Hunter Biden investigations, Insulin price caps

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President Joe Biden meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Washington
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A law and political science expert takes us through the latest investigations into President Biden’s son Hunter. Then, a UW-Madison researcher looks at the practical impact of insulin price caps put in place by the federal government.

Featured in this Show

  • How Congress is handling investigations into Hunter Biden

    A Congressional committee is investigating the president’s son, Hunter Biden, as he faces prosecution in criminal cases. A political science and law expert joins us to look at the legal cases and the politics invovled.

  • How are price caps affecting insulin costs?

    A new study found out-of-pocket insulin costs for Americans on Medicare totaled over $1 billion in 2020. That’s more than quadruple the cost in 2007. Through the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden Administration in January capped the out-of-pocket cost insulin to $35 a month. We talk with the UW-Madison assistant professor behind the study about the effects of price caps on insulin costs.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Lorin Cox Producer
  • Royce Podeszwa Producer
  • David Schultz Guest
  • Rebecca Myerson Guest

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