#10 - Healthcare News: February 2024 (IVF, Abortion, Flawed Research)
03/05/24 • 46 min
Stay informed with the latest in Healthcare News! In this episode, we explore the key developments of February 2024, touching on a range of topics but focusing on the Alabama court ruling about in-vitro fertilization, abortion, and flawed research. To enhance your listening experience, we've added chapter markers and timestamps in the description below, making it easy for you to jump to the segments that catch your eye. Let us know your thoughts!
Timestamps:
(00:00) Episode Introduction
(01:27) IVF and Embryos (Alabama Court Ruling)
(11:03) Abortion, Pregnancy, and Maternal/Child Health
(16:11) Flawed Research
(19:06) Weight Loss Market
(22:17) Pharmaceuticals
(25:37) Mental Health
(27:51) Measles
(30:01) COVID and RSV
(31:26) Medicare/Medicaid
(33:05) Regulations
(34:53) AI
(37:11) Well-Being
(39:31) Health Insurance
(41:35) Global Health
(44:43) Conclusion
(45:18) Outro
Linktree: linktr.ee/gustavofrancopod
Stay informed with the latest in Healthcare News! In this episode, we explore the key developments of February 2024, touching on a range of topics but focusing on the Alabama court ruling about in-vitro fertilization, abortion, and flawed research. To enhance your listening experience, we've added chapter markers and timestamps in the description below, making it easy for you to jump to the segments that catch your eye. Let us know your thoughts!
Timestamps:
(00:00) Episode Introduction
(01:27) IVF and Embryos (Alabama Court Ruling)
(11:03) Abortion, Pregnancy, and Maternal/Child Health
(16:11) Flawed Research
(19:06) Weight Loss Market
(22:17) Pharmaceuticals
(25:37) Mental Health
(27:51) Measles
(30:01) COVID and RSV
(31:26) Medicare/Medicaid
(33:05) Regulations
(34:53) AI
(37:11) Well-Being
(39:31) Health Insurance
(41:35) Global Health
(44:43) Conclusion
(45:18) Outro
Linktree: linktr.ee/gustavofrancopod
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#9 - Healthcare News: January 2024
Stay up-to-date with all Healthcare News! In this episode, we delve into the significant headlines of January 2024, covering everything from mergers and acquisitions to the evolving landscape of abortion rights. For your convenience, we've included chapter markers and timestamps in the description below. This allows you to effortlessly navigate to sections of particular interest. Let us know your thoughts!
Timestamps:
(00:00) Episode Introduction
(02:11) Market Perfomance Overview
(04:08) Mergers and Acquisitions
(06:19) Initial Public Offerings
(07:27) GLP-1 Drug Market
(10:04) Other Market Activity (Pfizer, Moderna, Walgreens, and NFP Hospitals)
(15:55) Pharmaceuticals (Drug Pricing, PBMs, LillyDirect, Obesity Drugs, AI, J&J, Carbadox, Cytisine, Syphylis, and Paxlovid)
(27:59) Medtech and Biotech (Royal Philips, Akouos Hearing Gene Therapy, Samsung, Apple, Neuralink)
(36:13) Public Health News (Cyberattack, Health Data, Doctor Strike in England, Abortion, NHL, Nicotine Alternatives, Colon Cancer, RSV, Pediatric Care by Race, Dialysis, and Long Covid)
(48:57) Other News (Blue Zones, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates, Online Mental Health Services, Microplastics, South Africa, and Colombia)
(56:14) Conclusion
(57:21) Outro
Linktree: linktr.ee/gustavofrancopod
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Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Episode Introduction
(00:01:35) Introducing Alice
(00:04:25) Health Insurance System in Brazil
(00:11:22) Before Alice and Vision
(00:14:45) Digital Model and Billing
(00:19:20) History of Alice
(00:27:25) Primary Care and Digital App
(00:33:10) Getting First Members and Individual Plan
(00:41:07) Funding
(00:43:25) Building Trust
(00:47:06) Balancing Cost and Quality Care
(00:56:23) Referrals vs Direct Secondary Care
(00:59:14) Preventative Care and Promoting Population Health
(01:09:16) COVID
(01:12:46) Growth and Employer Based Insurance
(01:15:45) Reluctancy Against Innovation
(01:19:37) Future of Alice
(01:25:12) Outro
Linktree: linktr.ee/gustavofrancopod
The Gustavo Franco Podcast - #10 - Healthcare News: February 2024 (IVF, Abortion, Flawed Research)
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Intro
Hey everyone and welcome to another healthcare news episode and today we’re gonna be covering everything from the month of February. Thank you a lot to those who provided feedback on my last episode, and I’ll be trying to implement all of that here. So the structure of this episode will be slightly different. I’m going to focus on the main headlines from this month, specifically on the Alabama ruling regarding In Vitro Fertilization and embryos. Then I’ll discuss various ne
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