{"podcast":{"title":"Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","podcast_index_feed_id":7604728,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/birmingham-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/birmingham-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1756,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Birmingham News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Birmingham, Alabama—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Birmingham News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T18:20:03.143342+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728"},"episode":{"title":"Trump's Healthcare Law at One Year | Birmingham News","slug":"trump-s-healthcare-law-at-one-year-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-07-04T13:11:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/trump-s-healthcare-law-at-one-year-birmingham-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ea1d2316-9cbb-4579-bb4f-343692f2a7e0.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ea1d2316-9cbb-4579-bb4f-343692f2a7e0.mp3","summary":"One year in, Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is reshaping healthcare—especially in rural America where life expectancy plummets. Dr. Mehmet Oz, leading CMS, pushes for hospital partnerships, more providers in underserved areas, and expanded telehealth with zero deductibles. Medicare payments for doctors will jump in 2026, or else they’ll flee private practice for corporate gigs—bad for the system. Starting 2027, Medicaid recipients must prove 80 hours/month of work, volunteering, or training—or risk losing coverage. Oz also fights fraud head-on, calling it a systemic “feature” in some states, not a flaw, and vows federal-state unity to clean up waste and protect taxpayer dollars. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/88e8a1bd2d6db4a4","meta_description":"One year in, Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is reshaping healthcare—especially in rural America where life expectancy plummets. Dr. Mehmet Oz, leading C…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":122,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/episodes/trump-s-healthcare-law-at-one-year-birmingham-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/trump-s-healthcare-law-at-one-year-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}