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Forgotten America

Sep 19, 2023

 
Jessi Troyan, Director of Policy & Research for the Cardinal Institute, takes over the Forgotten America podcast as guest host. She interviews Chris Denson, Director of Policy & Research at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, about health care in rural America, particularly focusing on his experiences with...


Feb 8, 2023

In this special Bonus episode of the Forgotten America podcast, Amanda Kieffer, Communications Director for the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia hosts an episode focused on maternity care access in rural America and the role midwives play in caring for women. 

Our guest this week is Beth Redden, a Certified Nurse...


Jan 4, 2022

Kendall Cotton, President of the Frontier Institute in Montana, joins us today to discuss health care and certificate of need laws. Today’s episode is a little more wonky, and dives into the impacts of these CON laws on rural America. Kendall shares how Montana reformed them to improve the health care system in their...


Sep 14, 2021

The opioid crisis is back in the news with the death of actor Michael K. Williams. West Virginia is even suing Purdue Pharma over its role in the opioid crisis. However, today’s guest, Jacob Rich, a drug, tobacco, and healthcare analyst with the Reason Foundation and Senior Contributor with Young Voices, says that the...


Jul 20, 2021

Robert Graboyes, a healthcare economist for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, joins Garrett today to discuss the health care system in America. He talks about its purpose, why it’s broken, how being a doctor is similar to and different from being a pilot, and the high stakes of getting it right. They...