Health:Further

Every week, healthcare VCs and Jumpstart Health Investors co-founders Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney review and unpack the happenings in US Healthcare, finance, technology and policy. With a firm belief that our healthcare system is doomed without entrepreneurship, they work through the mud to find the jewels, highlight headwinds and tailwinds, and bring on the smartest guests to fill in the gaps.

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Update frequency: every 5 days
Average duration: 65 minutes
Episodes: 159
Years Active: 2023 - 2025

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19 - Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellowship Conversations | Podcast Collab with Portal Innovations

Episode 19 was recorded during the Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellowship Reunion in Chicago, IL. This special episode is presented in partnership with Portal Innovations and their podcast, Lab…

01:01:00 | Mon 11 Sep 2023

18 - Rethinking “Cancer” & Correcting Embedded Racial Bias | Reinventing Start-up Strategies | HCA & Google Collaborate on AI Innovation

In episode 18 of Health:Further, we will dive into various topics. Firstly, we will examine the 4.20 percent increase in the Redbook Index in the United States for the week ending August 26, 2023, co…

01:18:00 | Fri 01 Sep 2023

17 - Death of a Healthcare Unicorn | New Federal Tax and SEC Rules | Gender Clinic Struggles to Provide Care

In episode 17, we will be discussing various topics including the recent developments in Truepill, a startup that handles the shipment of prescription drugs for online pharmacies like Hims, Mark Cuba…

01:16:03 | Sat 26 Aug 2023

16 - Healthcare Recognized as #1 Inc. 5000 | Consumer Financial Health in 7 Charts | Ideas to Make Needed Improvements in Medicaid

The fastest growing company in the US is solving healthcare's biggest challenge. Many health systems are pulling back from venture capital. The consequences of Medicaid's unwinding of continuous cove…

01:20:03 | Fri 18 Aug 2023

15 - AI Chatbots as Friends | US CPI at 3.2%, but Deflation in China | Hospital Prices set by CMS for 2024 | Wegovy for Heart Disease

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the CPI rose 3.2% in July from year-ago levels, a slight increase from June’s 3.0%, but well below last summer’s peak of 9.1%. Americans’ collective credi…

01:07:11 | Fri 11 Aug 2023

14 - New Tactic Succeeds in CA Health System Merger | Fitch | CVS | Ozempic

CA Nonprofit Hospitals are turning to bankruptcy for leverage against the State. Markets are pointing down after Fitch Ratings downgraded the United States’ AAA long-term credit rating. While CVS Hea…

01:00:58 | Fri 04 Aug 2023

13 - The Fed Did What?! | Rates | Economy | Yellow | PacWest | HCA | The Politics of Hospital Mergers

The Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement suggesting that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Analysts warn that bankruptcies and defaults could jump as the world adjusts to high…

01:08:53 | Fri 28 Jul 2023

12 - Healthcare Capital Markets Deep Dive with Grant Chamberlain of Ziegler

Vic interviews his friend Grant Chamberlain, Senior Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking at Ziegler. Grant has over 30 years of investment banking experience and has dedicated the majorit…

01:26:01 | Fri 21 Jul 2023

11 - Inflation | Jobs & the Fed | Top-heavy Nasdaq & S&P500 | Pharma solution for many chronic diseases | Rite-Aid debt concerns

The Fed’s regulatory chief recently weighed in on a path to improvement following a string of midsize bank failures. Eli Lilly’s Retatrutide medication was recently under the WSJ spotlight for its su…

00:59:41 | Fri 14 Jul 2023

10 - Where Is America’s “Health System” Headed? With Dave Johnson of 4Sight Health

Marcus interviews his fellow national HFMA board member, Dave Johnson, founder and CEO of 4Sight Health. Dave is a prolific writer on healthcare's pro-market transformation. He is the author-in-resid…

00:49:07 | Fri 07 Jul 2023

9 - SCOTUS strikes down Affirmative Action | MDMA PTSD treatment Creative Financing | A Ray of light in VC fund formation | Ozempic Concerns

SCOTUS has rejected use of race in higher education, which brings up a reflection on what we learned during the pandemic and the result of compounding generational discrimination. A new MDMA PTSD tre…

01:18:11 | Fri 30 Jun 2023

8- Deep-dive on FDA Comm'r Califf & HHS Secy. Becerra | Aledade raises $260M | Amazon HIPAA data collection | Lessons for AI in Healthcare

Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney cover an array of trending topics including the Aledade capital raise, the letter from Senators Warren and Welch to Amazon regarding Amazon Clinic, the ASGE AI Task Force…

01:18:56 | Fri 23 Jun 2023

7 - Digital Therapeutics post-Pear Bankruptcy | “Hawkish Pause” by the US Fed | UHG Signals Increasing Patient Volumes

Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney are joined by special guest Aaron Gani from BehaVR, Inc. for a discussion on the Digital Therapeutics space. We're also covering the "hawkish" Fed pause, a sign of increa…

01:08:47 | Fri 16 Jun 2023

6 - What Sequoia’s Breakup Tells Us About VC Markets | Behavioral Health Chatbot Goes Rogue | Other News Updates

Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney discuss the Sequoia Capital split, the NEDA Chatbot mishap, Optum's bid for Amedisys, and more.

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01:05:24 | Fri 09 Jun 2023

5 - Elizabeth Holmes | VC Updates | PCE Index Increase | CommonSpirit Health

Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney cover recent trending topics in healthcare including the Theranos scandal, CommonSpirit’s quarterly report, VC news from WSJ, the PCE index increase, and more.

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01:03:48 | Fri 02 Jun 2023

4 - Pear Therapeutics Sold at Auction | Digital Therapeutics | An Uncertain Path Forward

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