Care Talk with Laura Packard

Dec 11 2024 67 ep. 29 mins 19

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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 fight to make it better. 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.

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