Ep. 10: A doctor’s perspective on healthcare – Erie native and Zelienople resident Dr. Joe Talarico

October Surprise

Episode #10 of October Surprise features physician Dr. Joe Talarico of Zelienople: “If you’re fairly wealthy and insured, you could make an argument that you do have the best healthcare in the world (in the United States),” Talarico says. “But it doesn’t apply for the whole system because there are so many people left out. I’ve run into so many people … who had chronic diseases that were not able to afford their healthcare or their medications.” October Surprise is a podcast created for citizens by citizens in PA’s new 16th Congressional District. Conversations educate listeners in Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Lawrence, and Butler Counties on key issues leading up to Election Day 2018.