When Dr. Meena Seshamani, an ear-nose-and-throat surgeon and former head of the federal Medicare program, was sworn in as Maryland’s health secretary four months ago, she stepped into a swirl of challenges: budget and policy pressures from the Trump administration, the Free State’s high levels of opioid addiction and overdoses, departures of top staff. She joins us to talk about her priorities and concerns in the job.
Maryland Health Secretary's first 100 days

Joe Andrucyk