When politics enters the doctor's office
From Democracy Works by Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy
April 20, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 301
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of politicized health issues on physicians in the U.S.
Democracy Works host Chris Beem talks with University of Iowa political scientist Julianna Pacheco about how the politicization of health issues is impacting physicians across the country.
People in this episode
Host: Chris Beem
Guest: Julianna Pacheco
Topics covered
- health politics
- physicians
- politicization
- health issues
- impact on healthcare
Keywords
- politics
- healthcare
- physicians
- politicization
- health issues
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Iowa
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