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Can Medicaid survive The Big Beautiful Bill cuts? Paul welcomes Drs. Michael Flynn, Gene Shively, and Barbara Casper along with Medicaid recipient Amber. It's situation critical for Amber as she struggles to maintain her eligibility along with thousands of others in Kentucky.

Join psychotherapist Dr. Michael Eiden as he explores the critical issue of screen addiction in this insightful episode. He examines how viewers are intentionally manipulated through revenue-driven business models that employ advanced algorithms. Dr. Eiden discusses the significant effects of screen addiction on young, developing brains, particularly concerning socialization skills, while highlighting potential risks. He also provides valuable insights for navigating the digital landscape and addresses the implications of screen addiction for adults.

Kay Tillow, Chairperson of Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare and Guest Dare Cima, Social Justice Activist and a member of DSA, on Medicaid Cuts impact on Eastern Kentucky. Dare hails from the foothills of Appalachia in Southeastern Kentucky and still has family there. Dare is uniquely qualified to speak on the state of healthcare while growing up in the region.

On today’s program, Kay Tillow, Nancy Crew, and Paul Hoppe, members of Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care discuss the importance of getting a Medicare For All bill passed in Congress with special guest Randy Raley, who is a candidate for Congress from the 15th district in Southern Illinois. Mr. Raley is an advocate for Medicare for all and believes that health care is a human right. Due to the current administration’s budget cuts to healthcare plus the tariffs that have been imposed by the administration, the large farming district that Mr. Raley would represent is being hammered on two fronts. Farmers are being priced completely out of the healthcare market and at risk of even losing their farms.

The topic of today's show is A.I. (artificial intelligence) in healthcare. The use of AI in healthcare is expanding rapidly and shows great promise in advancing treatment in many areas. It is becoming widely used in the area of imaging where it is able to Read X-rays, CAT scans, and MRI's with accuracy that sometimes surpasses human Radiologists. It Is even showing promise in the area of robotic surgery, assisting Surgeons, and in ongoing trials doing autonomous robotic surgery (without human intervention). Joining CoHosts Paul Hoppe, Dr Gene Shively, and Dr Michael Flynn is our guest, Doctor Donald Henderson. Dr. Henderson is the director of health care administration at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine located in Bradenton FL

Psychiatrist Chris Stewart on treating those with both mental and addiction issues.

Today's Guest is Dr. Timothy Mullett, Medical Director of the Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network at University of Kentucky Healthcare, enhancing access to high-quality cancer services and programs through collaboration with community hospitals. Our vision is for Kentuckians and those from surrounding states to have access to excellent cancer care.

This is a look back at the history of segregated hospitals and health care in the United States.

Members of Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care, Kay Tillow and Dr Melissa Lucas discuss the differences between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage. The primary difference being that under Medicare Advantage your Medicare Parts A, B and D are bundled into one, technically known as Part C. and a for-profit, private insurance company is given by Medicare, a specific amount of money per client to pay the client's medical bills, as well as the authority to determine which payments are made to your providers such as doctors and hospitals and specialists and therapists And which of those payments may be denied. The more claims that are successfully denied, the more profit is made by the insurer.

Whitney Austin, co-founder of the Whitney Strong Foundation and survivor of the Cincinnati Fifth Third Bank shooting tells her story and the work of her organization to curb gun violence. Find out more about Whitney on https://www.whitneystrong.org/

This week on Single Payer Radio, we discuss how the cuts to healthcare in the Big Beautiful (Ugly) Bill will affect Kentuckians, especially in rural areas.

Dr Pat Murphy on his holistic approach to addiction treatment. James P. Murphy, MD, DFASAM is founder and CEO of Murphy Pain Center. He serves gratis as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He has earned a Master of Medical Management from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. He has board certifications in Pain Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and Anesthesiology. His Pain Management fellowship was at Rochester, Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic, where he also served on the faculty of the Mayo Medical School.

Paul Hoppe, with cohosts Drs Michael Flynn, Gene Shively and their guest Dr Brende Lott, DNP, CNM (certified nurse-midwife) discuss Midwifery plus the effects of the draconian women's health laws in the State ok Kentucky.

