Season 13 • Episode 1024

1024 - "Healing in a Changing America"—Starting with Florida

Mar 18, 2026

13:21

Emerging Infections Public Health Health Policy

Episode Description

About this episode:

From working in immigrant health care under the Reagan administration to tackling today's measles outbreak in Florida, George Rust has decades of experience caring for the disadvantaged. In this episode: Dr. Rust discusses the state of public health in Florida, the need to return to a community-focused model, and his new book "Healing in a Changing America: Doctoring in a Nation of Needless Suffering."

Guest:

Dr. George Rust, PhD, is a family physician, a preventative public health specialist, and a professor at the Florida State University School of Medicine.

Host:

Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department.

Show links and related content:

Healing in a Changing America: Doctoring in a Nation of Needless Suffering—Johns Hopkins University Press (book)
Concerning outbreak of measles reported in SW Florida—FOX 35 Orlando
Florida Removes Over Quarter of People From Health Care Plan—Newsweek

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