Health Policy and the Politics of Health Care

In this episode, hosts Jim Knickman and Brian Elbel discuss health policy and the politics driving health care discussion in the United States with health policy experts Rogan Kersh and Jim Morone. During their conversation they delve into the battleground issues that permeate the field such as Obamacare, Medicaid expansion, and COVID-19, as well as some of the history of the health care industry that explains trends in the health sector and its marketplace. In addition, they reveal some potential career opportunities and discuss the persistent inequities that pervade the health care system.