{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Health:Further","title":"208 - Hospital Margins Crater, Half of Hospitals Still Hide Prices, and OpenAI's $1.2T Question","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/33809d53\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4318,"description":"In this episode, we explore Vic's takeaways from Nashville Healthcare Sessions and the OpenAI-HCA partnership, a Fed rate hike to 3.75%-4% under new Chairman Kevin Warsh, a wave of nine-figure health rounds, the hollowing out of hospital margins and price transparency compliance, a potential CRISPR successor called Viper, and OpenAI's $1.2 trillion valuation push amid new AI safety disclosures — with insights into market trends, policy changes, and technological innovations shaping the future of health and money.\nKey Topics\nNashville Healthcare Sessions recap and the OpenAI-HCA partnership\nJobless claims fall to 196K, but the labor-force participation rate tells a different story US housing starts slip as affordable inventory stays stuck\nThe Fed raises rates 25bps to 3.75%-4% under new Chairman Kevin Warsh\nVC Rundown: Thatch hits a $1B valuation, Sling raises $123M, and Evvy raises $40M\nCMS expands the ACCESS model's chronic conditions for 2027\nMore than half of hospitals still aren't compliant with price transparency rules\nHospital operating margins fall to 1.4% amid outpatient slowdowns\nThe widening mental-health and turnover gap among physicians and Gen Z clinicians\nViper: a newly discovered gene-editing system that may outperform CRISPR\nGSK commits up to $750M for a new multiple myeloma therapy\nTokenized securities get a 5-year SEC exemption after the Clarity Act fails in the Senate\nCircle launches its ARC stablecoin blockchain with BlackRock and Visa\nOpenAI's new AI safety incidents, its $1.2 trillion valuation push, and the case for AI product liability\nAI as a co-scientist: accelerating drug discovery at Stanford\nChapters\n0:00 Introduction — Vic recaps Nashville Healthcare Sessions and the OpenAI-HCA partnership\n2:13 Marcus on a loaded week in Nashville — family, civic work, and a strong portfolio\n4:21 Jobless claims fall to 196K, but the participation rate tells the real story\n6:49 US housing starts slip as affordable inventory stays stuck\n8:30 The Fed...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qQpNWNNt0Jii-gH3dDJO-qaNGcqviKTTp8BwIkelLC8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMGIy/YjcyMGFhYTI5N2Zh/ODNjMjdhYzRkMTcz/NGQyNC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}