Episode #18 – Getting Old Is Hard to Do: Thoughts on Long-Term Care
There’s been plenty of talk about Medicare, the public health program for the elderly. Many people don’t realize that Medicare does not cover most of the costs for long-term care. …
Episode #17 – Price Transparency, Part II: What to Do About Drugs
This is the second in a two-part series about price transparency. In the first podcast, I discussed pricing as it relates to hospitals and other providers. In this episode, I …
Episode #16 – Price Transparency, Part I: Ways to Improve Provider Pricing
This is the first in a two-part series about price transparency. In this episode, I will discuss price transparency as it relates to hospitals and other providers. In Part II, …
Episode #15 – Health Care’s Option 3: The Market Option
Much debate pits a government-run health care system against the private insurance system. I believe we are seeing the development of a third option: The Market Option. More and more …
Episode #14 – Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Lots of talk is underway about breaking up the big tech companies because of their influence and size. Companies like Alphabet (parent company to Google and YouTube) and Facebook have …
Episode #13 – Health Care Needs a Colin Kaepernick
The health care industry needs an activism movement. It needs outspoken, courageous individuals who will act with their words and their wallets to bring about behavioral change. Given how unhealthy …
Episode #12 – The Contradiction of Freedom and Equality in Health Care
Americans have long rhapsodized over our nation’s defining characteristics: freedom and equality. Yet these two ideas are actually contradictory when it comes to the design of health care policy. In …
Episode #11 – My Ten-Step Replacement Plan for the Affordable Care Act
Health care is one of the most important issues to Americans in the upcoming election cycle. The majority of Democratic candidates for president have been rallying around a Medicare-for-All idea. …
Episode #10 – Transforming Philanthropy in Health Care
Billionaire Robert F. Smith’s commitment to pay off the student loans for the graduating class of Morehead College was a bold philanthropic gesture because it was direct and efficient. Yet …
Episode #9 – Let’s Find Out About the Hospital, Part II
Talking about hospitals doesn’t have the pizzazz of cutting-edge concepts like blockchain or artificial intelligence. But we have to talk more about hospitals because they spend a lot of money. …