Health:Further

In Episode 22 of Health:Further, we'll be covering a range of topics, including: Rite Aid plans to shutter stores in bankruptcy, and private equity-owned healthcare companies are merging in a $3 billion deal. The broken business model in the pharmaceutical industry hinders the development of new antibiotics, and a shortage of a life-saving cancer therapy persists. Elevance and Blue Cross Louisiana...

In Episode 21 of Health:Further, we'll be covering a range of topics, including: "Republicans and the Lifesaving Government Initiative": Twenty years ago, the Republican Party initiated a groundbreaking government program that has had a profound impact on global AIDS prevention, saving a remarkable 25 million lives to date—equivalent to the entire population of Australia. However, there are concer...

In episode 20 of Health:Further, we'll be covering some interesting topics, including: Walgreens teaming up with Pearl Health, a primary care enablement tech company, to expand its efforts in value-based care. The steep rise in health insurance costs, with experts predicting the biggest increase in over a decade, which could have a major impact on businesses and their employees in 2024. An advisor...

Episode 19 was recorded during the Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellowship Reunion in Chicago, IL. This special episode is presented in partnership with Portal Innovations and their podcast, Lab Rats to Unicorns , hosted by Portal Innovations Founder and CEO, John Flavin . John is the Founder and CEO of Portal Innovations, a premier venture development engine that builds and invests in life s...

In episode 18 of Health:Further, we will dive into various topics. Firstly, we will examine the 4.20 percent increase in the Redbook Index in the United States for the week ending August 26, 2023, compared to the same week in the previous year. Additionally, we will discuss Questa Capital's successful closure of a $397 million Healthcare Venture Fund. We will also be exploring HCA Healthcare's rec...

In episode 17, we will be discussing various topics including the recent developments in Truepill, a startup that handles the shipment of prescription drugs for online pharmacies like Hims, Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs, and GoodRx. According to a recent filing from Prime Unicorn Index, Truepill has authorized a significant reduction of over 90% in the price of some of its shares compared to their...

The fastest growing company in the US is solving healthcare's biggest challenge. Many health systems are pulling back from venture capital. The consequences of Medicaid's unwinding of continuous coverage are overwhelming. Prior authorization reduction is equal to nearly 20 percent of volume overall. We're taking an in-depth look at these topics and more in Episode 16. ------🔎RESOURCES🔎 AMERICA'S...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the CPI rose 3.2% in July from year-ago levels, a slight increase from June’s 3.0%, but well below last summer’s peak of 9.1%. Americans’ collective credit-card bill rose to $1.03 trillion from $986 billion in the first quarter, according to the household debt report released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. While AI’s abilities continue...

CA Nonprofit Hospitals are turning to bankruptcy for leverage against the State. Markets are pointing down after Fitch Ratings downgraded the United States’ AAA long-term credit rating. While CVS Health is cutting approx. 5,000 jobs to save on costs amid its ongoing push into healthcare delivery. ------🔎RESOURCES🔎 CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT HOSPITALS TURN TO BANKRUPTCY FOR LEVERAGE AGAINST STATE // ht...

The Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement suggesting that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Analysts warn that bankruptcies and defaults could jump as the world adjusts to higher interest rates. Regional lenders are cutting back on some lending to preserve capital. While Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services have dropped their plans to merge, marking the second failed...

Vic interviews his friend Grant Chamberlain, Senior Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking at Ziegler. Grant has over 30 years of investment banking experience and has dedicated the majority of his career to advising HCIT and tech-enabled outsourced services companies with particular focus on transactions with telehealth companies. ------🔎RESOURCES🔎 ZIEGLER TELEHEALTH INDUSTRY RESEARCH...

The Fed’s regulatory chief recently weighed in on a path to improvement following a string of midsize bank failures. Eli Lilly’s Retatrutide medication was recently under the WSJ spotlight for its surprising results. Rite Aid’s stock just hit a record low. We’re discussing these topics and more in Episode 11. ------🔎RESOURCES🔎 CPI REPORT // https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf ADP JOBS R...

Marcus interviews his fellow national HFMA board member, Dave Johnson, founder and CEO of 4Sight Health. Dave is a prolific writer on healthcare's pro-market transformation. He is the author-in-residence at MATTER, the Chicago-based healthcare incubator, and published the critically acclaimed book Market vs. Medicine: America's Epic Fight for Better, Affordable Healthcare in 2016. McGraw-Hill publ...

SCOTUS has rejected use of race in higher education, which brings up a reflection on what we learned during the pandemic and the result of compounding generational discrimination. A new MDMA PTSD treatment is on the rise, while the health value of Ozempic use is being questioned. We’re covering these topics and more in Episode 9. ------🔎RESOURCES🔎 SCOTUS DECISION // https://bloom.bg/3r1UfrI MAPS...

Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney cover an array of trending topics including the Aledade capital raise, the letter from Senators Warren and Welch to Amazon regarding Amazon Clinic, the ASGE AI Task Force, and more. ------🔎RESOURCES🔎 ALEDADE CAPITAL RAISE // https://www.finsmes.com/2023/06/aledade-raises-260m-in-series-f-financing.html AMAZON CLINIC HOMEPAGE // https://amzn.to/3XufYEN AMAZON DATA &am...

Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney are joined by special guest Aaron Gani from BehaVR, Inc. for a discussion on the Digital Therapeutics space. We're also covering the "hawkish" Fed pause, a sign of increasing patient volumes from UHG, and more. ------🔎RESOURCES🔎 BEHAVR // https://www.behavr.com/ DIGITAL THERAPEUTICS ALLIANCE // https://dtxalliance.org/ ALLISON BARR ALLEN - TWITTER // https://twitter....

Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney discuss the Sequoia Capital split, the NEDA Chatbot mishap, Optum's bid for Amedisys, and more. ------🔎RESOURCES🔎 SEQUOIA BREAKUP WSJ // https://on.wsj.com/3qSRHvZ HOW A CHATBOT WENT ROGUE WSJ // https://bit.ly/3NoVSr7 FERTILITY STARTUP BUNNII SHUTTERS // https://bit.ly/43ZCoAu OPTUM BIDDING FOR AMEDISYS (FIERCE) // https://bit.ly/3Jx5Gyf ------🔔SIGN UP FOR EPISODE...

Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney cover recent trending topics in healthcare including the Theranos scandal, CommonSpirit’s quarterly report, VC news from WSJ, the PCE index increase, and more. HF Site YOUTUBE I NSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK LINKEDIN TIKTOK

Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney explore the recent sale of Pear Therapeutics and what this situation means for the road ahead in the digital therapeutics space. Also included in the discussion is an in-depth look at a recent call to action from Andreessen Horowitz. HF Site YOUTUBE I NSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK LINKEDIN TIKTOK

Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney discuss recent developments in healthcare including details around the KKR/Envision bankruptcy situation, the debt ceiling crisis, advancements in AI tech and impact on healthcare, and more. HF Site YOUTUBE I NSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK LINKEDIN TIKTOK

Emily Evans joins co-hosts Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney for the discussion in Episode 2. Emily serves as the Health Policy Resident Expert at Hedgeye Risk Management, an independent research firm with a focus on all areas of the economy. Emily describes herself as a “tour guide and translator” for investors and individuals in the healthcare and health policy space. Our discussion explores many tre...

Healthcare VCs and Jumpstart Health Investors co-founders Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney dive into the history of Health:Further and the purpose of the relaunch. We’re also covering the rise of federal fund rates, market trends, new innovations, what needs to change, and how Health:Further will play a role in keeping the discussion moving forward. HF Site YOUTUBE I NSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK LINKEDIN...