Fighting for Our Care with Rep. Carrie Rheingans

About this episode

Steve Pierson interviews Michigan State Rep. Carrie Rheingans about healthcare policy and health equity.

Today Steve has a conversation about the power of state houses, the push for national single payer healthcare and the National Popular vote with Michigan State Rep. Carrie Rheingans. Rep. Rheingans believes that every policy issue is a health issue. Her passion and career have been in the service of advancing health equity. Carrie grew up in rural Michigan, and earned a bachelor of science, master of public health and master of social work from the University of Michigan. Before being elected to office, she was a project director for the Michigan Public Health Institute and a lecturer at the U of M School of Social Work. Carrie is also a member of the American Federation of Teachers Local 6244. Steve Linktree www.carrierheingans.com/micare www.practivistpod.com Hosted by Steve Pierson Produced by Steve Pierson and Trudi Roth Title Song by Steve Pierson performed by Melinda McGraw Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Steve Pierson

Guest: Carrie Rheingans

Topics covered

• healthcare
• health equity
• politics
• state government
• public health

Keywords

• single payer healthcare
• health equity
• Michigan politics
• public health
• state houses

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michigan State Rep., Michigan Public Health Institute, University of Michigan, American Federation of Teachers Local 6244

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