Episode 29: BPC Weekly - a podcast by Bipartisan Policy Center

This week’s episode, we look at recommendations for to advance primary care services in Medicaid, U.S. energy technology innovation, and business practices during the current crisis. 

Listen as Hemi Tewarson, Health Division director at the National Governors Association, Ben Shaffer, deputy secretary and Medicaid director at the Executive Office of Health and Human Services for the state of Rhode Island, and Dr. Kelly Thibert, resident member of the board of directors at the American Academy of Family Physicians, discuss how to advance primary care in Medicaid. Hear from BPC’s Addison Stark and Dorothy Robine, a senior fellow at the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, as they discuss how the Defense and Energy Departments can work together toward energy innovation. We finish up with discussions lead by Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Garret Graves (R-LA) to learn how businesses and employees can safely operate during the coronavirus pandemic.