Hexter, MD, MPH, FACEP Host Gary Epstein's guest is Dr. David Hexter, practicing emergency physician in Baltimore and president of the Maryland State Medical Society (known as MedChi). He tells the story of his first spontaneous entrance into organized medicine.…
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From Texas — A Pediatrician Tackles Childhood Obesity
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: Kimberly Avila Edwards, MD An obese child has an 80 percent chance of staying obese throughout their lifetime. The children that Texas pediatrician Dr. Kimberly Avila Edwards saw in her practice, combined with statistics showing her home state had an even higher…
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From Georgia — A Physician's Immersion Into Organized Medicine and Health Policy
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: M. Todd Williamson, MD Georgia neurologist Dr. M. Todd Williamson rose through the ranks of his local physician organizations, before serving as president of his state’s medical association during 2009, as national healthcare reform was being debated in Washington, DC.…
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From Texas — Multiple Perspectives of a Physician-Lawyer
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: Stanley Wang, MD, JD, MPH Clinical cardiologist Dr. Stanley Wang describes why he decided to study law as well as medicine. He practices cardiology in an urban and rural outpatient setting, but also devotes his time and energy to legislative matters on behalf of his...
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From Texas — Making House Calls in a Changing Practice Landscape
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: Sidney Ontai, MD, MBA The first conversation in this series highlighting practicing physicians' unique accomplishments, perspectives, triumphs, and challenges, and the strategies they use in their practice, introduces listeners to Dr. Sidney Ontai: a Hawaii-born…
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From Connecticut — A Nurse-Turned-Cardiologist's Perspective on Delivering Care
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: John Foley, MD, FACC Cardiologist Dr. John Foley started his medical career as a registered nurse. Dr. Foley discusses with host Gary Epstein how his bedside experience as a nurse later shaped his perspective and cardiology practice, and his perspective on the structure…
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From Connecticut — A One-Exam-Room Small Town Solo Practice
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: Douglas Gerard, MD Dr. Douglas Gerard runs a one-exam-room solo practice serving the rural Connecticut town of New Hartford (population 6,000), where he lives, and treats his friends and neighbors. Dr. Gerard talks with host Gary Epstein about the doctor-patient...
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From Mississippi — The Varied Interests of a Physician
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: R. Scott Anderson, MD It's not uncommon for physicians to have varied interests and passions in addition to their full-time practice. Dr. Russell Scott Anderson, a radiation oncologist in rural Mississippi, has been a diving medical officer in the military, written a...
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From Georgia — The Changing Environment of Solo Family Practice
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: W. Scott Bohlke, MD Host Gary Epstein speaks with Dr. Scott Bohlke, family practice physician in private practice in rural Brooklet, Georgia. In this interview, Dr. Bohlke discusses the family practice he joined, and how it has changed over time. He also discusses what…
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From Connecticut — Ensuring Medical Access to the Underserved
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: Steven Wolfson, MD Cardiologist Dr. Steven Wolfson is co-founder of a grassroots effort in New Haven, Connecticut, to bring together 200 primary care and specialty physicians to provide pro-bono care to low-income uninsured patients. The program began originally in North...
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From Mississippi — A Physician-Nun's Double Mandate to Assist the Poor
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: Sister Anne Brooks, DO When Dr. Anne Brooks finished her medical training at the age of 40, she had already been a Catholic nun for most of her life. She began her career in the small town of Tutwiler (population 1,364, average per capita income $7,177) in the…
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From Georgia — A Pioneer in Reproductive Medicine
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: Dorothy Mitchell-Leef, MD Dr. Dorothy Mitchell-Leef tells host Gary Epstein why she decided to go into medicine, despite the lack at the time of female physician role models, details many of the changes she has seen in the evolution of the role of women in medical...
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From Mississippi — Rural Medicine to the World Medical Association
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: J. Edward Hill, MD Dr. J. Edward Hill has participated in both practice and policy. He began in family practice in the rural Mississippi Delta, and started an extremely successful maternal child health program that was instrumental in lowering fetal mortality. Dr. Hill...
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Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out
Host: Gary Epstein Guest: Wendell Potter Host of Voices From American Medicine, Gary Epstein, talks this week with Wendell Potter, author of Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. Mr. Potter made headlines as a…
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About this show
These 15-minute conversations, produced in cooperation with the state medical societies and associations of America, highlight today's practicing physicians' unique accomplishments, perspectives, triumphs, and challenges— as well as the strategies they use in their practice that listeners will find informative and empowering.
Hosted by
ReachMD