Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy

For the weeks of May 11, 18, 25: House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler discusses the COVID-19 pandemic specifically focusing on expanded testing and expanding telehealth in Pennsylvania. Also, Jennifer Jordan, Vice President for Regulatory Advocacy for the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania focuses on the important role hospitals are playing, the reopening of hospitals, and the resumption of surgeries.

Coronavirus and how hospitals are prepared is discussed with Andy Carter of the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania. Then Ken Mash, President of APSCUF, discusses student debt and the Governor's proposed Nellie Bly Scholarship program to help students with the cost of college.

For the weeks of January 27, February 3, 10, 2020: Dr. Sari Siegel, Vice President of Health Care Research for the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of PA, shares results of a recent study that shows that hospitals in the state are a key driver of state and local economies. Then Kristen Rotz of the United Way of Pennsylvania discusses their recent ALICE report on hardworking households earning more thanthe Federal Poverty Level (FPL), but not enough to afford the basic cost of living. Maura Donley and David Atkinson co-host.