Podcast host Joe Sparks discusses the new Medicare for All bills in the House and Senate, and summarizes why we need Medicare for

Why is it that infant mortality rates in America differ by race? Why are

Podcast host Joe Sparks suggests ways to hold commercial health insurance companies accountable for their widespread denial of care, and to stem some

Podcast host Joe Sparks marvels at the way policymakers bend over backwards to support Medicare Advantage, despite well-documented patterns of wrongdoing on the

On this edition of Your Call, we speak with two doctors who are

Rheumatology Practice Manager Julie Baak, of the Arthritis Center in Bridgeton, Mo., describes how commercial insurance companies bully independent medical practices by overwhelming

Podcast host Joe Sparks considers the federal government’s swift action on behalf of depositors with Silicon Valley Bank, and wonders why similar action

How does running a hospital like a business run counter to providing reliable and

What’s the story behind the EMTALA patient protection law of 1986, which requires hospitals to stabilize