Health care can’t quit fax machines — here’s why - a podcast by Marketplace

We have a good, old-fashioned “I’ve Always Wondered” kinda listener question today: Why is the doctor’s office seemingly the only place in American life you need to fax documents to? We’ll talk about why health records are so slow to digitize and the impact it can have on care. Plus more of your questions about gerrymandering and the Federal Reserve.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• “How Partisan Gerrymandering Limits Voting Rights” from the Center for American Progress


• “Why States Should Wait for Census Data to Draw Voting Districts” from the Brennan Center


• “Why in the World Do Doctor’s Offices Still Use Fax Machines?” from Slate


• “Why your doctor still relies on fax machines” from Marketplace

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