Dan Skinner
Host, Prognosis Ohio, PodcastDr. Dan Skinner is Associate Professor of Health Policy in the Department of Social Medicine at Ohio University, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, on the Dublin, Ohio campus. He earned his Ph.D. in political science from the City University of New York. Skinner teaches and researches about, as well as advocates for increased access to health care, especially for underserved populations, as well as various aspects of social determinants that affect the health of communities, in Ohio and beyond.
He is co-editor Not Far from Me: Stories of Opioids and Ohio (Ohio State University Press, 2019), author of Medical Necessity: Health Care Access and the Politics of Decision Making (University of Minnesota Press, forthcoming 2019), and has published more than two dozen academic articles in health policy and politics, medical education, and political theory.
In addition, Skinner is co-director of the Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship (link: https://www.aacom.org/institute/health-policy-fellowship) and director of Ohio University’s Comparative Health Systems--Cuba program, which affords him an opportunity to travel to Cuba with Ohio University students to learn about Cuba’s health care system (link: https://www.ohio.edu/global-health/programs/cuba-comparative-health-systems.cfm).
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In episode 95 of Prognosis Ohio, Dan Skinner talks with author, runner, and mental health advocate Nita Sweeney about her journey in becoming a runner,…
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On September 18, 2021, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced what he called a “historic” $808 million agreement with the three largest distributors of…
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What is the current state of abortion access in Ohio, and what does the future hold? On the new episode of Prognosis Ohio, host Dan Skinner talks with…
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On the latest episode of Prognosis Ohio, part of the WCBE Podcast Experience, host Dan Skinner talks with David DeWitt, editor, as well as reporter Jake…
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If Ohio has some of the world's pre-eminent health care institutions, why does it continue to rank among the worst in the nation in health outcomes,…
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On the new episode of Prognosis Ohio, part of the WCBE Podcast Experience, Dan Skinner talks with former Ohio Senator Nina Turner about her run for U.S.…
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On the new Prognosis Ohio, part of the WCBE Podcast Experience, Dan Skinner talks with OSU dermatologist and researcher, Benjamin Kaffenberger, MD, about…
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On the latest episode of Prognosis Ohio, Dan turns over the interview mic to the show's Spring 2021 college intern, Ohio University student Claire McGee,…
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Building on several past episodes exploring pharmaceutical access and pricing in Ohio, Dan talks with Loren Anthes of the Center for Community Solutions…
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On a new, two-part episode of Prognosis Ohio, part of the WCBE Podcast Experience, host Dan Skinner talks with two legislators who are advocating for…