US Healthcare; The Daniel Penny Verdict; Milk and Bird Flu
The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 11, 2024
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On today's show:
- Elisabeth Rosenthal, senior contributing editor at KFF Health News, former ER physician and author of An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back (Penguin Press, 2017), breaks down the perception and reality of healthcare and health insurance in the United States, after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO led to an outpouring of frustration from consumers.
- Jurors found Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide. Samantha Max, reporter covering public safety for WNYC/Gothamist, who was in the courtroom covering the trial, reports on the evidence that led the jurors to acquit Daniel Penny, plus the civil suit the victim's family filed against him. And NYC Councilmember Tiffany Cabán (District 22, Astoria, Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, Woodside and Rikers Island) weighs in on the verdict and shares legislation she's working on related to mental health care.
- The USDA recently announced plans to test milk for bird flu. Amy Maxmen, PhD, public health correspondent and editor at KFF Health News, explains why this is necessary, and what officials know about how the disease is spreading among farmworkers - and how they are preparing in case the outbreak widens.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
