{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Health:Further","title":"182 - Why Healthcare Costs Are About to Flip Everything You Know","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b598228f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4155,"description":"Vic and Emily Evans discuss the Fed holding rates and the declining influence of monetary policy, Turquoise Health’s $40M raise and the shift toward payment infrastructure, and the broader slowdown in healthcare spending growth. They explore consumer-driven healthcare models, political tensions around insurance and affordability, and upcoming policy shifts. The episode also covers vaccine policy changes, cancer immunotherapy efforts, CMS’s new wearable-driven care model, the rise of ketamine prescriptions, crypto regulation clarity, tokenized markets, AI’s expanding role in healthcare and business, and the growing challenge of trust in an era of synthetic media.LinksStory # 1 Fed Meeting00:59 - Fed Holds Rates Steady as Iran War Clouds Outlook WSJStory # 2: Price transparency deals 6:05 - Turquoise Health raises $40M to power healthcare contracts, payments Fierce HealthcareStory # 3 Payers still in Crosshairs19:56 - Democratic senators detail plans to take on 'Big Insurance' Fierce HealthcareStory # 4 Vaccine Drama27:18 - Federal court blocks RFK Jr.’s moves to upend US vaccine policy, Healthcare Dive27:29 - Health Groups Hailed a Vaccine Ruling, but Their Relief May Be Short-Lived NYT29:34 - HHS Has a Potential Solution for Cancers That Keep Coming Back: Vaccines WSJStory # 5 ACCESS program31:24 - Discussion of the ACCESS program CMS websiteStory # 6 Sutter’s expansion37:01 - Sutter, Allina Health to form $26B nonprofit system Story # 7 Ketamine risks38:56 - She Hoped Ketamine Would Rewire Her Brain. She Didn’t Live to See It Work. WSJStory # 8 Tokenizing Equities42:24 - SEC and CFTC unveil new crypto guidance declaring most digital assets are not securities The Block46:26 -  Story # 9 Maven Intelligence49:39 - Maven Clinic expands AI capabilities with genAI agent built on OpenAI, Google LLMs Fierce HealthcareStory # 10 MS v. OpenAI52:53 - Microsoft Looking To Sue OpenAI Over New Amazon Deal: Here's Why Free PressStory # 11 1st AI Actor1:02:45 - Val Kilmer...","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}