Care Talk with Laura Packard
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<p>Care Talk is a weekly American healthcare podcast, from a progressive point of view. Hosted by Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate, health and public policy experts explain health care in the United States and 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 industries, and cover in-depth how to deal with medical debt, fight insurance company denials of care, access cheaper prescription drugs and better health care. New episodes every Tuesday. CALL/TEXT IN YOUR QUESTIONS FOR FUTURE EPISODES (202) 838-6837.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 14, 2026
Big Medicine's Monopoly Problem: Corporate Consolidation Is Costing You Everything w/ Emma Freer, American Economic Liberties Project
<p><span>Giant corporate conglomerates may control your health insurance, your hospital, your doctor's office, AND your pharmacy - and it's costing American families $37,824 a year in employer coverage alone. It's time to break up Big Medicine. Emma Freer of the </span><a href="https://www.economicliberties.us/" rel="nofollow">American Economic Liberties Project</a><span> unpacks the corporate consolidation crisis destroying American healthcare, and the growing bipartisan movement to fix it</span> in this #CareTalk episode with show host, cancer survivor, and health care advocate <a href="https://www.laurapackard.com/" rel="nofollow">Laura Packard</a> from <a href="https://healthcarevoices.org/" rel="nofollow">Health Care Voices</a>.</p><p><strong>Find out more about the Break Up Big Medicine coalition: </strong><a href="https://www.breakupbigmedicine.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://www.breakupbigmedicine.com/</strong></a></p><p>Plus Louise Norris from <a href="https://www.healthinsurance.org/" rel="nofollow">healthinsurance.org</a> and Diane Archer from <a href="https://justcareusa.org/" rel="nofollow">Just Care</a> answer your American health insurance and health care questions on Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, private insurance and more.</p><p>This episode has more about how to handle a surprise medical bill if your insurance refuses to cover it, what Medicare does and does not cover, figuring out what insurance plan is right for you, and Medicare and Ozempic coverage.</p><p>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!</p><p><strong>Free or Low Cost Health Care Resources on our show page: </strong><a href="https://healthcarevoices.org/caretalk" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://healthcarevoices.org/caretalk</strong></a></p>
July 7, 2026
Big Pharma Charges the World's Highest Prices - Here's the Public Fix w/ Alejandro Molina, Groundwork Collaborative
<p><span>Big Pharma earns a 76% gross profit margin - and three corporate middlemen pocket 41 cents of every dollar Americans spend on prescriptions. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Alejandro Molina at </span><a href="https://groundworkcollaborative.org/" rel="nofollow">Groundwork Collaborative</a> b<span>reaks down a bold new plan that could change everything i</span>n this #CareTalk episode with show host, cancer survivor, and health care advocate <a href="https://www.laurapackard.com/" rel="nofollow">Laura Packard</a> from <a href="https://healthcarevoices.org/" rel="nofollow">Health Care Voices</a>.</p><p>Plus Louise Norris from <a href="https://www.healthinsurance.org/" rel="nofollow">healthinsurance.org</a> and Diane Archer from <a href="https://justcareusa.org/" rel="nofollow">Just Care</a> answer your American health insurance and health care questions on Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, private insurance and more.</p><p>This episode has more about changes to the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace next year, Medicaid termination rule coming soon, and what to do if your health insurance plan drops you.</p><p>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!</p><p><strong>Free or Low Cost Health Care Resources on our show page: </strong><a href="https://healthcarevoices.org/caretalk" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://healthcarevoices.org/caretalk</strong></a></p>
June 30, 2026
Screwworm Crisis: What They're Not Telling You About Food Safety w/ Dr. Carrie McMahon, Unbiased Science
<p>Is the screwworm outbreak actually a threat to your food? How have cuts to our nation’s food infrastructure made our food supply less safe and endangered our health? Dr. Carrie McMahon, a former FDA regulatory scientist with over two decades of experience, now a contributor to <a href="https://www.unbiasedscience.com/" rel="nofollow">Unbiased Science</a>, cuts through the noise and delivers unbiased, evidence-based answers in this #CareTalk episode with show host, cancer survivor, and health care advocate <a href="https://www.laurapackard.com/" rel="nofollow">Laura Packard</a> from <a href="https://healthcarevoices.org/" rel="nofollow">Health Care Voices</a>.</p><p>Plus Louise Norris from <a href="https://www.healthinsurance.org/" rel="nofollow">healthinsurance.org</a> and Diane Archer from <a href="https://justcareusa.org/" rel="nofollow">Just Care</a> answer your American health insurance and health care questions on Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, private insurance and more.</p><p>This episode has more about a new bill in Congress that would add an out-of-pocket limit to traditional Medicare, CMS reports Affordable Care Act enrollment numbers have dropped, how to apply for Medicaid, and what to do if your doctor opts out of Medicare.</p><p>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!</p><p><strong>Free or Low Cost Health Care Resources on our show page: </strong><a href="https://healthcarevoices.org/caretalk" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://healthcarevoices.org/caretalk</strong></a></p>
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- What is Care Talk with Laura Packard?
<p>Care Talk is a weekly American healthcare podcast, from a progressive point of view. Hosted by Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate, health and public policy experts explain health care in the United States and 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 industries, and cover in-depth how to deal with medical debt, fight insurance company denials of care, access cheaper prescription drugs and better health care. New episodes every Tuesday. CALL/TEXT IN YOUR QUESTIONS FOR FUTURE EPISODES (202) 838-6837.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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