HearSay with Cathy Lewis

The Price of Health


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Del. Lee Carter has called for a cap on insulin prices. Cathy Lewis discusses the cost of that life-saving medicine with him, and we hear from a woman who has been impacted by this issue personally. Then we discuss efforts by the UVA Health System to collect medical debts from patients. A Washington Post article reported that it has sued thousands of people, seized bank accounts, put liens on property, and forced people into bankruptcy. Later in the program, we hear about a local man who is HIV-positive and recently donated a kidney to a recipient with HIV as part of a clinical trial.
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HearSay with Cathy LewisBy 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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