‘The Pitt’ Star Supriya Ganesh on Highlighting Healthcare Cuts in Season 2: ‘I Hope Someone With Power Watches It’

Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Pitt” Season 2, Episode 1.

Just as “The Pitt” highlighted issues plaguing the medical industry and beyond — from violence against health care workers to mass shootings — in Season 1, Supriya Ganesh, who plays Dr. Samira Mohan, was eager in Season 2 to spotlight another pressing concern: health care cuts that make care even less accessible.

“There’s a really great storyline about Medicare and Medicaid cuts and how it’s hard to qualify...