What are the major differences between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage? How do the two programs compare when it comes to accessing care?

To get the facts, join host Brenda Gazzar and Ed Weisbart, MD, a retired family physician, former chief medical officer of Express Scripts and a national board member of Physicians for a National Health Program.

From narrow provider networks to pre-authorizations and claims denials, Dr. Weisbart shares the nitty-gritty on Medicare Advantage. What is the Medicare Advantage business model? Why are so many Medicare Advantage insurers being accused of fraud?

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The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Caroline Vakil, Campaign Reporter at 'The Hill.'

The two preview tomorrow's midterm elections, including what Senate races to watch.

Her Twitter handle is @CarolineVakil.

Brad is then joined by Alex Lawson. Alex is the Executive Director of Social Security Works, the convening member of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition— a coalition made up of over 340 national and state organizations representing over 50 million Americans.

They discuss the new story from the New York Times, titled, "Republicans, Eyeing Majority, Float Changes to Social Security and Medicare."

(story link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/us/politics/republicans-social-security-medicare.html)

The website for Social Security Works is www.SocialSecurityWorks.org and their Twitter handle is @SSworks. Alex's handle is @alaw202.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.

You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

You can watch this episode in the following places:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ZkKzXgwMBLJv

YouTube - https://youtu.be/N-QYiga78UU

Facebook - https://fb.watch/gFyTuLmyVx/

On the radio show this week we talk about the true power of your vote (spoiler alert: It’s big), what policies are at stake, how grandmothers are rising, and the best ways to make a plan to vote on (or before) November 8th. Find out where to vote at www.MomsRising.org/vote22

*Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Jocelyn Frye, National Partnership for Women & Families, @NPWF; Kelli McCannell, Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights (GRR!), @GRRNow; and Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising

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You can catch my interview with award-winning reporter Soledad OBrien about how she recommends reporting on liars, through subscribing to this free podcast of the Laura Flanders Show, or catch the program on hundreds of PBS stations. Go to https://LauraFlanders.org for more information.

It's unlikely that President Biden's policies are causing inflation, unless he's also responsible for it in the UK, Europe and Japan, where things are worse than they are here. Today, we look at the economy from a fact-based perspective. It’s short. I hope you’ll listen.