Understanding Medicare For All

Understanding Medicare For All

By Jacob Petrini & Stacey YiNews
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Understanding Medicare For All episodes

  • E8: Reflections & Learnings

    In "E8: Reflections & Learnings," Stacey and Jake reflect on each of prior episodes, sharing their biggest takeaways from conversations with Professor Anna Sinaiko, Professor John McDonough, Professor Bill Hsiao, and Stephanie Kang. Jake and Stacey will finish off the episode by talking about what they understand Medicare For All to be and how a Single Payer system could affect access to healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

    Please visit our website to check out other episodes and to explore additional learnings. 

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    23 min
  • E7: Current Medicare For All Proposals
    Stacey and Jake are joined by Stephanie Kang, M.S. (DrPH 2020)
    After listening to "Episode 7: Current Medicare For All Proposals," we hope listeners have a better understanding of what the goals and objectives of Medicare For All are and how the passage of Medicare For All would impact healthcare workers and Americans. Stephanie discusses other efforts around healthcare reform, their merits, and whether they solve system problems. She also reflects on Medicare For All as a movement and tool that leaders like Senator Sanders are using to build momentum toward comprehensive healthcare reform. Jake, Stacey, and Stephanie also reflect on how complex and difficult the current system is for Americans.
    A summary of "Episode 7: Current Medicare For All Proposals" and additional learnings can be found on our website.

    Twitter: @mfafact, @jacob_petrini
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    33 min
  • Bonus: U.S. State Health Reform
    Stacey and Jake are joined by Professor Bill Hsiao.
    After listening to "Bonus: U.S. State Health Reform,"  we hope listeners have a better understanding of what healthcare reform looks like at a State level. You'll learn how Vermont established the foundation for its own Single Payer system and how national health reform and "marketing" got in the way. Bill worked with Bernie Sanders on Medicare For All and with Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin on Vermont's single-payer healthcare plan. Bill now is working with Governor Newsom's Healthy California For All Commission. You'll hear a bit about Jake and Stacey's home states.
    A summary of "Bonus: U.S. State Health Reform" and additional learnings can be found on our website.

    Twitter: @mfafact, @jacob_petrini
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    8 min
  • E6: The Future of U.S. Health Reform
    Stacey and Jake are joined by Professor Bill Hsiao.
    After listening to "Episode 6: The Future of U.S. Health Reform,"  we hope listeners have a better understanding of what the future looks like and how the world might change if a single payer health system was implemented in the U.S. Professor Hsiao shares his predictions for the future as well as which group of stakeholders has the potential to tip the U.S. toward supporting a Single Payer health system.
    A summary of "Episode 6: The Future of U.S. Health Reform" and additional learnings can be found on our website.

    Twitter: @mfafact, @jacob_petrini


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    17 min
  • E5: Thinking About Single Payer Health Systems in the U.S. Context
    Stacey and Jake are joined by Professor Bill Hsiao.
    After listening to "Episode 5: Thinking About Single Payer Health Systems in the U.S. Context," we hope listeners are able to make sense of the U.S. health reform debate. This episode focuses on how listeners can learn to evaluate health reform proposals and what to consider when choosing to support or oppose certain policies. We will also discuss the social values and ethics behind establishing single payer systems, and listeners will hear what priorities countries debate on to create their single payer health systems.
    A summary of "Episode 5: Thinking About Single Payer Health Systems in the U.S. Context" and additional learnings can be found on our website.

    Twitter: @mfafact, @jacob_petrini
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    17 min
  • E4: Introduction to Single Payer Health Systems
    Stacey and Jake are joined by Professor Bill Hsiao.
    After listening to "Episode 4: Introduction to Single Payer Health Systems," we hope listeners have a better understanding of single payer health systems, what a few of them look like, and how they are created. Bill will share his experience and knowledge with listeners, introduce the ethics and values behind single payer systems, and explain why countries choose to create single payer health systems. Medicare For All is a form of single payer health system.
    A summary of "Episode 4: Introduction to Single Payer Health Systems" and additional learnings can be found on our website. 

