This week, Keifer introduces a study in Health Affairs that shows the United States sinking behind the rest of the world in health equality, and how Americans perceive health as a function of wealth [1:55]. Keifer and Ti then discuss single-payer healthcare with Dr. Robert Zarr [6:38]. What are some misconceptions? How would “Medicare For All” look in America? Public and medical opinion about single-payer are evolving in the current political environment. What can you do and where can you go to learn more about it?

Dr. Zarr is a practicing pediatrician in Washington D.C. He is immediate past president of Physicians for a National Healthcare Program (PNHP) and past president of the D.C. Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is the founder and director of Park Rx America for which he’s been profiled in NPR and the Washington Post. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and completed his pediatric residency at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. He also holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health.