Marty Makary's FDA, Operation Stork Speed, Healthcare Cybersecurity | Last Month In Healthcare

If you'd like your question answered on next month's episode, call/text 469-213-6381 and leave us a voicemail/text. Last Month In Healthcare is officially a video podcast! Each month, producer Nathaniel joins me to discuss the previous month's podcasts, headlines, and listener-submitted questions. This episode covers healthcare news from March 2025, including: - Marty Makary getting confirmed to lead the FDA - The HHS restructuring, including 10,000 job cuts - Texas's response to the MAHA commission - Operation Stork Speed, aiming to make baby formula safer and healthier - The potential ban on soda/candy for those on food stamps - Increasing cybersecurity risks for healthcare providers And, we play a game of "AI Company, Healthcare Company, or Metal Band?" Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - The Self-Funded Review 5:38 - Healthcare Headlines 23:13 - AI Company, Healthcare Company, Or Metal Band? 25:17 - Outro Sources: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/03/26/Senate-confirms-Marty-Makary/7901742973955/ https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/hhs-restructuring-doge.html https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-senators-tackle-maha-agenda/ https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/rfk-jr-baby-formula-operation-stork-speed/ https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/27/rfk-jr-food-stamps-soda-usda-tension-00252045 https://www.hipaajournal.com/himss-survey-healthcare-cybersecurity-2024/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/rural_hospitals_cybersecurity/ https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/private-equity-takeover-healthcare-firms-need-cybersecurity-vigilance-report https://www.hipaajournal.com/healthcare-data-breach-statistics/ https://globalventuring.com/corporate/healthcare/us-hospitals-bump-up-tech-investments-as-healthcare-crises-widen/ https://www.discogs.com/lists/Underrated-Obscure-And-Cult-Heavy-Metal-bands/313760?page=7 https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-roundup https://www.glassdoor.com/Explore/browse-companies.htm?filterType=RATING_OVERALL&locId=1&locType=N&locName=United-states§or=10012&page=15&overall_rating_low=4