    Twitter: @mfafact


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    20 min
  • E3: Political Feasibility of Medicare For All
    Stacey and Jake are joined by Professor John McDonough.
    After listening to "Episode 3: Political Feasibility of Medicare For All," we hope listeners have a better understanding of the political currency and plan required to pass hallmark legislation like Medicare For All. Professor McDonough will share his experience and knowledge with listeners and introduce an alternative legislative process to get non-Medicare For All healthcare legislation passed and implemented to improve health outcomes in the U.S. He will discuss major pain points for healthcare consumers and talk about influential healthcare stakeholders.
    A summary of "Episode 3: Political Feasibility of Medicare For All" and additional learnings can be found on our website. 

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    24 min
  • E2: Options for Improving U.S. Healthcare
    Stacey and Jake are joined by Professor John McDonough.
    After listening to "E2: Options for Improving U.S. Healthcare," we hope our listeners will learn that there are alternative options to Medicare For All that could improve health outcomes in the U.S. Professor McDonough introduces us to single payer health systems (a term often used synonymously with Medicare For All) around the world and shares with us the many benefits that other countries experience. This episode with Professor McDonough serves as a foundation from which to begin talking about his experience passing the Affordable Care Act and the political feasibility of passing legislation like Medicare For All in Episode 3.
    A summary of "E2: Options for Improving U.S. Healthcare" and additional learnings can be found on our website. 

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    25 min
  • E1: History & Overview of U.S. Healthcare

    Stacey and Jake are joined by Professor Anna Sinaiko. After listening to "E1: History & Overview of U.S. Healthcare," we hope our listeners will have a newfound appreciation for the U.S. healthcare system’s complexity and a stronger understanding of how the U.S. healthcare system currently works for and with patients. Our conversation with Professor Sinaiko serves as a foundation to have deeper, more complex, and more than likely, confusing conversations about Medicare For All. We specifically discuss the following questions:  How do we look at the U.S. Health System as a market? - How is the U.S. health system currently structured? - What forms of health insurance exist and who is covered? - Why is the U.S. health system structured the way it is? - How does the U.S. health system compare to other developed countries? - What are the benefits of universal health insurance coverage? - What are the major pain points for health care consumers in the U.S.? - What is Medicare For All? 

    A summary of Episode 1 and additional learning opportunities can be found on our website: https://factfictionmfa.wixsite.com/understandingmfa 

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    36 min
  • Understanding Medicare For All: Trailer Episode
    Understanding Medicare For All

    Are you confused by the Medicare For All debate? Curious what politicians mean by it? Excited to learn what it is? Or concerned how it could impact you? Join Stacey and Jake on their journey to understand Medicare For All and how to improve the U.S. healthcare system.

    Have you ever been in a conversation where it seemed everyone was talking about something different? Well, Stacey and Jake found themselves in a similar situation when conversing about Medicare For All. 

    Understanding Medicare For All is a podcast about curiosity - we created it for two reasons. 1) To embark on our own journey of understanding and learning & 2) To make our journey available to others if they want to understand and learn alongside us. 

    We are not investigative journalists, politicians, or experts in healthcare. Rather we are curious individuals and healthcare consumers. We love to talk about healthcare, enjoy learning and being challenged, and deeply care about impacting society in positive ways. 


    Visit our website to learn more about our project, read episode summaries, explore more Medicare For All related content, and to contact us. 

    Twitter: @mfafact

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    Episode list:
    • Trailer
    • Episode 1: History
    • Episode 2: Improving Healthcare
    • Episode 3: Political feasibility 
    • Episode 4: What's a Single Payer health system?
    • Episode 5: Achieving Single Payer
    • Episode 6: Medicare For All
    • Episode 7: Reflections and Learnings
      • 4 min

    About Understanding Medicare For All

    From the publisher's feed

    Understanding Medicare For All is a podcast born out of curiosity. Stacey and Jake are master's candidates at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and they created this podcast to document their learning journey as they set out to understand what Medicare For All is and what the debate around it is all about.