Episode 2: Healthcare

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode host Sammy Ross and guest Amanda Sayers dive deep into the topic of Healthcare.  How did we get an employer-based healthcare system, and who came up with this plan?  What is Obamacare, and who is eligible to apply?  All that and more is discussed and answered, on this episode of the podcast.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Bonus content about how Sammy dealt with a surprise medical bill, along with Amanda’s story of surviving a lockdown in Italy during Covid-19, please visit:</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/ThisisNotaHandout"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.patreon.com/ThisisNotaHandout</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the show, please visit:</span> <a href= "https://www.thisisnotahandout.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.thisisnotahandout.com</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To sign up for the Affordable Care Act:</span> <a href= "https://www.healthcare.gov/marketplace-in-your-state/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.healthcare.gov/marketplace-in-your-state/</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For further background on how America's current healthcare system came into existence, please visit this story from NPR:</span> <a href= "https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114045132"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114045132</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information on Reaganomics and deregulation in the 80’s, please visit:</span> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/upshot/reagan-deregulation-and-americas-exceptional-rise-in-health-care-costs.html"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/upshot/reagan-deregulation-and-americas-exceptional-rise-in-health-care-costs.html</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For information regarding the