Senate GOP just dropped the highly anticipated “Better Care Reconciliation Act” (read our latest Health on the Hill post about it here). Keifer and Ti break it down [1:19] before talking with Martha Streng, PhD candidate in neuroscience at the

Episode 5: Single-Payer Healthcare and America’s Health Inequality Problem

Jun 9th, 2017

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-pay

Episode 4: Sex n’ Drugs

May 19th, 2017

Keifer and Ti are joined by classmate Misha Vadodaria to discuss the Fair Drug Pricing Act that was re-introduced in Congress this week. Ti takes the group to “Dinner @ the White House” [29:18] before playing “Fake News and Friends,” a quiz gam

Episode 3: Legalizing Midwives in Alabama and AHCA Moves to the Senate

May 11th, 2017

This week, classmate and fellow Kathryn Petersen joins Keifer and Ti on the podcast to talk about new legislation that would allow certified professional midwives to practice in Alabama [1:22]. After playing Diagnostocracy’s new game, “Who Said

Episode 2: The March for Science and DO Day on Capitol Hill

Apr 26th, 2017

This week on Diagnostocracy, Ti and Keifer welcome students Jennifer Fields and Jesse Aquino to review the March for Science and the inevitably partisan role of science in politics. Jennifer and Jesse then discuss their experience advocating he

Episode 1: The American Health Care Act and Court Battles Over Lethal Injection in Arkansas

Apr 20th, 2017

Welcome to Diagnostocracy’s first podcast episode! Today Ti and Keifer introduce you to the pod. Then their fellow classmate, Leigh Graziano, joins them as they discuss the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the court battles happening in Arka

Introduction Episode: Welcome to Diagnostocracy!

Apr 10th, 2017

Keifer and Ti welcome you to the official blog of the Diagnostocracy podcast! Each week we’ll recap a few hot headlines in health policy with other students, physicians, issue advocates and special guests. Don’t have enough time to get through

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