January 25, 2021
Episode95
Saving the Affordable Care Act with Laura Packard
Our guest is Laura Packard. Laura is a Stage 4 cancer survivor, a national co-chair of Health Care Voter, and an advocate for effective and affordable health care for everyone. In 2017, just as the Congress was trying to end the Affordable Care Act, Laura was diagnosed with cancer. Like millions of Americans, losing access to affordable healthcare would have been a death sentence, and it inspired a life of activism for Laura.
Listen:
Sources for audio clips
| Behind the Scenes: The Affordable Care Act - The Obama White House | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBBu5Fz4moc |
| Senate Passes Health Care Bill - ABC News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5Izf_l_tv0 |
| WATCH: Trump says he wants to 'terminate' ACA, come up with 'brand new' health care | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRL7u126fDg |
| Biden Slams Trump's Efforts to Undo Obamacare - Bloomberg Politics | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdhSfrcwNCs |
| Lifetime Caps | |
| One paragraph of Obamacare saved this boy’s life - VOX | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GbkvEvWaQs |
| Open Enrollment Shenanigans | |
| Shameful: Trump Admin Schedules HealthCare.gov Maintenance/Downtime During Open Enrollment - Laura Packard ACA | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6OdbBLbRxc |
| Vaccine Rollout Problems | |
| Dr. Peter Hotez: ‘We Have No Choice But To Vaccinate Our Way Out Of This’ | Deadline | MSNBC | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXfohIb4D4o |
| Supreme Court Case | |
| What Happens If The Supreme Court Strikes Down Obamacare? | NBC News NOW | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsMJ-KQ3kcs |
| Healthcare Tied to Employer | |
| For many Americans, health coverage is tied to a job -- and now they have neither - PBS NewsHour | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw1vxr0KvmM |
| Outro | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTKpYIHUXug |
Show Credits
Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle
