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Prescription Drug Price Gouging ~ Remembering Hiram Drache ~ Jasmin Child Care Preschool

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - Health care is incredibly complex, as is the network that oversees and regulates it. In the ‘90s, Congress passed a law regulating the cost of some prescription drugs. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is going after pharmaceutical giants for what he says is violating that law. He visits with Conversations on Health Care podcast hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter. ~~~ We share an interview clip with noted historian Hiram Drache, who passed away Saturday, age 96. ~~~ Commentary on the presidential campaign from a Native American perspective from Mark Trahant. ~~~ Jasmin Child Care preschool serves kids from nine ethnic backgrounds, striving to provide cultural competency. We learn more from development director Sky Purdin, who grew up in the US, Thailand, and Finland.

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