Can Washington Make Medicare and Medicaid Work Better Together?

A bipartisan bill takes aim at a $500 billion health care problem that few people have ever heard of. Will it make care better for some of the country’s sickest, poorest patients?
Episode Guests:
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Saleema Render-Hornsby, Dually eligible patient
Allison Rizer, MBA, Executive Vice President, ATI Advisory
Eric Roberts, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Casey Schwarz, JD, Senior Counsel, Medicare Rights Center
Hong Truong, Caregiver of dually eligible patient
Leslie Walker, Senior Reporter, Tradeoffs
Tradeoffs’ coverage of complex care is supported, in part, by Arnold Ventures.
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