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Paging America
Exploring the power, profit & politics shaping American health care with hosts Miles Baker and Dr. Rob Davidson. New episodes every Thursday.
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Episodes
Paging AmericaThe CDC Is a Zombie Now? Dr. Demetre Daskalakis Explains What’s Gone Horribly Wrong
In this week’s episode of Paging America, Miles and Dr. Rob dive into the shutdown chaos, ACA premium sticker shock, and the political games threatening…
Paging AmericaNo Kings and No Cuts: A Miracle in Michigan
In this episode of Paging America, Miles and Dr. Rob break down the week’s wildest in healthcare politics, from updates on the Government Shutdown to…
Paging AmericaThe Shutdown and the ACA: Lives on the Line
In this episode of Paging America, Miles Baker and Dr. Rob Davidson tackle the escalating chaos in Washington and the real-world stakes for patients. From ICE…
Paging AmericaCandid with Kander: VA Cuts, GOP Shutdown, and What’s at Risk
In this episode of Paging America, Dr. Rob kicks things off with a powerful conversation with Jason Kander, veteran, author, and healthcare advocate, about the…
Paging AmericaICYMI: Breaking Health Care News — Shutdown and Future of ACA
Miles and Rob react to Trump’s announcement that the Affordable Care Act is back on the chopping block. Join as our hosts unpack what his threats to privatize…
Paging AmericaINTERVIEW: Rep. Matt Longjohn, MD, MPH on Public Health & a Reason to be Optimistic in MI
State Rep. Matt Longjohn, MD, MPH joins Miles for a candid briefing on Michigan’s budget chaos and the national public-health fallout from D.C. Rep. Longjohn…
Paging AmericaPaging Reality: Unpacking the Week’s Wildest Health Claims
U.S. Senate candidate and pediatrician Dr. Annie Andrews joins Miles to unpack a whiplash week in health care news. They break down the Trump/RFK/Oz press…
Paging AmericaThe Rise of AI Death Panels — and What’s Next
Miles Baker and Dr. Rob Davidson break down lawsuits against insurers using algorithms to deny care, chaos at the CDC’s vaccine advisory meeting, and the…
Paging AmericaThe Legacy of Speaker Melissa Hortman
A re-release of Episode 10 with special guest Dr. Kristin Lyerly, OB-GYN and Committee to Protect Healthcare Chair, to discuss the legacy of House Speaker…
Paging AmericaRFK Jr.’s Medicine Cabinet Full of Junk Science
In this week’s episode of Paging America, Miles and Dr. Rob react to the surge in political violence and the role platforms like X play in amplifying threats…
Paging America“Mentally Flogged” Life Inside the CDC Under RFK Jr. (Video)
In this bonus episode of Paging America, Miles Baker and Dr. Rob Davidson sit down with Yolanda Jacobs, Army veteran and president of AFGE Local 2883, the…
Paging AmericaCDC’s Chaos, Florida’s Denial & Medicare’s AI Death Panels
Miles Baker and Dr. Rob Davidson dive into a whirlwind of health and political news that hits close to home for millions of Americans. First, they break down…
Paging AmericaIt’s Not the Bruise… It’s the Cover Up
This week, Miles and Dr. Rob are joined by special guest Sarah Ewall-Wice from The Daily Beast, whose reporting has raised urgent questions about President…
Paging AmericaThe Botox Rasputin of the Trump Administration
This week, Miles and Dr. Rob unpack how fringe conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer convinced Trump to halt medical visas for kids from Gaza, exposing how…
Paging AmericaSicker today sicker tomorrow — RFK Jr. continues the rampage
This week, Miles and Dr. Rob dive into a whirlwind of troubling healthcare news — and what it means for patients, providers, and public health. First, they…
Paging AmericaMAGA's Health Plan: Higher Costs & Cutting Cancer Research | LIVE with Dr. Rob Davidson & Susan Demas
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Paging AmericaThe Deadbeat Dad of IVF
This week on Paging America, Miles is joined by co-host Dr. Kristin Lyerly. Together, they unpack the Trump administration’s quiet walk-back on IVF access, the…
Paging AmericaICE, Medicaid, and the New Attack on Health Care Privacy
This week on Paging America, Miles and Dr. Rob catch up on the latest research on the impact of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." New data from JAMA Health…
Paging AmericaRural Hospitals Feeling the Pressure
On this episode of Paging America, hosts Miles Baker and Dr. Rob Davidson sit down with Dr. Shelly Johnson, a registered nurse, professor, and former rural…
Paging AmericaAftershock of Trump’s Budget Bill: Ghoulish Profiteering
This week on Paging America, former health insurance executive turned whistleblower and author Wendell Potter joins hosts Miles Baker and Dr. Rob Davidson for…
Paging AmericaMedicaid Cuts, Wearables, and Vaccine Policy
This week on Paging America, Miles and Dr. Rob break down the devastating implications of the “Big Beautiful Bill” moving through Congress. Then, discuss RFK…
Paging AmericaEmergency Cast: Senate Passes OBBBA
Miles and Dr. Rob hop on to do an emergency podcast following the announcement of the U.S. Senate passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Tune is as they dive…
Paging AmericaWeaponizing Health Care in the Immigration Fight
On this week’s episode, Miles and Dr. Rob unpack disturbing reports that the Trump administration shared Medicaid data with ICE, discuss RFK Jr.'s anti-vax…
Paging AmericaWho Decides Who Gets Care? Dr. Oz & Trump Think They Do.
On this week’s episode, Miles and Dr. Rob react to Dr. Oz’s latest comments about Medicaid and RFK’s decision to clean house at the CDC vaccine advisory panel…
Paging America“Everybody Dies” and Other GOP Hot Takes
This week on Paging America, hosts Miles Baker and Dr. Rob Davidson dig into the jaw-dropping headlines and health policy debates shaping American healthcare…
Paging AmericaHeartbeat Laws, Moral Injury, and the Fallout in Georgia
In this episode of Paging America, Miles and Dr. Rob sit down with OBGYN, author, and advocate Dr. Mimi Zieman to discuss the Adriana Smith case, a deeply…
Paging AmericaRob the Poor to Enrich the Rich
House Republicans just passed Trump’s sweeping billionaire tax break that guts Medicaid by ONE vote in the middle of the night. On this week’s episode, Dr. Rob…
Paging AmericaOne Big, Beautiful Tax Giveaway
This week on Paging America, Miles and Dr. Rob unpack the chaos surrounding the GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” — a tax giveaway for billionaires that slashes…
Paging AmericaBad Energy & Medicaid Mayhem
Trump’s latest pick for Surgeon General is not a public health leader… she’s a “metabolic health evangelist” promoting moon ceremonies and anti-vax…
Paging AmericaWisconsin's Battle for Abortion Care: A Test Case for America
Dr. Kristin Lyerly, a practicing OBGYN, joins Rob and Miles to discuss how Wisconsin physicians navigated patient care after Roe v. Wade fell, triggering a…
Paging AmericaMedicaid Pushback Yields Results!
After growing public backlash, some vulnerable House Republicans are backpedaling, claiming they will protect Medicaid. We break down their recent letter to…
Paging AmericaTrump and Pharma Get Cozy
In the first episode, Miles and Rob discuss Trump’s recent Executive Order on prescription drugs, the implications of tariffs on healthcare, and the ongoing…