Breaking Down Trump’s Healthcare Plan
The ideas are not new, and it’s short on specifics, but will President Trump’s “ The Great Healthcare Plan ” lead to serious health reform?...
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Why Obamacare Was Never Affordable — A Candid Look at the 2025 Health Care Stalemate
Health economist Devin Herrick joins AnneMarie Schieber to break down the fight over Obamacare subsidies behind the government shutdown, wha...
Republicans are resisting pressure to include Obamacare premium tax credits
Republicans are resisting pressure to include Obamacare premium tax credits in the Stopgap Funding bill which would fund the government unti...
From $2.5 Million to $104 Million: How Medicaid Exploded in Minnesota
How did Minnesota’s Medicaid program balloon from $2.5 million to $104 million today? Join AnneMarie Schieber , managing editor of Health Ca...
RFK Jr. is clamping down on removing organs from patients declared “brain dead.”
HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. is clamping down on removing organs from patients declared “brain dead.” Join AnneMarie Schieber, managing...
What is next in the fight to manage waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid now that the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is law?
What is next in the fight to manage waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid now that the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is law ? Join AnneMarie S...
Hot Topics—Prior Authorization Shakeup, Gig Worker Health, Heat Wave Dangers & Whole Milk Wins
Welcome to another episode of the Heartland Daily Podcast, where Ann Marie Sheber and healthcare economist Devon Herrick unpack this week’s...
Why don’t we have a health care reform bill yet?
In this episode of the Heartland Daily Podcast , AnneMarie Schieber and economist Devon Herrick break down the latest health care debates in...
Why Republicans Dropped the Ball on Medicaid Reform
The "Big Beautiful Act" turned into a big disappointment for Medicaid reform. Instead of adding ways to improve Medicaid benefits, like cutt...
Hospitals Rejecting Medicare Advantage: What's Really Going On?
Are hospitals locking out Medicare Advantage enrollees? Find out the likely real reason behind the shutout and why we should be worried if M...
AI Doctors Are on the Rise
Will AI replace your doctor? Bill Gates seems to think so. In today’s podcast, AnneMarie Schieber, managing editor of Health Care News , and...
The Consent Trap: Agreeing to Medical Bills Without Knowing Prices
How can you consent to paying for something if you don’t know the price? In today’s podcast, AnneMarie Schieber of Health Care News and Devo...
Medicaid Reform, FDA Firestorms, and Beating Bad Medical Bills
Can you beat a medical bill you feel is unfair? AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick discuss their personal experience. Can Congress rein in...
CDC Shake-Up, Big Pharma Influence, and the Vaccine Policy Wars
Hours before his confirmation hearing, former Rep. Dave Weldon’s nomination to head the CDC was withdrawn. Weldon has been a vaccine critic....
Conflict of Interest: Medical Boards Serving Doctors or Patients?
In this episode of Health Care News, hosts AnneMarie Schieber and Devon Herrick dive into the critical debates shaping health care today. Th...
Untangling Healthcare: Free Market Solutions to America's Biggest Challenges
In this episode of The Heartland Daily Podcast, host AnneMarie Schieber is joined by health economist Devon Herrick for an in-depth discussi...
Obamacare's Olympian Premiums – "I couldn’t afford it," says Mary Lou Retton (Guest: Kansas State Sen. Beverly Gossage)
Olympian Mary Lou Retton made a stunning revelation when asked why she didn’t have health insurance while she was in intensive care fighting...
Are Hospitals Prematurely Ending Life for Organs? – Heidi Klessig, M.D.
You see the reports in the news all the time, a patient on life support has given the “gift of life” by donating organs. Few people realize...
Consumers Have Spent Billions on Decongestants that Don’t Work
In this episode of Health Care News , we delve into the recent revelation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that certain over-the-co...
The Domino Effect of Medicare Hospital Reimbursements on Soaring Health Costs
For years, Medicare has paid hospitals and their affiliates more for services than it has to others. The reasons are complex, but this polic...