Joey Ballard is an inner drugs resident on the College of Illinois-Chicago. He wrote to “An Arm and a Leg” a few decision the American Medical Affiliation just lately adopted calling on hospitals to do extra to ensure sufferers who qualify for charity care get it. And that legislators and regulators be sure that’s taking place.
Ballard helped write that decision. He instructed “An Arm and a Leg” host Dan Weissmann that he first heard about charity care after listening to an episode of the podcast.
Ballard spoke with Weissmann about organizing as a medical pupil, bringing the decision to the AMA, and the optimism he feels in regards to the battle for charity care on the hospital the place he works.
Dan Weissmann @danweissmann
ost and producer of “An Arm and a Leg.” Beforehand, Dan was a employees reporter for Market and Chicago’s WBEZ. His work additionally seems on All Issues Thought-about, Market, the BBC, 99 % Invisible, and Reveal, from the Heart for Investigative Reporting.
Credit
- Emily Pisacreta Producer
- Adam Raymonda Audio wizard
- Ellen Weiss Editor
“An Arm and a Leg” is a co-production of KFF Well being Information and Public Highway Productions.
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