Democrat states are feeling to burden of health care costs without federal financial support

This hour, Newell talks about the impact of the government shutdown on health care and the political factors driving up the cost of health care. Then, Melissa Martin, Pennington Biomedical's Director of Greaux Healthy, joins the show to discuss a recent study showing that Louisiana residents rated childhood obesity as the #1 health issue for children in the state, even above diabetes, smoking/vaping, and mental health issues.