The 5 Best Uncared For Podcast Episodes
1) Germany: Where Parents Feel Supported
On our first stop in the “healthcare world tour,” we travel to Germany, where midwives are a legal right, childcare is subsidized, and parents are reimbursed for childcare costs. We’ll shadow a midwif...Show More
2) Costa Rica: By Boat, By Horse, By Bicycle
This week, we head to Costa Rica, the final destination on our maternal health “world tour,” where we explore the country’s unique community-based model of care. We’ll travel into the mountains with a...Show More
3) The Netherlands: Fairy Godmothers of Postpartum Care
This week, we travel east to the Netherlands. Here, midwives and “kraamzorgs,” or postnatal maternity aides, help parents during every step of the pregnancy journey. We’ll meet expecting parents tryin...Show More
4) America the Outlier
The maternal mortality rate in the United States is more than double that of our peers – and it’s especially high among Black birthing people. In the first episode of Uncared For, we’ll hear from heal...Show More
5) Who Gets A Choice?
Is abortion care healthcare? In the United States, the answer to that question depends entirely on your ZIP code. In this episode, we’ll hear from two women, one in Texas and the other in New York, bo...Show More
6) Fighting for Maternal Healthcare in Arkansas
With 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 country has extended p...Show More
7) Why Is It So Hard To Find a Therapist?
About 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 create barriers...Show More
8) Rural Health Care is in Crisis
Rural 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 in on the state w...Show More
9) Insurance Denials Feel Like a Death Sentence
Nearly 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 denials aren’t ju...Show More
10) Medical Debt: Sinking Into The Abyss
Four 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 cover costs. Whet...Show More