How Can We Save the Hospitals for the Neediest Patients?

About this episode

The episode discusses the closure of hospitals serving the sickest patients and features an interview with Alex Lawson on potential solutions.

Hospitals that take the sickest patients are closing. Alex Lawson, the Executive Director of Social Security Works, explains the threat and what might be done to save them. Will the World Hold Trump Accountable for Iran’s Massacre? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Thom Hartmann

Guest: Alex Lawson

Topics covered

• healthcare
• hospital closures
• patient care
• social security
• politics
• accountability

Keywords

• hospitals
• sick patients
• healthcare crisis
• Alex Lawson
• Social Security Works
• Trump
• Iran

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Social Security Works

Places: Iran

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