# Care Talk with Laura Packard: American Health Care Explained Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935.md RSS feed: https://feeds.redcircle.com/f4520de0-f5b9-4ba9-b510-a517553cf327 Official site: https://redcircle.com/shows/care-talk-with-laura-packard Author: Laura Packard Episodes: 132 ## Resource American health care is broken. But that doesn't mean it needs to break you. With the help of some friends, we can make sense of it all and come out stronger. Join Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate, each week on Care Talk as she brings policy experts to answer your questions on Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, private insurance, and more. We help patients and families navigate America's health insurance and health care systems, and explain topics in-depth from how to fight medical bills to lowering the cost of healthcare in America. New episodes every Tuesday. CALL/TEXT IN YOUR QUESTIONS FOR FUTURE EPISODES ‪(202) 838-6837‬. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935.md ## Episodes - [Hospital Mergers Are Making Your Healthcare Bills Explode w/ Natasha Murphy, Center for American Progress](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/hospital-mergers-are-making-your-healthcare-bills-explode-w-natasha-murphy-center-for-american-progress) — 2026-06-16T10:00:17+00:00 - [Big Pharma Sued to Block Lower Drug Prices? Here's Why They Lost w/ Merith Basey, Patients for Affordable Drugs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/big-pharma-sued-to-block-lower-drug-prices-here-s-why-they-lost-w-merith-basey-patients-for-affordable-drugs) — 2026-06-09T10:00:30+00:00 - [RFK Jr.'s HHS Shakeup: Why Top Officials Keep Quitting w/ Kayla Hancock, Protect Our Care](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/rfk-jr-s-hhs-shakeup-why-top-officials-keep-quitting-w-kayla-hancock-protect-our-care) — 2026-06-02T10:00:43+00:00 - [Hantavirus: Facts vs. Misinformation w/ Dr. Christina Madison, The Public Health Pharmacist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/hantavirus-facts-vs-misinformation-w-dr-christina-madison-the-public-health-pharmacist) — 2026-05-19T10:00:14+00:00 - [Prior Authorization: The Insurance Denial System Blocking Your Treatment w/ Miranda Yaver, PhD](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/prior-authorization-the-insurance-denial-system-blocking-your-treatment-w-miranda-yaver-phd) — 2026-05-12T10:00:34+00:00 - [The Fight to Lower Prescription Drug Prices in America w/ Vinny DeMarco, Maryland Health Care for All](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/the-fight-to-lower-prescription-drug-prices-in-america-w-vinny-demarco-maryland-health-care-for-all) — 2026-05-05T10:00:11+00:00 - [Patient Advocacy in Action: Talking to Your Legislators w/ Mollie Montague, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/patient-advocacy-in-action-talking-to-your-legislators-w-mollie-montague-american-cancer-society-cancer-action-network) — 2026-04-07T10:00:53+00:00 - [Don't Get Billed: Avoiding Surprise Medical Costs & Medical Debt w/ Patricia Kelmar, PIRG](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/don-t-get-billed-avoiding-surprise-medical-costs-medical-debt-w-patricia-kelmar-pirg) — 2026-03-31T10:00:49+00:00 - [The Affordable Care Act Turns 16: What's at Stake in 2026 w/ Anne Shoup, Protect Our Care](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/the-affordable-care-act-turns-16-what-s-at-stake-in-2026-w-anne-shoup-protect-our-care) — 2026-03-24T10:00:51+00:00 - [The Problem With Casey Means' Surgeon General Pick w/ Kayla Hancock, Protect Our Care](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/the-problem-with-casey-means-surgeon-general-pick-w-kayla-hancock-protect-our-care) — 2026-03-17T10:00:59+00:00 - [The Dismantling of Public Health in America w/ Dr. Stella Safo, Civic Health Alliance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/the-dismantling-of-public-health-in-america-w-dr-stella-safo-civic-health-alliance) — 2026-03-10T10:00:00+00:00 - [Your Insurance Said No? Here's How to Win the Appeal w/ Neal Shah, Counterforce