WYPR: The Signal Podcast

How Much Will Health Insurance Cost Next Year, Reflections on Coming Out in Baltimore, Choreographer Liz Lerman's "Healing Wars"


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We talk with CareFirst CEO Chet Burrell about next year's individual health insurance rates, plus Baltimore activists reflect on coming out in the 70s and 80s, and choreographer Liz Lerman on her newest theatrical dance piece, "Healing Wars."

How much will individuals pay for health insurance in November when enrollment opens back up? Insurers have told state government what they hope to charge. We talk with about it with the CEO of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Maryland’s largest health insurer.

This weekend's "Baltimore Pride" festivities will bring 30-thousand people into the city to celebrate LGBTQ visibility. But there was a time when being openly gay wasn’t common. We revisit our conversation with two Baltimore activists about coming out in the 1970s and 80s.

Also, Tom Hall speaks with choreographer Liz Lerman about her newest theatrical dance piece "Healing Wars." It explores how medics and nurses during the Civil War healed physical and emotional wounds.

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