The state is slashing spending because of the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. That means big cuts to the biggest parts of the state budget, K-12 schools, Medicaid and higher education. On The Sound of Ideas, we talk with state Medicaid Director Maureen Corocran, and get feedback from policy experts. Later, we ponder the question: Why should we trust science?


Guests:
Maureen Corcoran, Director, Ohio Department of Medicaid

Hannah Halbert, Executive Director, Policy Matters Ohio

Loren Anthes, Public Policy Fellow, The Center for Community Solutions

Greg Lawson, Research Fellow, The Buckeye Institute

Chris Haufe, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University

Dr. Johnie Rose, MD, PhD, Preventive Medicine and Public Health Physician and Epidemiologist, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine