Uncared For
by Lemonada Media
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Fighting for Maternal Healthcare in Arkansas
Fighting for Maternal Healthcare in Arkansas
About this podcast
In a country that seems more divided than ever, there's one thing almost everyone agrees on: our healthcare system feels broken. From crushing medical debt, to rural hospital closures, deep cuts to medicaid, and the stress of insurance denials, so many Americans aren’t getting the care they need. In Season 3 of Uncared For, award-winning journalist SuChin Pak (Add to Cart, MTV News) talks to patients, physicians, advocates, and experts to explore the issues – and demand better. From Lemonada Media and The Commonwealth Fund.
Episodes
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- Fighting for Maternal Healthcare in Arkansas · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 5With the U.S. being the most dangerous high-income nation for childbirth, postpartum is a critical time for new mothers to have continuous, uninterrupted healthcare. Most of the…
- Why Is It So Hard To Find a Therapist? · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 4About half of people with mental illness aren’t able to access treatment – and it's not just because the U.S. is facing a provider shortage. Health insurance networks often…
- Rural Health Care is in Crisis · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 3Rural healthcare is in crisis. Nearly 200 rural hospitals across the country have closed in the past two decades, and many more are on the brink. In this episode, we’re zeroing…
- Insurance Denials Feel Like a Death Sentence · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 2Nearly one in five people report that they or a family member have been denied coverage for a service that their own doctor recommended. For cancer patients like Kay Hsu, those…
- Medical Debt: Sinking Into The Abyss · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 1Four in ten people in the United States have medical debt. It's something many of us deal with every day – by avoiding bills, paying with our credit cards, even crowdfunding to…
- Uncared For Season 3 (Official Trailer) · 2 min · Season 3When your loved one is sick, all you want is to make the pain go away. But for far too many Americans, finding – and paying – for healthcare is when the real pain begins. From…
- Send Us A Voice Memo · 1 minA request from the Uncared For team: Tell us about your experience with medical debt or struggles to find a therapist. Record a voice message at speakpipe.com/UncaredFor or send…
- Bonus: Showing Up for Care in 2025 · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 10What does the upcoming Trump presidency mean for the care economy and the over 105 million family caregivers in our country? In this post-election bonus episode, caregiving…
- Bonus: Your Health is at Stake This Election · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 9In this special bonus episode, host SuChin Pak talks with health policy expert Julie Rovner about the most pressing health care issues on the minds of voters this election – from…
- From Partner to Caregiver · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 8For years, Kim Moy cared for her kids and husband, while helping to care for her parents – an experience she describes as being in a “pressure cooker.” Being a caregiver to any…
- Fighting for Care · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 7How can a family caregiver look after her loved ones and herself while navigating a broken healthcare system? Renee Hanania has been advocating for her son Branden to receive…
- Caring For The Caregivers · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 6One in six Americans is over age 65, and that number is only going to climb in the next few decades. So how can we collectively prepare for this elder boom? Ai-jen Poo is…
- Stuck in the Sandwich Generation · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 5A big chunk of family caregivers in this country are part of the “sandwich generation” – people caring for young children and aging parents at the same time. Robert Ingenito was…
- Living Long Enough to Be a Caregiver · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 4As someone living with HIV, Vince Crisostomo couldn’t imagine aging past thirty, let alone getting old enough to care for his parents. But when the time came to look after them…
- The Life of a Millennial Caregiver · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 3When Jessica Guthrie became a caregiver at age 26, her life turned upside down. Her career, friendships, and love life went on the back burner as she prioritized caring for her…
- The Joys and the Burden of Caregiving · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 2Poet and artist Yosimar Reyes moved home to take care of his grandmother during the pandemic. Sometimes he cries in his car from the stress and pressure of caregiving. But he…
- When Caregiving Leads to Bankruptcy · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 1When you’re caring for an aging parent, you want the best care possible. But what does that care cost? And who pays for it? AARP’s caregiving expert Amy Goyer struggled…
- Uncared For Season 2 (Official Trailer) · 3 min · Season 2Roughly 42 million Americans are caregivers for an older loved one. It's work that is exhausting, gratifying, and lonely all at once. In Season 2 of Uncared For, host SuChin Pak…
- Bonus: Why Millions Are Getting Kicked Off Medicaid · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 9Why are millions of us – kids included – losing Medicaid coverage, oftentimes by accident? And how can we get it back? We’ll answer these questions with Medicaid expert Joan…
- Bonus: Care Denied · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 8Insurance plays a big role in deciding the kind of health care we receive in this country – and how much it’ll cost us. Today, we’re speaking with ProPublica reporter Maya Miller…
