Most of us know what it feels like to be frustrated with the U.S. health care system,

but much needed change is happening,

as the industry is working hard to move away from outdated payment models

to a system that pays providers for the quality of health care, not the quantity.

Called accountable care, this new approach prioritizes better patient outcomes and expanded access to care.

Accountable for health is a nonpartisan organization working with policy makers to accelerate this movement. To learn more, visit accountable for health.org.

Here we are again at another year of living like this in communities that are fractured, in families

that are divided, in a world that feels impossible to hold together, in all of this hopelessness and helplessness without signposts or

landmarks on how we do this well.

And the deep irony is whenever you listen to this, this will all feel true.

I'm Kate Bowler, and this is everything happens.

How's that for an opener?

All right, okay, please don't turn this off yet because holy crap do I have a conversation

for you?

This one will leave you feeling encouraged, refreshed, renewed, and, dare I say, hopeful.

We're going to be talking about ways we can practically re-engage with our neighbors and communities.

It is all about those small faithful actions we can take right now that add up to something

that looks like change, I promise you.

My guest today is Sharon McMahon.

She is a former high school teacher who rose to prominence during the 2020 election cycle for her viral efforts to

educate the public on political misinformation through her popular Instagram account,

Sharon says so. And now she is all of our government teacher.

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