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Policy Episodes

Sept. 9, 2025

How Recent Law Changes To Medicaid Will Affect You

Send us a text In this episode, Dr. Mia provides a comprehensive overview of Medicare and Medicaid, explaining their differences, coverage options, and the implications of recent legislative changes. She emphasizes the importance of understanding these programs, especially for vulnerable population…

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Sept. 5, 2023

Biggest Dementia News You’ve Not Heard of

Returning back to Season 3 of Ask Dr. Mia Podcast talking about what is Comprehensive Dementia Care and Medicare's new program to pay for it. Health Affairs' article on Comprehensive Dementia Care: https://www.healthaffairs.o...

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Feb. 28, 2023

Getting Your Voices Heard: Advocating for Age-Friendly Policies with …

Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Debbie Freeland , geriatrician and Health & Aging Policy Fellow 2021-2022, about policies and advocacy for older adults. We discussed big "P" Policy vs little "p" policy: "P"olicy: Congress and/or State...

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