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Politics Done Right: Health Care Today is What the Civil Rights Movement was to the 1960s
March 24, 2025
Egberto Willies is a podcast host and commentator who always tries to tease out the "real story" happening behind the scenes of news today. I had the opportunity to sit with Egberto and talk about why America spends more on health care than any other country, and yet, we as citizens are the least healthy in the developed world and most likely to die early. cI covered some of the key issues found in my new book, Health Care Nation.
Go here to listen to our wide-ranging conversation on health care and our ability to reimagine a better use of our talented health professionals and resources.
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