Health Policy Podcast

The Health Policy Podcast explores how healthcare policy decisions impact patients, providers, costs, and innovation across the U.S. healthcare system. Through interviews with physicians, policy experts, researchers, and industry leaders, the podcast examines the real-world effects of laws, regulations, and market forces shaping healthcare today.

Health Policy Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 38 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Health Policy Podcast, a news show with 38 episodes published.

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  Episode #38

  The War on Nonstick: Why Washington State Regulators Are Targeting Your Cookware

  Aug 13, 202616 min

  Ross Marchand of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance discusses the regulatory push in Washington State to restrict and potentially ban PTFE (Teflon) cookware. He explains how these non-scientific mandates increase consumer costs and why these state-level policies often serve as a blueprint for federal overreach.

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  Episode #37

  American Prospect Editor: Does the Health Insurance Industry Profit from Sickness?

  Aug 11, 202621 min

  David Dayen, executive editor of the American Prospect and co-host of the Organized Money Podcast, joins the show to discuss the outsized influence and unchecked power of the health insurance industry. Dayen explains how a handful of health insurance giants have transformed into comprehensive health conglomerates, vertically integrating to control every aspect from insurance to pharmacy benefits management and direct patient care. This consolidation creates significant conflicts of interest, allowing these companies to

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  Episode #36

  The No Surprise Act: Patient Protection or Provider Exploitation?

  Aug 6, 202620 min

  Dr. Colleen Smith, an emergency medicine doctor and clinical policy analyst for the Center for Modern Health, returns to the podcast to discuss the No Surprise Act. Initially designed to protect patients from unexpected medical bills, the act has created new complexities in the healthcare system. Dr. Smith explains how the law intended to shift billing disputes from patients to insurers and providers, but has instead led to a "snowballing mess" of disputes, high claims, and rising insurance premiums. She also delves into the broader issue of opaque healthcare pricing, the disconnect between cost and price, and advocates for a market-driven approach where patients have more direct control over their healthcare spending choices to foster innovation and affordability.

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  Episode #33

  Hospitals Undermine Healthcare Affordability, Says Health Policy Expert

  Jul 30, 202618 min

  Brian Hyde interviews Chris Jacobs, CEO of Juniper Research Group, about the role of hospitals in making healthcare unaffordable. Jacobs explains how corporatization, consolidation, and loopholes in regulations like the medical loss ratio contribute to rising costs. He discusses the surprising bipartisan consensus on the problem and potential solutions, including site-neutral payments and increased transparency for nonprofit hospitals. Jacobs emphasizes the need for greater patient empowerment and antitrust enforcement to combat anti-competitive behavior in the healthcare industry.

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  Episode #32

  Physician-Owned Hospitals: A Solution to Healthcare Consolidation?

  Jul 28, 202621 min

  In this episode of the Health Policy Podcast, host Brian Hyde speaks with Katherine Hall, a research assistant, and Ryan Long, a senior research fellow and director of congressional engagement, both from the Paragon Health Institute. They discuss the history and impact of restrictions on physician-owned hospitals, particularly those imposed by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Hall and Long argue that these restrictions, while not a technical ban, effectively halted the growth of physician-owned hospitals by preventing them from accepting Medicare and Medicaid patients or expanding existing facilities. They contend that the justification for these restrictions—concerns about self-referral and cherry-picking profitable patients—has not materialized in practice and that traditional hospital systems exhibit similar, if not worse, issues. They emphasize that physician-owned hospitals could inject much-needed competition into the healthcare market, drive down costs, and improve quality, especially in underserved rural areas. The conversation highlights the significant lobbying efforts by large hospital systems to maintain these restrictions and the need for congressional action to repeal them, along with other complementary policies to foster a more competitive and affordable healthcare landscape.

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