December 17, 2023 Getting Ready for Primary Season | OAS Episode 200 NCSL elections expert Ben Williams joins the podcast to discuss primaries just in time for the start of the 2024 contests. Williams explained the different approaches states take to the primary system and some of the election history that brought... Podcast, Our American States Podcast
December 3, 2023 Remote Work and State Tax Systems | OAS Episode 199 On this episode, we explore the tax ramifications for states of remote work. We’re joined by Charlie Kearns, a tax attorney, and James Privette, until recently a legislative specialist in NCSL’s Washington, D.C., office. They... Podcast, Our American States Podcast
November 19, 2023 Emergency Medicine in Rural America | OAS Episode 198 Two experts in emergency medical services joined the podcast to discuss a variety of challenges to providing care in rural areas, including long waits for ambulances and a serious workforce shortage. They also talked about the role of... Podcast, Our American States Podcast
November 5, 2023 Understanding the Drivers of Health Care Costs | OAS Episode 197 Steep increases in health care costs in the commercial health market—the portion of the market not including Medicare and Medicaid—are the focus of this episode. Analyst Alyssa Vangeli explains what's driving the increases, where... Podcast, Our American States Podcast
October 15, 2023 Disease Forecasting, Nowcasting and Scenario Modeling | OAS Episode 196 On this podcast, we sat down with Dr. Roni Rosenfeld, a computer scientist and a leader in the field of disease forecasting. Rosenfeld explained how researchers working on disease forecasting have taken weather forecasting as their model in... Podcast, Our American States Podcast
October 1, 2023 Cyberattacks and the Energy System | OAS Episode 195 Two cybersecurity experts join the podcast to discuss ways to safeguard energy systems from attacks, and the role state legislatures play through their oversight of public utility commissions. Since the start of 2021, states introduced nearly 500... Podcast, Our American States Podcast