Trump's "Most Favored Nation" Executive Order, with Shawn Ferguson | 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. Each month on Last Month In Healthcare, producer Nathaniel joins me to discuss the previous month's podcasts, headlines, and listener-submitted questions. This month, we were joined in studio by Shawn Ferguson from Acrisure! This episode covers healthcare news from May 2025, including: - Trump's 'most favored nation' executive order - AI in the FDA - FDA's plan to review chemicals in our food supply - Prices for new drugs doubling in the last 4 years - Hospitals outsourcing minor surgeries - The DOJ lawsuit against Aetna, Elevance, and Humana And we play a new game called the Macro Matchup, where Spencer and Shawn attempt to guess the calories, sugar, fat, and protein of 4 very unhealthy fast food items. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:01 - Healthcare Headlines 18:21 - The Self-Funded Review 31:29 - Macro Match-up (this month's game) 38:06 - Ask Spencer Anything Sources: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/trump-most-favored-nations-drug-pricing-plan/747761/ https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-fda-centers-deploy-ai-internally-immediately-2025-05-08/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fda-plans-review-chemicals-us-food-supply-official-says-2025-05-15/ https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/prices-new-us-drugs-doubled-4-years-focus-rare-disease-grows-2025-05-22/ https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/innovation/healthcare-diversified-hospitals-are-outsourcing-minor-surgeries https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/us-files-false-claims-complaint-against-three-health-insurers-2025-05-01/