MedCity FemFwd

I interviewed Randa Deaton, vice president of purchaser engagement at Purchaser Business Group on Health. We talked about the organization's new resource that aims to help employers improve maternal health outcomes.   Episode Resources Connect with Marissa Plescia mplescia@medcitynews.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissaplescia/ Connect with Randa Deaton https://www.pbgh.org/ https://www.pbgh.o...

I interviewed John Auerbach, SVP of federal health at consultancy ICF. We talked about preeclampsia rates in the U.S. and what needs to change. Episode Resources Connect with Marissa Plescia mplescia@medcitynews.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissaplescia/ Connect with John Auerbach https://www.icf.com/company/about/our-people/a/auerbach-john https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-auerbach   

I interviewed Millicent Gorham, CEO and Board Chair of the Alliance for Women's Health and Prevention. We talked about the EveryBODY Covered campaign, which aims to improve insurance coverage of obesity treatment.   Episode Resources Connect with Marissa Plescia mplescia@medcitynews.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissaplescia/ Connect with Millicent Gorham https://everybodycovered.org/ mgorham@...

I interviewed Régine Sitruk-Ware, a distinguished Scientist at the Population Council's Center for Biomedical Research, and Chelsea Polis, Senior Scientist of Epidemiology at the Center for Biomedical Research at the Population Council. We talked about innovations in the male birth control space and what it means for women's health.   Episode Resources Connect with Marissa Plescia mplescia@medcity...

I interviewed Dr. Bruce Dorr, an OB-GYN. We talked about the lack of training for menopause care.   Episode Resources Connect with Marissa Plescia mplescia@medcitynews.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissaplescia/ Connect with Dr. Bruce Dorr https://www.mountain.commonspirit.org/provider-search/bruce-dorr-md https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-bruce-dorr-xjcn9  

I interviewed Marielle Farina, Senior Manager of Deloitte. We talked about a recent report that Deloitte put out, which found that women have higher out-of-pocket healthcare costs than men.   Episode Resources Connect with Marissa Plescia mplescia@medcitynews.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissaplescia/ Connect with Marielle Farina https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/life-sciences-and-health-...

I interviewed Melissa Tran, a Marriage and Family Therapist and the Military Sexual Trauma Coordinator at the Orlando VA. We spoke about women's health initiatives the VA has rolled out at its Lake Nona campus in Orlando.   Episode Resources Connect with Marissa Plescia mplescia@medcitynews.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissaplescia/ Connect with Melissa Tran robert.haney@russopartnersllc.com...

SCAN Health Plan recently launched SCAN Inspired, a Medicare Advantage plan designed for insurers. I interviewed Nancy Monk, chief operations officer of the insurer, about the plan.   Episode Resources Connect with Marissa Plescia mplescia@medcitynews.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissaplescia/ Connect with Nancy Monk https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-monk-181207a   

Marissa interviewed Michelle Long, senior policy analyst for the Women's Health Policy program at KFF. We discussed the FDA's decision to approve the first over-the-counter birth control and if it will be covered by insurance.   Episode Resources Connect with Marissa Plescia mplescia@medcitynews.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissaplescia/ Connect with Michelle Long https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

MedCity FemFwd podcast, hosted by reporter Marissa Plescia, explores the historical neglect of women's health and how this is gradually changing. The host emphasizes that, until as late as 1993, women were largely excluded from clinical research, and funding for women's health has been consistently inadequate. Plescia indicates that this is shifting, as a growing number of startups are focusing on...