Maryland finds out how much the state will get from a nationwide competition for federal rural health investment.

Guest(s):

• Christina Koontz, paramedic
• Elizabeth Kromm, assistant secretary for population health and strategic initiatives, Maryland Department of Health
• Mike Salvadge, chief of emergency medical services, Allegany County, Md.
• Meena Seshamani, Maryland secretary of health
• Hemi Tewarson, executive director, National Academy for State Health Policy

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We follow Maryland's 52-day rush to convince the Trump administration to give the state new funding to transform rural health care.

Guests:

• Bonita Baer, Maryland resident
• Mark Boucot, president and CEO of Garrett Regional Medical Center and Potomac Valley Hospital
• Elizabeth Kromm, assistant secretary for population health and strategic initiatives, Maryland Department of Health
• Levi Lantz, ALL Produce & Greenhouse
• Ken Ulman, former executive, Howard County, Maryland; president of Margrave Strategies

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Many potent new medicines pose a host of challenges for drug companies trying to copy and sell similar versions on the cheap. Can those companies find a sustainable path forward, or will patients get left stuck paying exorbitant prices?

Guests:

Christine Baeder, MBA, President, Apotex USA

Alfred Engelberg, JD, retired attorney and former counsel to the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association

Jeremy Greene, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Candy Meyer, Patient

Bhaven Sampat, PhD, Professor, Arizona State University School for the Future of Innovation in Society

Marta Wosińska, PhD, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Leslie Walker, Senior Reporter/Producer, Tradeoffs

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