Members of Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare discuss the DOGE Healthcare Cuts.

About the Louisville Family Community Clinic. A non-profit, free clinic that is registered as a Charitable Health Provider in Kentucky. Services are provided by volunteer physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other health professionals in the community. We provide medical assistance to individuals without health insurance. Our medical providers see adults and children with a variety of acute, episodic illnesses. Interpreters are also available for those patients who speak Spanish.Our facility is run on generous donations and grants from private and family foundations, as well as individual contributions.

Dr Jason Smith , UofL Health chief medical officer (CMO), and now interim CEO.of UL Health on the improvements and challenges of running the UofL Heath system since it's move to non-profit status.

Dr Jeff Bumpous, Dean of the University of Louisville Medical School in a discussion about UofL Healthcare, it's recent remarkable transformation from private to non-profit , the challenge of coming Medicare and Medicaid funding cuts, AI's future in medicine  and several other related issues .

Paul Hoppe welcomes Drs Gene Shively and Mike Flynn with special guests Amber, a Medicaid patient, and Dr Barbara Casper. The discussion is on Medicaid and the problems facing it, ranging from the cumbersome process of getting signed up, to finding providers in your area, and adequate funding. Dr    Casper will share insights into how physicians deal with these issues in trying to provide the best care possible for their patients.

The National Day of Action will bring people together locally and nationally from neighborhoods, unions, faith groups, businesses, and all types of civic organizations to join the demand to remove profit from health care. We must focus our collective anger towards corporate health insurers to bring real reform: put National Single Payer on the nation’s agenda!

A discussion on gun violence with a concerned trauma surgeon as society wrestles with this difficult issue. Hosted by Paul Hoppe, Cohosts Drs Mike Flynn and Gene Shively interview our special guest, Dr Keith Miller.

A discussion on gun violence with a concerned trauma surgeon as society wrestles with this difficult issue. Hosted by Paul Hoppe, Cohosts Drs Mike Flynn and Gene Shively interview our special guest, Dr Keith Miller.

About the Louisville Family Community Clinic. A non-profit, free clinic that is registered as a Charitable Health Provider in Kentucky. Services are provided by volunteer physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other health professionals in the community. We provide medical assistance to individuals without health insurance. Our medical providers see adults and children with a variety of acute, episodic illnesses. Interpreters are also available for those patients who speak Spanish.Our facility is run on generous donations and grants from private and family foundations, as well as individual contributions.

Dr Jeff Bumpous, Dean of the University of Louisville Medical School in a discussion about UofL Healthcare, it's recent remarkable transformation from private to non-profit , the challenge of coming Medicare and Medicaid funding cuts, AI's future in medicine and several other related issues .

The National Day of Action will bring people together locally and nationally from neighborhoods, unions, faith groups, businesses, and all types of civic organizations to join the demand to remove profit from health care. We must focus our collective anger towards corporate health insurers to bring real reform: put National Single Payer on the nation’s agenda!

Single Payer Radio | Jason Smith UofL Healthcare Renaissance | 3-26-2025 by Forward Radio

Single Payer Radio | Paul, Hariette & Kay | DOGE Healthcare Cuts | 3-10-25 by Forward Radio

Paul Hoppe welcomes Drs Gene Shively and Mike Flynn with special guests Amber, a Medicaid patient, and Dr Barbara Casper. The discussion is on Medicaid and the problems facing it, ranging from the cumbersome process of getting signed up, to finding providers in your area, and adequate funding. Dr Casper will share insights into how physicians deal with these issues in trying to provide the best care possible for their patients.

Paul Hoppe, along with co-hosts Drs Mike Flynn and Gene Shively and our guest Dr Brian Davis discuss issues affecting immigration along our Mexican border, especially as related to providing healthcare to the immigrants

Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare Members  and Guest, Lexington Ky Vice-Mayor Dan Wu discuss the City deciding to relieve 100 million dollars of local resident's medical debt.

