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Michael Lighty joins us to discuss lessons from his more than 25 years as part of the struggle for single payer and health justice in the United States.

Michael is Health Care Constituency Director for the Sanders campaign and former Policy Director for National Nurses United (NNU).

This episode is part of Medicare for All Week, a limited event series running Feb 3 - 11. Every day between Iowa and New Hampshire, we're bringing you fresh interviews from some of our favorite voices on single payer and the fight for health justice, plus some special surprises. Death Panel is entirely listener supported, so if you enjoy this series please help us out by subscribing, leaving us a rating, or becoming a patron at patreon.com/deathpanelpod.

💉 DP Medicare for All Week 2020: Michael Lighty on Why This Time Is Different 💉 9 February 2020

This is the sole re-air of Medicare for All Week. This interview was originally posted as Death Panel Episode 111 on Christmas 2019.

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Ryan Grim joins us to discuss the balance of power within the Democratic Party, the recent history of progressive challengers, and whether Congress is changing quickly enough.

Ryan Grim is D.C. Bureau Chief of The Intercept and the author of "We've Got People" (Strong Arm Press, 2019).

This episode is part of Medicare for All Week, a limited event series running Feb 3 - 11. Every day between Iowa and New Hampshire, we're bringing you fresh interviews from some of our favorite voices on single payer and the fight for health justice, plus some special surprises. Death Panel is entirely listener supported, so if you enjoy this series please help us out by subscribing, leaving us a rating, or becoming a patron at patreon.com/deathpanelpod.

💉 DP Medicare for All Week 2020: Ryan Grim on Congress 💉 8 February 2020

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We sit down with Steve Way to discuss the crisis of long term services and supports (LTSS) in American healthcare, his support of Medicare for All, Bernie's Disability Rights platform, and his own battle with New Jersey Medicaid over home care hours.

Note: The day before this posted, there was a major update to Steve's case. Bea reached Steve over the phone to briefly provide some context at the beginning of the episode. The original interview begins at 05:25.

This episode is part of Medicare for All Week, a limited event series running Feb 3 - 11. Every day between Iowa and New Hampshire, we're bringing you fresh interviews from some of our favorite voices on single payer and the fight for health justice, plus some special surprises. Death Panel is entirely listener supported, so if you enjoy this series please help us out by subscribing, leaving us a rating, or becoming a patron at patreon.com/deathpanelpod.

💉 DP Medicare for All Week 2020: Steve Way on Long Term Care and Bernie's Disability Platform 💉 7 February 2020

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We're joined by Leslie Lee III (Struggle Session) and OK Fox (Art and Labor) for a Medicare for All podcast crossover event spectacular, featuring call-ins from Bryan Quinby (Street Fight) and Todd (Beep Beep Lettuce).

This episode is part of Medicare for All Week, a limited event series running Feb 3 - 11. Every day between Iowa and New Hampshire, we're bringing you fresh interviews from some of our favorite voices on single payer and the fight for health justice, plus some special surprises. Death Panel is entirely listener supported, so if you enjoy this series please help us out by subscribing, leaving us a rating, or becoming a patron at patreon.com/deathpanelpod.

💉 DP Medicare for All Week 2020: The M4A Podcasters Caucus w/ Leslie Lee III, OK Fox, Bryan Quinby and Todd 💉 6 February 2020

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We're joined by Jack Allison of Struggle Session and JackAM to discuss the absolute chaos in Iowa and his ongoing campaign to get to the bottom of the connections between Shadow Inc., ACRONYM, and Crooked Media. Then we delve further into the caucus results and their potential implications for the rest of the primary.

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💉 DP EP 122 Pod Save ACRONYM w/ Jack Allison 💉 6 February 2020

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We speak with Vivian Negron about how medical billing has changed over her 37 years working as a medical receptionist, and the absurd hoops private insurance companies make her jump through on a daily basis.

This episode is part of Medicare for All Week, a limited event series running Feb 3 - 11. Every day between Iowa and New Hampshire, we're bringing you fresh interviews from some of our favorite voices on single payer and the fight for health justice, plus some special surprises. Death Panel is entirely listener supported, so if you enjoy this series please help us out by subscribing, leaving us a rating, or becoming a patron at patreon.com/deathpanelpod.

💉 DP Medicare for All Week 2020: Vivian Negron on 37 Years of Billing Private Insurance 💉 5 February 2020

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: http://bit.ly/m4aw03

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We speak with Dr. Adam Gaffney about the redistributive potential of a single payer health system and his work with Physicians for a National Health Program.

Dr. Adam Gaffney is president of Physicians for a National Health Program, and a co-chair of the Working Group on Single-Payer Program Design, which developed the “Physicians’ Proposal for Single-Payer Health Care Reform." He is a pulmonary specialist at Cambridge Health Alliance / Harvard Medical School.

This episode is part of Medicare for All Week, a limited event series running Feb 3 - 11. Every day between Iowa and New Hampshire, we're bringing you fresh interviews from some of our favorite voices on single payer and the fight for health justice, plus some special surprises. Death Panel is entirely listener supported, so if you enjoy this series please help us out by subscribing, leaving us a rating, or becoming a patron at patreon.com/deathpanelpod.

💉 DP Medicare for All Week 2020: Adam Gaffney on Redistributing Care 💉 3 February 2020

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Libby Watson joins us to discuss attitudes in Washington towards single payer, the influence of corporate-backed groups like the Partnership for America's Health Care Future, and how untenable America's current health care system is.

Libby Watson is a staff writer at The New Republic.

This episode is part of Medicare for All Week, a limited event series running Feb 3 - 11. Every day between Iowa and New Hampshire, we're bringing you fresh interviews from some of our favorite voices on single payer and the fight for health justice, plus some special surprises. Death Panel is entirely listener supported, so if you enjoy this series please help us out by subscribing, leaving us a rating, or becoming a patron at patreon.com/deathpanelpod.

💉 DP Medicare for All Week 2020: Libby Watson on Dark Money 💉 4 February 2020

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Welcome to Medicare for All Week, a limited event series running Feb 3 - 11. Every day between Iowa and New Hampshire, we're bringing you fresh interviews from some of our favorite voices on single payer and the fight for health justice, plus some special surprises. Death Panel is entirely listener supported, so if you enjoy this series please help us out by subscribing, leaving us a rating, or becoming a patron at patreon.com/deathpanelpod.

💉 DP Medicare for All Week 2020 💉 2 February 2020

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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: http://bit.ly/M4AW0Transcript

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In a very special emergency episode, we discuss today's massive policy drop by the Bernie Sanders campaign on disability rights. We find a treasure trove of deep wonk cuts and a massive, holistic vision for the future of the American welfare state.

This is a very special last-minute bonus drop—if you don't already, support us on Patreon to help us make more things like this possible!

💉 DP Bonus 💉 31 January 2020

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