The Healthcare System Explained: What Every Caregiver Needs to Know

Mama Mable’s Caregivers Podcast · August 11, 2026

Navigating today’s healthcare system can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re caring for someone you love.

In this empowering episode of Mama Mable’s Caregivers Podcast, we welcome Dr. Terry Adirim, pediatrician, former emergency physician, healthcare executive, and one of the nation’s foremost experts in healthcare leadership and patient advocacy.

With more than 30 years of experience spanning clinical medicine, federal healthcare policy, military medicine, and healthcare technology, Dr. Adirim has helped shape some of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Now, she’s helping caregivers become confident advocates through practical tools, expert guidance, and her new book, The Prepared Patient: Your Guide to Surviving the Health Care System.

Whether you’re caring for an aging parent, a child with special healthcare needs, a spouse, or another loved one, this conversation will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to become a stronger advocate.

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