# Damaging Myths in Public Health? w/ Dr. Jessica Steier, Unbiased Science

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Podcast: [Care Talk with Laura Packard: American Health Care Explained](https://stenobird.com/podcast/care-talk-with-laura-packard-american-health-care-explained-6733935)
Published: 2025-09-09T10:00:12+00:00
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## Resource

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to release the causes of autism this month. Our guest Jessica Steier DrPH of Unbiased Science just wrote a New York Times article about one of the most damaging myths in public health. She’s here to talk about how vaccines do not cause autism, and why this fake news keeps being spread. Read the full essay with this guest link: https://nyti.ms/3UUNrIp In this #CareTalk episode Dr. Steier, a public health scientist who specializes in science communication, talks about the sophisticated tactics being used to manufacture a vaccine-autism link and dismantle America's vaccination infrastructure, with show host & cancer survivor Laura Packard from Health Care Voices . Plus Louise Norris from healthinsurance.org and Diane Archer of Just Care answer your American health insurance and health care questions on Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, private insurance and more. This episode includes more about changes to catastrophic health insurance plan access from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), why people can't always rely on health insurance agents for Medicare Advantage advice, and how do Advance Premium Tax Credits (APTCs) work with Affordable Care Act plans. New episodes of Care Talk every Tuesday, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Text or call in your health insurance and health care questions in to (202) 838-6837 to get answers in future shows!

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