In this powerful episode of Just Say Hay: The Podcast, Jon sits down with family nurse practitioner Leslie Ferrell to talk about the real challenges facing rural healthcare today — from hospital closures and low Medicaid reimbursements to the nursing shortage and tele-health struggles. Leslie, a long-respected healthcare provider in Southern Illinois, shares her insights from decades on the front lines. Together, they discuss what makes rural healthcare so hard to sustain, how community membe...
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In this powerful episode of Just Say Hay: The Podcast, Jon sits down with family nurse practitioner Leslie Ferrell to talk about the real challenges facing rural healthcare today — from hospital closures and low Medicaid reimbursements to the nursing shortage and tele-health struggles. Leslie, a long-respected healthcare provider in Southern Illinois, shares her insights from decades on the front lines. Together, they discuss what makes rural healthcare so hard to sustain, how community membe...
Small Farms, Immigration Challenges & Crafting Fair Agricultural Policies
Just Say Hay
26 minutes
9 months ago
Small Farms, Immigration Challenges & Crafting Fair Agricultural Policies
In this episode of Just Say Hay: The Podcast, we take a deep dive into the controversial topic of immigration—specifically how it impacts small farms. With mass deportations and labor shortages making headlines, large-scale agriculture often dominates the conversation, but what about the small farmer? We break down the realities of labor costs, the H-2A visa program, and how policies disproportionately favor big farms. Is there a fair solution? Tune in for a raw, insightful discussion on the ...
Just Say Hay
In this powerful episode of Just Say Hay: The Podcast, Jon sits down with family nurse practitioner Leslie Ferrell to talk about the real challenges facing rural healthcare today — from hospital closures and low Medicaid reimbursements to the nursing shortage and tele-health struggles. Leslie, a long-respected healthcare provider in Southern Illinois, shares her insights from decades on the front lines. Together, they discuss what makes rural healthcare so hard to sustain, how community membe...
