Health O' Clock Podcast

Health O Clock- Show 28 “Telemedicine” We talk with Andy Huckaba, former elected official and advisory committee to the FCC appointee. We chat about Telemedicine in the time of Covid-19 and Broadband.  Link to FCC Paper on Telemedicine: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-issues-advisory-committee-public-safety-and-telehealth-reports/attachment-a3Link to Kaiser Family Foundation Covid-19 and Telemedicine News: https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/opportunities-and-barriers-for-telemedicine-in-the-u-s-during-the-covid-19-emergency-and-beyond/ 

Today we review and discuss the impact of Crowd sourcing Diagnosis.  We based this off the Netflix show “Diagnosis”  https://www.netflix.com/title/80201543  Link to research article: Journal of Global Health: Survey of Crowdsourcing in Medicinehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5840433/

We brake down each of the candidates views and plans regarding healthcare during night one of the democratic debates.  Sit back, relax and get informed.

CBD, what is it? Why are there stores everywhere are there any risks? In this episode we discuss all these topics plus play Pokemon or Drug.

We kick season 3 off right with discussions on the opioid crisis. What is it? What is causing it? Pam a pharmacist provides her take on the epidemic.

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What are Risk Pools? How do they protein to Health Care?  Good news, in this show we talk all about Risk Pools. As well as Health Care news and more!

Recorded Live we talk about new ways to prove to your insurance that you are healthy.

A free form conversation with an economics expert.  We cover some of the economic issues in the world of healthcare.

Where we talk about the US program for covering medical costs of low income Americans.

An update on “repeal and replace”, the new cancer drug, and ideas for improving the marketplace. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 17.0px; font: 14.7px Arial; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none}

We discuss the recent House and Senate Health Care bills and how they compare to Obamacare.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} Part 2 of the end of life care: In this show we have a conversation with Matthew who works with the "no one dies alone program". 

How do we handle our last year of life in the United States? Link to Five Wishes Document: https://agingwithdignity.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/product-samples/fwsample.pdf?sfvrsn=2

What is a deductible? What is a copay? Coinsurance? Maximum out of Pocket?

This episode we will discuss the latest news in HealthCare. We talk about Aetna, McDonalds, epipen and more!

Public health concerns all of us. What exactly is it? How does it effect you? Map of obesity rates:https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence-maps.htmlMap of food deserts:http://americannutritionassociation.org/newsletter/usda-defines-food-desertsRaising the minimum wage can improve health?http://www.epi.org/blog/raising-the-minimum-wage-could-improve-public-health/                            

We talk about high deductible plans and health savings accounts that are becoming very popular.

We explore a “what-if” scenario where a single payer health care system is adopted in the US. How does it affect the health industry, doctors, and you?

We are back from Hiatus! In this episode we cover ways other countries tackle healthcare. Let us know what you think.