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 49 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Health Policy Podcast, a news show with 49 episodes published.

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  Episode #50

  Taxpayer Advocate Pete Sepp: Washington State's Cookware Rules Go "Overboard"

  Sep 29, 202614 min

  National Taxpayers Union President Pete Sepp argues that Washington State's regulation of PTFE, the coating used in nonstick cookware, goes too far by treating it the same as the broader PFAS "forever chemicals" family. Sepp points out that California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar cookware bill, citing affordability and lost consumer choice, and says Washington's approach would drive up costs for households. He also makes the case against "precautionary principle" regulation, criticizes the Superfund excise tax revived in the 2021 infrastructure law as a revenue grab unrelated to environmental cleanup, and calls for science-based chemical reviews and more public input before new rules take effect.

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  Episode #48

  The GLP-1 Bridge Program: Price Fixing vs. Free Market Healthcare

  Sep 24, 202620 min

  In this episode of the Health Policy Podcast, host Brian Hyde speaks with Jay Goldberg, North American Affairs Manager at the Consumer Choice Center, about the GLP-1 Bridge Program. While the program aims to make weight loss drugs like GLP-1s more affordable for Medicare and Medicaid recipients, Goldberg argues it exemplifies government price fixing. He explains how artificially lowering drug prices can disincentivize medical innovation and lead to slower access to new medications, drawing parallels to healthcare systems in other countries. Goldberg advocates for free-market competition as the most effective and sustainable way to reduce drug costs and foster innovation, ultimately benefiting consumers and the healthcare system more broadly.

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  Episode #48

  As Washington State Regulates Nonstick Cookware, Toxicologist Says Fear Outpaces Evidence

  Sep 22, 202622 min

  Washington State requires manufacturers to report PFAS levels in nonstick cookware by January 31, 2027—a reporting mandate that falls short of an outright ban after industry pushback. Environmental toxicologist Susan Goldhaber challenges the scientific basis for such restrictions, arguing that regulations lump together 7 million compounds under one umbrella without distinguishing toxic from benign.

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  Episode #46

  Breaking the Hospital Monopoly: Why Competition is Illegal in Healthcare

  Sep 17, 202623 min

  Jared Rhoads, founder of the Center for Modern Health, joins the show to discuss how government interventions and third-party payment systems distort hospital pricing. He explains the hidden dangers of "cross-subsidization"—where profitable departments prop up money-losers—and how Certificate of Need (CON) laws are used to stifle competition and protect established healthcare monopolies.

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  Episode #46

  Washington State's Nonstick Cookware Rule: What It Means for Your Kitchen

  Sep 15, 202611 min

  Washington state is pressing ahead with a rule requiring cookware makers to disclose PFAS use in nonstick pans — even after California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar ban over affordability concerns. David Clement, policy director at the Consumer Choice Center, joins the podcast to explain what PFAS actually are, why Washington's disclosure requirement could function as a backdoor ban, and what it could mean for the price of a $15 frying pan — and for the restaurants, school cafeterias, and low-income families who'll feel it first.

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