Maybe we shouldn't bring back polio? Question mark?

Liz talks with Rep. David Nagel (a physician! a Republican!) about vaccines, public health, and why he is no longer on a New Hampshire House standing committee. Spoiler alert: not his choice.

This episode was recorded on December 22, 2025. Pairs well with the Medicaid: It's Health Insurance! episode with Kristine Stoddard.

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Links:

• Nagel says choosing principles over party got him booted from health committee (The Laconia Daily Sun)
• GOP House member says party leaders tried to intimidate him before booting him off committee (NH Bulletin)
• House Health and Human Services Committee advances bill to repeal NH Vaccine Association (WMUR)
• Hearing scheduled for bill that would end mandatory school vaccinations in New Hampshire (Concord Monitor)
• Lawmaker wants to end hepatitis B vaccine requirement to align NH with Kennedy’s CDC (NH Bulletin)
• Reps. Sherman Packard & Alexis Simpson: Holocaust denialism has no place in the NH Legislature (Union Leader)
• Following leaked messages, House Republican education chair says she favors politically segregated schools (Concord Monitor)
• Op-Eds about the NH Vaccine Association

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This is all Liz can think about right now. Maybe you feel the same. Liz talks with Al, a former Granite Stater who now lives in Minneapolis.

Looking for places to donate? Here are some recommendations from Granite Staters and Mainers:

• Maine Needs
• Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project Maine
• NH UCC Immigrant and Refugee Support
• New Hampshire Legal Assistance
• Black Lives Matter NH Mutual Aid Fund

Links:

• Merrimack leaders say they oppose ICE facility in letter to state, federal officials (NHPR)
• Dover activist leads effort to help local immigrants facing ICE fears (Seacoast Online)
• How we try to separate fact from fiction when reporting on ICE activity in New Hampshire (NHPR)
• CNN video analysis sheds new light on killing of Alex Pretti (CNN)
• Detention of 5-Year-Old by Federal Agents Incenses Minneapolis (NY Times)

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What 1,000 facts do we need to know to figure out why health care costs so much?

Liz asks Sabrina (Brinie) Dunlap who should be blamed for the cost of health care. The answer is complicated.

This episode was recorded on November 4, 2025. Pairs well with the Medicaid: It's Health Insurance! episode with Kristine Stoddard.

• Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms (HealthCare.gov)
• Risk Pooling: How Health Insurance in the Individual Market Works (American Academy of Actuaries)
• Ask an Expert: Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (PTC) Expiration (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
• 1.4 million fewer people enrolled in ACA plans as premiums spike, tax credits expire (ABC News)
• Higher Premium Payments or Higher Deductibles: The Tradeoffs ACA Enrollees Face (Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker)
• Labor and Delivery Unit Closures in Rural New Hampshire (Urban Institute)
• Critical Condition: How Medicaid Cuts Would Reshape Rural Health Care Landscapes (National Rural Health Association)
• In the News: Labor and delivery units face uncertainty after federal cuts (Monadnock Community Hospital)

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