The WNC Health Policy Initiative (HPI) Podcast

Episode 15: The Cost of the One Big Bill: WNC’s Fight for Healthcare Access (Full)

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In this full-length version of the WNC Health Policy Initiative podcast, we sit down with Katie Alexander and Ali Houghton from Pisgah Legal Services' WNC Health and Economic Opportunity Program to explore the impact of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act on healthcare coverage. We discuss the services provided by Pisgah Legal, how this sweeping legislation could reshape healthcare access across Western North Carolina, especially for:

  • Medicaid recipients
  • Residents using tax credits on their marketplace insurance
  • Documented immigrant communities such as individuals with work permits, DACA, asylees, and refugees, &
  • Residents with disabilities

    • Listen in for insights into what this means for healthcare access in WNC and opportunities for guidance and volunteering to engage in the topic. 

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