The first episode explains the purpose of the Healthcare Maze podcast going forward. Its goal is to assist patients and their healthcare providers with their healthcare challenges.
The first episode also provides a summary overview (Part 1) of how the U.S. Healthcare System is organized. It also provides some history about how it got started and evolved into the System we use today. This episode discusses the following topics: The lack of Universal Coverage; Medicare; Medicaid; The Children's Health Insurance Program; The Affordable Care Act; The role of government; The role of public health insurance; The role of private health insurance; The lack of a standard benefit package; and Cost-Sharing and Out-of-Pocket spending.
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