Episodes
6 days ago
6 days ago
This is episode 117, “Will Health Care Get Even Worse in the United States?”
Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why health care is likely to become more expensive under Donald Trump.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
The Curse of Medical Debt
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
This is episode 116, “The Curse of Medical Debt.”
Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why medical debt is much larger problem than most people think.
Here is the report I referenced in this podcast: 100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt
Here are links to episodes 8 and 9 that I referenced in this podcast:
The Economics of Health Care, Part 1: The Problem – Our Current Health Care System Is Unaffordable
The Economics of Health Care, Part 2: The Solution – Medicare for All
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Health Records
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
This is episode 115, "The Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Health Records."
Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of electronic health records and why we often depend on faxes to transfer health data.
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Amazed by Free Health Care and Why We Need Medicare for All
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
This is episode 114, “Amazed by Free Health Care and Why We Need Medicare for All.”
Olympian Ariana Ramsey decided to try out the free health care at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. She was “amazed” and said that “America needs to do better with their healthcare system.”
Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains how the United States can do better with their healthcare system and how to make free health care normal so the amazement can end for everyone.
Here is the link to Ariana Ramsey’s TikTok video on being amazed by free health care: https://www.tiktok.com/@ariana.ramsey/video/7399645817944001838
Monday Jul 15, 2024
The Missing Criteria for Health Insurance Companies
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
This is episode 113, “The Missing Criteria for Health Insurance Companies.”
Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains that health insurance companies are concerned with profits and are using AI to increase profits by denying care. Instead, insurance companies should be evaluated on how well they cover costs for treatment.
Here are the articles referenced in this podcast.
- As UnitedHealth and Cigna are Sued for AI-Based Claims Denials, Documents Suggest Major AI Expansion
- Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need
Here is Wendell Potter’s news site referenced in this podcast, HEALTH CARE un-covered. I highly recommend it. Please consider subscribing to this news site.
Saturday Jun 15, 2024
The Harm Caused by Medicare Advantage
Saturday Jun 15, 2024
Saturday Jun 15, 2024
This is episode 112, “The Harm Caused by Medicare Advantage.”
Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks discusses a report by Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) that documents the harmful effects of Medicare Advantage.
Here is a link to the report: Taking Advantage: How Corporate Health Insurers Harm America’s Seniors.
Wednesday May 15, 2024
We Don't Need Medicare Advantage
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
This is episode 111, “We Don’t Need Medicare Advantage.”
Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why Medicare Advantage is not needed and is detrimental to Medicare.
Here is the MedPac report that I used as a source: Medicare Payment Policy. (See page XXV and pages 373-374.)
Monday Apr 15, 2024
We don’t Need Health Insurance Companies
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
This is episode 110, “We don’t Need Health Insurance Companies.”
Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks discusses why we don’t need health insurance companies.
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Some Really Good Reasons Why We Need Medicare For All
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
This is episode 109, “Some Really Good Reasons Why We Need Medicare For All.”
Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explicates some good reasons why we need Medicare for All and comments on some of the disinformation regarding Medicare for All.
These following articles are referenced or used as sources in this podcast:
22 studies agree: ‘Medicare for All’ saves moneyMedicare For All Would Improve Hospital Financing
National Improved Medicare for All (NIMA):
“But How Are You Going To Pay For It?”
M4A Math
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
A Prologue to the Future
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
This is episode 108, “A Prologue to the Future.”
Do not miss this episode as host Joe Sparks explains why the University of Delaware freezing hiring, pausing projects and curbing travel is a prologue to the future in the United States if we keep the current healthcare system.
These are the two articles referenced in this podcast:
Hiring frozen. Projects paused. Travel curbed. UD reacts to spiking state health care cost
Why companies are leaving the cloud