Health](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/your-insurance-said-no-here-s-how-to-win-the-appeal-w-neal-shah-counterforce-health) — 2026-03-03T11:00:11+00:00 - [Why Your Prescriptions Cost So Much (PBMs Explained) w/ Dr. Jeoffry Gordon, Doctors for America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/why-your-prescriptions-cost-so-much-pbms-explained-w-dr-jeoffry-gordon-doctors-for-america) — 2026-02-24T11:00:48+00:00 - [TrumpRx Exposed: What It Means for Your Prescriptions w/ Peter Maybarduk, Public Citizen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/trumprx-exposed-what-it-means-for-your-prescriptions-w-peter-maybarduk-public-citizen) — 2026-02-17T11:00:33+00:00 - [RFK Jr's First Year: The Damage Report w/ Rebecca Parks, Protect Our Care](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/rfk-jr-s-first-year-the-damage-report-w-rebecca-parks-protect-our-care) — 2026-02-10T11:00:07+00:00 - [Inside Trump’s Health Care Plan w/ Charles Gaba, ACASignups.net](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/inside-trump-s-health-care-plan-w-charles-gaba-acasignups-net) — 2026-02-03T11:00:36+00:00 - [Examining the New Food Guidelines w/ Dr. Rebecca Fujimura, Doctors for America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/examining-the-new-food-guidelines-w-dr-rebecca-fujimura-doctors-for-america) — 2026-01-20T11:00:33+00:00 - [What’s Going On With the Affordable Care Act? w/ Charles Gaba, ACASignups.net](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/what-s-going-on-with-the-affordable-care-act-w-charles-gaba-acasignups-net) — 2026-01-13T11:00:10+00:00 - [War On Public Health in America? w/ Rebecca Parks, Protect Our Care](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/war-on-public-health-in-america-w-rebecca-parks-protect-our-care) — 2026-01-06T11:00:35+00:00 - [What’s Going On With Congress & Our Health Care? w/ Margarida Jorge, Health Care for America Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/what-s-going-on-with-congress-our-health-care-w-margarida-jorge-health-care-for-america-now) — 2025-12-16T11:00:22+00:00 - [Stop the Health Care Price Hike w/ Felicia Burnett, MomsRising](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/stop-the-health-care-price-hike-w-felicia-burnett-momsrising) — 2025-12-09T11:00:04+00:00 - [What's happening to the Affordable Care Act? w/ Charles Gaba, ACASignups.net](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/what-s-happening-to-the-affordable-care-act-w-charles-gaba-acasignups-net) — 2025-12-02T11:00:24+00:00 - [What Happens To Our Health Care Now? w/ Alex Lawson, Social Security Works](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/what-happens-to-our-health-care-now-w-alex-lawson-social-security-works) — 2025-11-18T11:00:51+00:00 - [Government Still Shut Down, Now What? w/ Margarida Jorge, Health Care for America Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/government-still-shut-down-now-what-w-margarida-jorge-health-care-for-america-now) — 2025-11-11T11:00:57+00:00 - [Lower Drug Prices Now? w/ Vinny DeMarco, Maryland Health Care For All](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/lower-drug-prices-now-w-vinny-demarco-maryland-health-care-for-all) — 2025-10-21T10:00:08+00:00 - [The Government Shut Down. Now What? w/ Laura Rodriguez, Center for American Progress](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/the-government-shut-down-now-what-w-laura-rodriguez-center-for-american-progress) — 2025-10-07T10:00:29+00:00 - [Government Shutdown? w/ Anne Shoup, Protect Our Care](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/government-shutdown-w-anne-shoup-protect-our-care) — 2025-09-30T10:00:51+00:00 - [What’s Happening to Veterans’ Health Care? w/ Dr. Allison Gill, Daily Beans Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/what-s-happening-to-veterans-health-care-w-dr-allison-gill-daily-beans-podcast) — 2025-09-16T10:00:05+00:00 - [Damaging Myths in Public Health? w/ Dr. Jessica Steier, Unbiased Science](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935/damaging-myths-in-public-health-w-dr-jessica-steier-unbiased-science) — 2025-09-09T10:00:12+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.