703: The $10 Billion Question: How OBBBA Is Reshaping Healthcare
$10 billion is cut from Medicaid each year, leaving around 10 million people uninsured. These outcomes correlate with the passing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or OBBBA. What are the policy changes enacted by OBBBA, and how are these policy changes affecting millions of people insured on the publicly-funded Medicaid? What will happen if the reforms are put into practice too late? This episode will dive into the details of these policy changes, emphasizing potential pros and cons of OBBBA on the U.S. healthcare system – as well as how they affect both Medicaid beneficiaries and private insurees alike. Listeners will walk away with a newfound understanding of the interconnectedness of the U.S. healthcare system – how even the smallest policy alterations can have a widespread, indirect impact on everyone.
Written by Shane Douglas, Rma Polce, Ayrina Lopez & Skye Romo.
Produced and Edited by Ayrina Lopez, Shane Douglas & Rma Polce.
Special thanks to the Investigative Biology Lab @ Cornell University for our recording equipment
Music from Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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