Episode 521: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 1 2024

Attitude with Arnie Arnesen

Part 1:
We talk with Ed Weisbart, M.D., (Board Secretary of Physicians for National Health) about Medicare Advantage.
As part of Project 2025, Medicare Advantage becomes the default method of medical care. Medicare Advantage is prepaid by the federal government, and the business model for the insurance companies requires that the companies spend as little as possible for actual care. This increases the profitability of Medicare Advantage programs. Participants pay for these.
Part 2: Race Class
RaceClass Ep. 31 | Teaching the Truth, A Conversation with Dr. James Whitfield
Dr. James Whitfield joined #RaceClass for a wide ranging conversation about his own racial education as a multi-racial child in west Texas; the hostile environment teachers and students face in Texas today; and reasons for optimism even in oppressive times.
Dr. Whitfield is an award-winning education advocate centered on creating safe, nurturing, and equitable learning environments which, in turn, help transform communities. In summer 2020, Dr. Whitfield was early into his tenure as the first Black principal at a predominantly white high school in Texas. In the midst of global protests for racial justice, Dr. Whitfield wrote a letter to the school community detailing the pain of anti-black racism. He received widespread support from the school community, but backlash nonetheless arrived and cost him his job. Listen to his story on #RaceClass.
Interested in learning more. You can visit Dr. Whitfield's website or donate to his Go-Fund campaign .
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