Episode 14: Walking and Chewing (Sugarless) Gum on Health Care




On The Economy show

Summary: Health care redux! Ben and Jared revisit the health care debate with Sarah Lueck and Jon Walker, exploring where things stand, where they might go next, and the role of “path dependency.” Plus, some classic American poetry from Chuck Berry. Jon's proposal for transitioning to a single-payer health care system ("Medical Insurance and Care for All: A National Single-Payer Bill"): https://shadowproof.com/2017/07/24/medical-insurance-care-national-single-payer-bill-mica/ Sarah's recent blog on the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces and the threats to them posed by the Trump Administration ("ACA Marketplaces Poised to Grow Stronger - If They're Not Sabotaged"): https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-marketplaces-poised-to-grow-stronger-if-theyre-not-sabotaged Musical Interlude: "Maybellene" by Chuck Berry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opG44Eqea6g