{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Health:Further","title":"201 - Google's Humanoid AI, Medicare Drug Subsidy Ends, Microsoft and Amazon Cloud Surge","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b0c69631\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3574,"description":"Vic and Marcus discuss the return of Trump's tariffs, the Federal Reserve's evolving approach under Chairman Warsh, and the continued strength of AI infrastructure as Microsoft and Amazon report surging cloud growth. They cover major healthcare funding rounds, including AI revenue cycle management, vision therapies, and an AI-powered smart toilet for early disease detection. The episode also examines FTC action against Hims & Hers, the end of Medicare drug plan subsidies, Medicaid work requirement rulings, payer earnings, ACA market instability, rising uninsured rates, hospital consolidation, biotech acquisitions, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, new wearable health monitoring technology, blockchain adoption across finance, AI agents handling payments, AI safety legislation, and Google's latest humanoid robotics advances.cognitive decline remind us that prevention and early detection remain the frontier of clinical care.\nStory Lineup\n\n1 — In This Economy00:33 -Story 1: Healthcare Faces 100% Drug Tariff Shock Starting July 31  [Becker's Hospital Review]\n\n\n8:54 - Story 2: Fed Holds Rates Steady but Internal Split Signals Future Pressure on Inflation  [WSJ]\n\n\n13:13 - Story 3: Microsoft Azure Exceeds $100B as Tech Giants Diverge on AI Spending ROI  [WSJ]\n\n\n2 — VC Deal Review\n14:29 - Story 1: Candid Health Raises $120M Series D for AI-Powered Revenue Cycle Management  [MedCity News]\n\n\n16:49 - Story 2: Claris Biotech Emerges with $118M Series B for Corneal Disease Therapy  [Fierce Biotech]\n\n18:03 - Story 3:Throne Science Raises $10M Series A for AI Toilet Sensor in Colorectal Cancer Screening  [MedCity News]\n\n3 — Policy20:22 - Story 1: FTC Sues Hims & Hers Over Illegal Data Sharing With Meta and Snapchat  [Gizmodo]\n\n\n22:59 - Story 2: CMS Ends Medicare Drug Plan Premium Subsidies; Seniors Face Higher 2027 Costs  [WSJ.com: Health]\n\n\n26:57 - Story 3: Federal Court Upholds Medicaid Work Rules; Policy Shift Takes Effect  [Becker's Hospital Review]\n\n\n4...","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}