Is there healthcare and economics in the Billboard Hot 100? Of course! Particularly if you listen to it with two health economists! Today, my great friend and colleague, Dr. David Bradford joins me to discuss “My Hometown” by Bruce Springsteen and “Rich Men North of Richmond” by Oliver Anthony. 

Both may surprise you with how much they tell us about the closing of rural hospitals, the opioid epidemic, and how we might help old souls to live in a new world.

About the episode:

"My Hometown" by Bruce Springsteen

Song and Lyrics

"Rich Men North of Richmond" begins at 14:55

Song and Lyrics

Dr. David Bradford is a fellow health economist and the George D. Busbee Chair in Public Policy the University of Georgia’s public policy school. David’s research spans 30 years in topics such as health policy, pharmaceuticals, and Medicare/Medicaid programs, with recent work also on drug and opioid use.

You can learn more about David and his research here.

My posts explaining the "Whys" of the opioid epidemic:

The Opioid Crisis: WHY did it start?

The Opioid Crisis: WHY is the crisis so devastating?

The Opioid Crisis: Three legs to a stable solution

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