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EP439: Fixing the Generic Drug Pricing Problem, Where Patients Pay More When They Use Their Insurance, With Luke Slindee, PharmD
June 06, 2024
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28:5639.74 MB

EP439: Fixing the Generic Drug Pricing Problem, Where Patients Pay More When They Use Their Insurance, With Luke Slindee, PharmD

In the Ge Bai show ( EP420 ), one solve was offered for helping patients pay the lowest possible price for generic drugs. In this healthcare podcast, Luke Slindee, PharmD, offers another solve. That’s where this conversation is going, but now let’s start from the beginning. For a full transcript of...

EP418: Mark Cuban With Some Advice for CEOs and CFOs of Self-insured Employers, With Mark Cuban and Ferrin Williams, PharmD, MBA, From Scripta
November 16, 2023
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54:4275.11 MB

EP418: Mark Cuban With Some Advice for CEOs and CFOs of Self-insured Employers, With Mark Cuban and Ferrin Williams, PharmD, MBA, From Scripta

For a full transcript of this episode, click here . CEOs and CFOs … hey, this show is for you. Let’s start here: What do all of these numbers have in common: $140,000, $3 million, $35 million, and $3 billion? These are all actual examples of how much employers, unions, and some p...

Encore! EP356: PBMs React to GoodRx, Mark Cuban, and Amazon Pharmacy, With Ge Bai, PhD, CPA
December 22, 202236:1049.67 MB

Encore! EP356: PBMs React to GoodRx, Mark Cuban, and Amazon Pharmacy, With Ge Bai, PhD, CPA

This show was one of the most popular episodes in the past 12 months. So, here it is again for your listening pleasure. Mostly this whole episode is about the so-called “Big Three” PBMs that provide between the three of them pharmacy benefit services for 95% of insured Americans. PBM ...

AEE13: Have You Ever Wondered How GoodRx Makes Money? With Ge Bai, PhD, CPA
March 02, 202108:1011.2 MB

AEE13: Have You Ever Wondered How GoodRx Makes Money? With Ge Bai, PhD, CPA

In this health care podcast, Ge Bai explains GoodRx’s business model and how PBMs and pharmacies fit in to that business model. Here’s the short version: GoodRx takes advantage of the dysfunction in the pharmacy supply chain. And while they help patients save money, their master plan on...

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EP445: Can a Primary-Care-Only Practice Survive in 2024? With Tom X. Lee, MD
July 25, 2024
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47:5343.83 MB

EP445: Can a Primary-Care-Only Practice Survive in 2024? With Tom X. Lee, MD

In this healthcare podcast, I am talking with Tom X. Lee, MD, who has a long history in primary care. He founded One Medical and then also, most recently, Galileo. Dr. Lee also was a founder at Epocrates (tossing that in for context). For a full transcript of this episode, click here . If you enjoy...

Encore! EP397: The Minefield That Is a PBM Contract and Also Some Advice for EBCs Who Are Taking Money Under the Table, With Paul Holmes
July 18, 202434:1531.35 MB

Encore! EP397: The Minefield That Is a PBM Contract and Also Some Advice for EBCs Who Are Taking Money Under the Table, With Paul Holmes

Today is an encore because I am going on vacation next week. It always feels a little bit like a time warp because by the time this show will air, I will be back from vacation. This show with Paul Holmes was one of the most popular episodes of 2023 and definitely is just as relevant now. A lot of t...

EP444: Two State Healthcare Laws Often Don’t Go as Planned: CON and COPA, With Ann Kempski
July 11, 2024
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35:1932.33 MB

EP444: Two State Healthcare Laws Often Don’t Go as Planned: CON and COPA, With Ann Kempski

Unintended consequences is a thing. ERCowboy wrote on Twitter a while back, “In any complex system, the likelihood of unintended consequences vastly outweighs the predictability of intended ones.” In this healthcare podcast, we’re talking about two state laws where this is apropos: CON (Certificate...

EP443: Let Us Never Pay the First Bill in Honor of Marshall Allen
July 04, 2024
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36:1733.21 MB

EP443: Let Us Never Pay the First Bill in Honor of Marshall Allen

The first time I figuratively, not actually, met Marshall Allen was the day he did not meet Dave Chase for lunch. Dave was in Manhattan, and he was supposed to meet up with Marshall. But something happened, and Marshall was unable to make said lunch. So, I filled in for Marshall, who I had never me...

EP442: A Short Rumination on Saving Money, Except Not Saving Money. Oncology Side Effect Management as a Case Study, With Andreas Mang
June 27, 2024
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18:5117.25 MB

EP442: A Short Rumination on Saving Money, Except Not Saving Money. Oncology Side Effect Management as a Case Study, With Andreas Mang

This week, I’m gonna play an outtake, I guess it could be called, from the show with Andreas Mang from Blackstone that we wound up cutting for reasons of time and topic; but it’s been on my mind ever since. So, here’s this clip; and then I’m gonna invite you to partake in my ruminations because the...

EP441: Tables Get Turned. This Is Me Interviewed by Abby Burns From Radio Advisory About What Is Value
June 20, 2024
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40:3037.08 MB

EP441: Tables Get Turned. This Is Me Interviewed by Abby Burns From Radio Advisory About What Is Value

The show today is a recording of an earlier conversation between Abby Burns and myself. This original conversation happened during the Raising the Value Bar Summit, which was a summit all about value and the what, why, and how of it all. For a full transcript of this episode, click here . If you en...

EP440: What Is the Optimal Size for a Medical Practice? With David Muhlestein, PhD, JD
June 13, 2024
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38:1535.01 MB

EP440: What Is the Optimal Size for a Medical Practice? With David Muhlestein, PhD, JD

Well, I reached out to David Muhlestein, PhD, JD, the other day to find out what he was up to since he left Leavitt Partners, which had been acquired by HMA, Health Management Associates. Answer: He’s building his own company in stealth mode. Stay tuned. For a full transcript of this episode, click...

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