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88. Transition and Recovery: Betsy Anderson of Serenity Grove

88. Transition and Recovery: Betsy Anderson of Serenity Grove

Dan turns over the interview mic to the show's Spring 2021 college intern, Ohio University student Claire McGee, who talks with Betsy Anderson, Executive Director of Serenity Grove, a not-for-profit level II transitional recovery home in Athens, Ohio.

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87. Drug Prices in Ohio: What is to Be Done?

87. Drug Prices in Ohio: What is to Be Done?

Building on several past episodes exploring pharmaceutical access and pricing in Ohio, Dan talks with Loren Anthes of the Center for Community Solutions and Antonio Ciaccia of 46Brooklyn about a paper Loren recently circulated offering policy options for Ohio.

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86. Reps. Crawley and Manning on Extending Health Care Coverage for New Mothers

86. Reps. Crawley and Manning on Extending Health Care Coverage for New Mothers

Dan talks with Rep. Erica Crawley (D-Columbus) and Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) about their advocacy for expanding Medicaid postpartum health care services for new mothers. Dan also talks with Kelly Vyzral of Children's Defense Fund of Ohio, who offers expert commentary.

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83. Brian Alexander on The Hospital: Life, Death and Dollars in a Small American Town
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83. Brian Alexander on The Hospital: Life, Death and Dollars in a Small American Town

Dan talks with author Brian Alexander about his new book, The Hospital: Life, Death and Dollars in a Small American Town. Topics include hospital consolidation, inequality, and the relationship between hospitals and the economic and cultural lives of Americans, particularly in small towns and cities.

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76. Introducing UnsCripted Medicine Podcast: Dan Skinner on Health Policy & Medical Education
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76. Introducing UnsCripted Medicine Podcast: Dan Skinner on Health Policy & Medical Education

On this "podswap" episode of Prognosis Ohio, Dan is interviewed by Kevin Milligan of the informative medical education podcast, UnsCripted Medicine. Kevin talks with Dan about his work as a medical educator, why health policy is important for medical students, and how changes in medicine and health care shape what medical students need to know.

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75. Exiting Ohio: Journalism & Health in Ohio with Paige Pfleger
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75. Exiting Ohio: Journalism & Health in Ohio with Paige Pfleger

Dan talks with Paige Pfleger, for the past few years a health and science reporter at WOSU Media, who is now on her way to WPLN in Nashville. Dan and Paige discuss her time in Ohio, the challenges and joys of covering stories intersecting with health, and how journalists can stay connected to communities in a rapidly-shifting journalism industry.

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73. Ohio's COVID-19 Response (So Far): Former Ohio Department of Health Director Rick Hodges
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73. Ohio's COVID-19 Response (So Far): Former Ohio Department of Health Director Rick Hodges

Former Ohio Department of Health Director Rick Hodges talks with Dan about Ohio's response to the COVID19 pandemic. Topics include differences between the current moment with COVID19 and Ohio's experience with ebola during Hodges' time at ODH; the frustrating politics of the current moment; and the federal response (or lack thereof) to COVID19.

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72. COVID-19 Vaccines: Three OSU Public Health Law Experts Weigh In

72. COVID-19 Vaccines: Three OSU Public Health Law Experts Weigh In

Dan talks with public health law experts from Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law: Patricia Zettler, Efthimios Parasidis, and Micah Berman. Topics: the FDA's Emergency Use Authorization process; building trust among Americans considering getting vaccinated; plans for a just distribution; and how to understand the role of market competition and international cooperation.

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