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The biggest piece of the US healthcare coverage jigsaw puzzle. ***EDIT: In the show I believe I said we spend more money on Medicaid than Medicare. This is slightly in accurate, depending on how you calculate spending. If we are just looking at federal spending, Medicare is the bigger piece. https://www.medicaid.gov/state-overviews/scorecard/annual-medicaid-chip-expenditures/index.html -o-Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com   Twitter: EverythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Photo Credit: Photo by Andrik Langfield on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/qvFlxrDSyXU?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkSupport the show

Why do we treat food, something we need in order to live, something that needs to be deserved? -o-Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com   Twitter: EverythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Picture Credit: Photo by Dennis Siqueira on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/QnMeRW36-zY?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkReferenceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program#Historyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIC#Historyhttps://dhs.maryland.gov/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program/eligibility-rules/https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/food/snap-food-benefitshttps://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/cdss-programs/calfresh/eligibility-and-issuance-requirementshttps://fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/SNAPsummary-2.pdfSupport the show

Earned Income Tax Credit (the refundable portion), Supplemental Security Income (not social security!), and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Family program are all programs that provide cash to people in need. Or, sort of. Kind of. Okay, not really. The first part of our Public Health Explained mini-series about the components of our welfare system. -o-Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com   Twitter: EverythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealthPhoto credit:Photo by StellrWeb on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/djb1whucfBY?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkReferences: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/08/07/541609649/how-to-fix-poverty-why-not-just-give-people-moneyhttps://www.ssa.gov/sf/FactSheets/aianssavsssifinalrev.pdfhttps://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-eligibility-ussi.htmhttps://www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/what-earned-income-tax-credithttps://federalsafetynet.com/welfare-budget/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earned_income_tax_credithttps://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/programs/tanf/abouthttps://www.cbpp.org/research/family-income-support/temporary-assistance-for-needy-familiesSupport the show

What is welfare exactly? And why is it important? In the first episode of season 3 we examine the controversial topic that is the center of many debates and perhaps. -o-Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com       Twitter: EverythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealthPhoto Credit: Photo by youssef naddam on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/iJ2IG8ckCpA?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkReferences: https://www.usa.gov/benefitshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_programs_in_the_United_Stateshttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/welfare.asphttps://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-over-ussi.htmhttps://www.npr.org/series/541581249/-nostringscashhttps://basicincometoday.com/how-basic-income-prevents-violence/Support the show

This marks the end of season 2! We have many changes and new ideas planned for season 3, stay tuned! -o-Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com       Twitter: EverythingisPH  Support the show

In this episode of the public health explained, we talk about the important process of sampling in research. What are the different ways of sampling. How do we make sure that the sample we select out of the population is representative? What's the implication of a good sampling methodology? -o-Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com       Twitter: EverythingisPH  Support the show

There's a lot of misconceptions about addiction and substance use disorder. Let's talk about them.  -o-Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com       Twitter: EverythingisPH  Photo Credit: Photo by Hennie Stander on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/nLbKVkm_2cw?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkSupport the show

We didn't forget the other study designs we didn't cover in previous episodes! In this episode we talk about the case study, the case series, the longitudinal study, and the cross sectional study.  -o-Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com       Twitter: EverythingisPH Support the show

Medical debt is a big problem that affects millions of Americans, which raises the question: Why is healthcare so expensive in this country?  Perhaps we are asking the question from the wrong perspective. -o-Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com       Twitter: EverythingisPH Photo Credit: Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/tn57JI3CewI?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkReferences: https://www.kff.org/health-costs/report/kff-health-care-debt-survey/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5394555/https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/080615/6-reasons-healthcare-so-expensive-us.asphttps://www.harvardmagazine.com/2020/05/feature-forum-costliest-health-carehttps://www.vox.com/videos/2017/12/1/16720076/american-health-care-expensive-prices-insurancehttps://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/12/17/21024614/us-health-care-costs-medical-pricesSupport the show

Happy Holidays Listeners! In this fireside chat episode, we discuss a bit about what finding a career in public health is like. Stay safe out there!-o-Twitter: EverythingisPHInstagram: Everything is Public Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Support the show