All Episodes

Looking into 2026

The hidden cost of denials

What exactly are those ACA subsidies?

The shutdown continues and premiums rise

What the government shutdown means for your practice

MAHA: The good, the bad, and the ugly

What is going on with Medicaid?

Ep. 96 - SPECIAL EDITION: Remembering Dr. Dan Hurley

Ep. 95 - Is the mainstream media finally seeing the physician shortage?

Ep. 94 - What do Kamala Harris' healthcare policies look like?

Ep. 93 - What the Chevron ruling means for healthcare

Ep. 92 - Let's think for a minute about Medicare for All (with Wendell Potter)

NEXT WEEK: Wendell Potter makes his case for Medicare for All

Ep. 91 - What it takes to make healthcare reforms (with Gus Geraci, MD)

Ep. 90 - PUSLECHECK: Insurance coverage of GLP-1s, Cyberstalking, and UnitedHealthcare's use of AI

Ep. 89 - Putting patients back at the center (with Lou Tharp)

Ep. 88 - 20 years of Fulcrum Strategies

Ep. 87 - Mr. Witty goes to Washington: Analysis on the Change Healthcare cyber attack hearings

Ep. 86 - The next big thing in multiple sclerosis treatment (with John Scagnelli, MD)

NEXT WEEK: John Scagnelli, MD discusses treatment advances for multiple sclerosis

Ep. 85 - ER docs go on strike in Detroit

Ep. 84 - Economy watch: UHC loses $1.4 billion in Q1 and California introduces $25/hr minimum healthcare wage

Ep. 83 - PULSECHECK: Medicare Changes, Supreme Court Appeals, and Kentucky Prior Authorizations

Ep. 82 - Artificial Intelligence in Radiology (with Matthew Stephens, MD)

Ep. 81 - Congress acts on Medicare cuts & Aledade allegedly commits Medicare fraud

Ep. 79 - Medicare Advantage payers tell CMS they need more money

Ep. 78 - Lawmakers look to remove site of service differences

Ep. 77 - Will a SCOTUS decision on COVID-19 misinformation affect the ability to practice medcine?

Ep. 76 - In NJ only like specialty doctors can now deny your prior authorization requests

Ep. 75 - CMS goes after lengthy prior authorizations

Ep. 74 - Some PA residents can appeal denied claims to the state

Ep. 73 - Updates on Cigna’s failed merger and selling its Medicare Advantage

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Ep. 72 - Possible Cigna / Humana Merger

Pulse Check on the Candidates: Nikki Haley

Ep. 71 - AMA debates ban on corporate medicine

Ep. 70 - BREAKING: Cigna may sell its Medicare Advantage business

Ep. 69 - UnitedHealthcare’s new variable co-pay product

Ep. 68 - Let doctors be doctors

Ep. 67 - What the new CMS guidance on NSA means for your group

Ep. 66 - What you need to know about Medicare Advantage

Ep. 65 - Who does medical debt hurt?

Ep. 64 - NC Medicaid expansion held up by... casinos?

Ep. 63 - Healthcare News Roundup

Ep. 62 - The Battle Over Medicare Coverage: Should all FDA approved drugs be paid for?

Ep. 61 - Breaking down the impacts of the TMA 3 ruling

Ep. 60 - Public opinions on Wegovy and other weight loss drugs

Ep. 59 - Remembering Dr. Dan Hurley

Short: Sen. Sanders claims millions can’t access a primary care doctor; is it true?

Ep. 58 - Two more healthcare proposals to consider

Ep. 57 - Three proposals to ”overhaul” to healthcare

Ep. 56 - Big changes coming to North Carolina

Pulse Check on the Candidates: Perry Johnson

Ep. 55 - CLEAR!: Reforming Healthcare to Save the US Economy (Part 2)

Ep. 54 - CLEAR!: Reforming Healthcare to Save the US Economy (Part 1)

Ep. 53 - Could this be the end of ACA preventative care?

Ep. 52 - Reimbursement boost to Medi-Cal and other CA stories

Pulse Check on the Candidates: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Ep. 51 - Prior authorizations on colonoscopies?

Ep. 50 - What happens if we hit the debt ceiling?

Ep. 49 - SPECIAL EDITION: From Physician to Patient w/ Dan Hurley, MD

Ep. 48 - Is the FDA too lenient or too strict? One person says both

Ep. 47 - Update on NSA

Ep. 46 - Dueling Rulings