Paul Hoppe and co-hosts Drs. Mike Flynn and Gene Shively discuss the epidemic of gun shootings and killings in the US focusing on school shootings. Our guest, psychiatrist Dr. Steve Lippmann, offers insight to the causes and possible solutions.

Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare members, Kay Tillow, Charlie Casper, and Paul Hoppe join their guest, union organizer, Tamara Bell in a discussion about unionized Starbucks workers trying to gain a contract from their employer which would include fair wages and other benefits including affordable and accessible health care.

Dr Tom James joins Drs Mike Flynn and Gene Shively along with Paul Hoppe in a discussion on womens reproductive rights in Kentucky. Kentucky currently has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the United States. As of December 2024, abortion is illegal in Kentucky at all stages of pregnancy, with very limited exceptions.

Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare members, Kay Tillow, Charlie Casper, and Paul Hoppe join their guest, union organizer, Tamara Bell in a discussion about unionized Starbucks workers trying to gain a contract from their employer which would include fair wages and other benefits including affordable and accessible health care.

Paul Hoppe and co-hosts Drs. Mike Flynn and Gene Shively discuss the epidemic of gun shootings and killings in the US focusing on school shootings. Our guest, psychiatrist Dr. Steve Lippmann, offers insight to the causes and possible solutions.

Paul Hoppe, along with co-hosts Drs Mike Flynn and Gene Shively and our guest Dr Brian Davis discuss issues affecting immigration along our Mexican border, especially as related to providing healthcare to the immigrants

A group from Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare discuss the recent killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the effect on it's quest for Medicare for All

Dr Tom James joins Drs Mike Flynn and Gene Shively along with Paul Hoppe in a discussion on womens reproductive rights in Kentucky. Kentucky currently has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the United States. As of December 2024, abortion is illegal in Kentucky at all stages of pregnancy, with very limited exceptions.

Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare Members and Guest, Lexington Ky Vice-Mayor Dan Wu discuss the City deciding to relieve 100 million dollars of local resident's medical debt.

Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare members discuss the Affordable Care Act from the beginning.

Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare members discuss the Affordable Care Act from the beginning.

On this week's show, we tackle vital issues of rural healthcare.

On this week's show, we tackle vital issues of rural healthcare.

Signing up for a Medicare Advantage could be a Mistake. Join Kay Tillow, Hamza Jamal, and Evan Hawthorn to learn the difference between it and Traditional Medicare. Single Payer Radio airs on Forward Radio, 106.5 FM, WFMP-LP Louisville, and on our website, forwardradio.org, every Monday at 2pm and repeats on Tuesday at 7am and Wednesday at 11 am. - Contains no copyrighted music

Signing up for a Medicare Advantage could be a Mistake. Join Kay Tillow, Hamza Jamal, and Evan Hawthorn to learn the difference between it and Traditional Medicare. Single Payer Radio airs on Forward Radio, 106.5 FM, WFMP-LP Louisville, and on our website, forwardradio.org, every Monday at 2pm and repeats on Tuesday at 7am and Wednesday at 11 am. - Contains no copyrighted music

A crisis looms for Rural Hospitals. Paul Hoppe, Drs Mike Flynn, Gene Shively, and Don Henderson discuss the problems faced and what could be done.

Kay Tillow, Harriette Seiler, Hamza Jamal, Evan Hawthorn, and Paul Hoppe of Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare discuss the poor ranking of our healthcare in this country based on a Commonwealth Fund report comparing industrialized nations.

Kay Tillow, Harriette Seiler, Hamza Jamal, Evan Hawthorn, and Paul Hoppe of Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare discuss the poor ranking of our healthcare in this country based on a Commonwealth Fund report comparing industrialized nations.

Drs Ernest Marshall, Alecia Fields and Ona Marshall join Drs Mike Flynn, Gene Shively and Paul Hoppe discuss the state of Women's Reproductive Rights in Kentucky

Drs Ernest Marshall, Alecia Fields and Ona Marshall join Drs Mike Flynn, Gene Shively and Paul Hoppe discuss the state of Women's Reproductive Rights in Kentucky

How we will pay for single payer health care.