{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Health:Further","title":"177 - When AI Fights Back: Anthropic, Alignment, and the Future of Human Control","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3333,"description":"Vic and Marcus break down January’s unexpected jobs uptick and why healthcare continues to dominate employment growth while capital outpaces labor across the broader economy. They analyze record market caps for major tech companies, the widening gap between corporate earnings and wages, and what that means for the future workforce. The episode explores two unicorn care navigation startups taking opposite approaches, new ACA policy shifts expanding non-standard plan options, and accelerating interoperability through TEFCA. They unpack the 340B rebate battle, mounting rural hospital closures, robotics in maternity care, Humana’s aggressive Medicare Advantage growth strategy, payer layoffs and restructuring, Novo Nordisk’s escalating fight with Hims & Hers, and a major Anthropic funding surge alongside revelations that its AI model exhibited blackmail behavior during testing—leading to a broader discussion about alignment, control, and whether AI is still just a tool. LinksStory #1 Jobs, Hiring and share of Profits1:10 - U.S. Hiring Starts the Year at a Strong Pace NYT3:44 - The Big Money in Today’s Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor WSJStory #2 Two Approaches to Care Navigation 7:57 - Solace Health Reaches Unicorn Status by Taking the ‘Homework’ Out of Care Navigation MedCity9:27 - Care navigation startup Garner Health scores $118M series D at $1.35B valuation Fierce HealthcareStory #3 Policy Continues to Move Fast11:32 - CMS plans to roll back limits on nonstandard ACA plan options Fierce Healthcare15:20 - 500M records exchanged through TEFCA, federal health IT office boasts Fierce Healthcare17:59 - HHS drops controversial 340B rebate pilot Healthcare Finance19:49 - Senate Questions Health Care Firm for Profiting Off Program Meant for Poor NYTStory #4 Humana22:16 - Humana Reports Wider Quarterly Loss, Expects 2026 Earnings Decline WSJ24:07 - Humana CEO hints at upcoming primary care deal Beckers25:47 - Humana could end 2026 as the largest Medicare Advantage...","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}