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Podcast: The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom
Episode: Healthy Kids Need Healthy Policy: The Case for Advocacy with Senate Hopeful and Pediatrician Dr. Annie Andrews
Description: What happens when politics ignores kids? Pediatrician and South Carolina Senate hopeful Dr. Annie Andrews joins me to talk about why children’s health depends on more than just doctor’s visits - it depends on the policies shaping their lives. From Medicaid cuts to paid leave, gun safety, and the cost of insulin, Dr. Andrews explains why neutrality in medicine isn’t an option and why pediatricians, and parents, have a responsibility to speak up.
We discuss:
Why Dr. Andrews made the leap from pediatrics to politics
How policies like Medicaid cuts direct...