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Chain of Strangers

My husband was going to die. Until a stranger who heard a podcast saved his life.

By Sharon McMahon

Nov 10, 2025

Chain of Strangers

The Sunday Read: We Can Edit DNA. But Who Should Benefit?

Inside the gene therapy revolution and the price of access.

Nov 9, 2025

The One Issue That Unites America — and Still Isn’t Fixed

Nov 8, 2025

The One Issue That Unites America — and Still Isn’t Fixed

This Week in The Preamble: The Age of Medical Miracles, and Their Costs

Medicine has never been more advanced. So why does something still feel missing? From gene therapy miracles to disappearing doctors, we explore what gets left behind when progress races ahead.

By Sharon McMahon

Nov 7, 2025

This Week in The Preamble: The Age of Medical Miracles, and Their Costs

This Week on The Preamble: Health Care

Each week, our team digs into one subject — chosen by you — and asks the questions that matter. What’s true? How did we get here? And what does it say about us? This week, we dive into health care.

By Sharon McMahon

Nov 6, 2025

This Week on The Preamble: Health Care

The Age of Miracles, and Their Costs

We’re better than ever at saving lives. The question now is whether we still know how to care for them.

By Sharon McMahon

Nov 6, 2025

The Age of Miracles, and Their Costs

The Politics of Obamacare

How America’s most hated law became too popular to kill

By Casey Burgat

Nov 6, 2025

The Politics of Obamacare

The One Issue That Unites America — and Still Isn’t Fixed

Democrats blame greed. Republicans do too. Yet Americans still pay more for the same drugs.

By Andrea Jones-Rooy

Nov 6, 2025

The One Issue That Unites America — and Still Isn’t Fixed

The Color of Survival

Race isn’t biological. But in America, it still predicts who lives longer and who dies sooner.

By Marie Beecham

Nov 6, 2025

The Color of Survival

Could the US Ever Switch to Single-Payer Health Care?

America’s health care system is a maze of profit and paperwork. Some believe one payer could simplify it all.

By Rebecca Gibian

Nov 6, 2025

Could the US Ever Switch to Single-Payer Health Care?

Chain of Strangers

My husband was going to die. Until a stranger who heard a podcast saved his life.

By Sharon McMahon

Nov 6, 2025

Chain of Strangers

The Doctor Shortage We Designed

America’s two-tier system is here: concierge care for the few, crowded waiting rooms for everyone else

By Elise Labott

Nov 6, 2025

The Doctor Shortage We Designed

The Gene Therapy Revolution

Gene therapy is redefining what’s possible in medicine. But its cost may define who it’s for.

By Elisabeth Marnik, PhD

Nov 6, 2025

The Gene Therapy Revolution

Medicare, Medicaid, EMTALA, HIPAA: A Plain-English Guide

A straightforward explainer on the major federal health programs and the rights they guarantee

By Leondra Hanson

Nov 6, 2025

Medicare, Medicaid, EMTALA, HIPAA: A Plain-English Guide

We Are Mighty

An Amazon bestseller already!

By Sharon McMahon

Nov 6, 2025

We Are Mighty

When Convenience Costs Connection

Real connection is messy, slow, and uncomfortable. It’s also what keeps us alive.

By Amanda E. White, LPC

Nov 6, 2025

When Convenience Costs Connection

Stuff We're Loving

Nov 6, 2025

Stuff We're Loving

This Week on The Preamble Podcast

From the printing press to AI, why fascists fear teachers, and answering your questions

By Sharon McMahon

Nov 6, 2025

This Week on The Preamble Podcast

Tickets

There are only a few events left this year!

By Sharon McMahon

Nov 6, 2025

Tickets

Extended Cut: Why Fascists Fear Teachers

What you didn't hear from my interview with Randi Weingarten on The Preamble Podcast this week!

By Sharon McMahon

Nov 6, 2025

Extended Cut: Why Fascists Fear Teachers

Get Smarter and Take Action

Dozens of books, podcasts, documentaries and resources to help

Nov 6, 2025

Get Smarter and Take Action

The ACA Saved My Life

Nov 6, 2025

The ACA Saved My Life

The Three Ring Circus of American Healthcare

Nov 6, 2025

The Three Ring Circus of American Healthcare

The Wisdom of Negotiating Your Medical Bills

Nov 6, 2025

The Wisdom of Negotiating Your Medical Bills

Medicaid Reimbursements Impact Everyone

Nov 6, 2025

Medicaid Reimbursements Impact Everyone

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