Columbus-based activist and health care expert Rick Neal explains why he supports former VP Joe Biden, and Akron Councilwoman Tara Samples explains why she supports Senator Bernie Sanders.

This week, Dan Skinner talks with State Representative Brian Baldridge (90th District) and Blythe Wood, Academic and Behavior Coach, Pickerington Local School District, and Board Member of the International Dyslexia Association of Central Ohio.

In this episode, Ohio University health policy professor Dan Skinner talks with Franklin County Public Health Commissioner Joe Mazzola and Director of Prevention and Wellness, Alex Jones. Topics include the novel coronavirus - what we know, what Ohio's public health departments are doing, and what public health wants you to know and do - but also how to balance a remote threat such as coronavirus against present threats such as influenza.

In this episode, host Dan Skinner, Associate Professor of Health Policy at Ohio University, talks with Rep. Beth Liston, a physician and representative of Ohio's 21st House District, as well as Kathryn Poe, a health care activist, writer, and Capital University student. Topics include the importance of affordable insulin, new policy proposals to cap insulin prices and take other steps to bring awareness to the issue and support patients.

In this episode, Dan Skinner interviews Miranda Motter of the Ohio Association of Health Plans. The focus of the conversation is surprise billing, two legislative proposals being considered in Ohio, and the fate of private insurance if legislative fixes don't happen.

In this episode, Dan Skinner interviews Chad Jester, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and President of the Nationwide Foundation, about Denial, Ohio, a public service campaign sponsored by the Ohio Opioid Alliance, a group of organizations from around the state. Topics include the campaign's impact so far, plans moving forward, and the relationship between denial and risk.

Ohio University health policy professor Dan Skinner interviews Franklin County Health Commissioner, Joe Mazzola, about the 100th anniversary of Franklin County Public Health. Topics include public health funding, the history and coordination of health departments in Ohio, and the scope of Franklin County Public Health's work. Plus thought experiments involving magic wands, non-existent checkbooks, and crystal balls.

In this episode, Dan Skinner interviews Jess Hardin, formerly of the Youngstown Vindicator, now with Mahoning Matters, about her coverage of disorganized ambulance services in the Mahoning Valley. Dan also talks with Dani Carlson of the Center for Community Solutions (@communitysols) about their Health and Human Services journalism grant program.

In this episode, Dan Skinner interviews representatives from two Cleveland-based non-profits, as well as a vice president from United Healthcare, about a new grant program providing $1.1 million to four Ohio-based non-profit organizations. Topics include the specific goals of these programs, the state of for-profit/non-profit collaborations, and how these collaborations fit into the future of health promotion in Ohio.

In this episode of Prognosis Ohio, Dan Skinner talks with lawyer and social justice activist Morgan Harper, who is running for the Democratic nomination to represent Ohio's 3rd congressional district. Topics include Medicare For All, the challenges of our current health care system, social determinants of health, economic inequality, and more. Plus, an Ohio healthcare news round-up. Visit wcbe.org for show notes.

In this episode, host Dan Skinner interviewed Bill and Jackie Ayars, co-founders of the Emerald Jenny Foundation.

In this episode, host Dan Skinner interviewed Dr. Jason Reece, who is currently Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning at the Knowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State University. In the interview, Dan and Jason discussed some of the amazing work Jason is involved with. Be sure to check out the website for Move to Prosper.

In this episode, host Dan Skinner interviews Dr. Ray Bignall—a pediatric nephrologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital—about recent developments in at-home dialysis for families and children.