Policy Prescriptions

Dr. Clive Fields — co-founder of VillageMD and Chair of the MAHA workgroup on the HHS/CMS Healthcare Advisory Committee — joins the Zen Lobbyist, Gary Jacobs and Tom Koutsoumpas, Founder and President of Healthsperien, to go inside the commission shaping U.S. healthcare policy. They cover the structure of the 16-member advisory committee, why end-of-life conversations fail patients, the case for t...

Former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy has spent decades fighting for mental health parity, addiction treatment, and a healthcare system that treats brain health with the same urgency as physical health. In this episode of Policy Prescriptions, host Gary Jacobs sits down with Patrick J. Kennedy and Healthsperien founder Tom Koutsoumpas to discuss why America’s future depends on protecting the healt...

What does “value-based care” actually mean, and why are healthcare leaders betting the future of medicine on it? In this episode of Policy Prescriptions, Gary Jacobs sits down with Aisha Pittman, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at National Association of ACOs, and Ray Quintero, Managing Partner at Healthsperien, for a deep conversation about the future of healthcare policy, Medicare re...

What role does music play in mental health and loneliness? In this episode of Policy Prescriptions, Gary Jacobs sits down with legendary musician Neil Giraldo and policy leader Andrew MacPherson to explore how social isolation is shaping public health and what we can do about it. Recorded at SXSW, this conversation connects music, policy, and human connection in a way that goes beyond headlines. N...

What if lobbying isn’t the problem… but the solution? In this episode of Policy Prescriptions, Gary Jacobs sits down with healthcare policy leaders Andrew MacPherson and Tom Koutsoumpas to break down what lobbying actually is, how it works, and why most people misunderstand it. They explain how lobbying shapes healthcare, influences legislation, and impacts millions of lives. From the Medicare hos...