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Season 1Episode 339

This Federal Experiment Is Pouring Money into Mental Hospitals. Will It Work?

Sep 4, 2025
27:56

Episode Description

As states struggle to meet the needs of people with serious mental illness, some are signing on to a federal pilot project that’s funneling new funding into institutional care.


Guests:

  • Alex Barnard, Assistant Professor of Sociology, New York University
  • Danny Pasquini, patient
  • Teresa Pasquini, Advocate
  • Tyler Sadwith, Medicaid Director, California Department of Health Care Services
  • Morgan Shields, Assistant Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Ruth Shim, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, UC Davis


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