Cost Of Care Episodes

Sept. 25, 2023

The Bad Math That Hurts Patient Access

It’s clear that we need to fix the way we measure the value of new medicines. Current methods fail to account for the benefits to caregivers, the long-term savings from keeping a job or avoiding the hospital, and the countless …

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Sept. 11, 2023

What Hope Means for Patients

Hope can be powerful when receiving a diagnosis… but are we able to quantify just how powerful it really is? joins us to discuss how she believes the U.S. should be using “hope” as a measurement of both social and …

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July 31, 2023

New Ways to Fund Healthcare

Investing in healthcare like we invest in curbing carbon emissions. It’s a novel idea, but something that Dr. Andrea Feigl, the Founder and CEO of Health Finance Institute, says could change the future of health, specifically chronic disease...

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June 20, 2023

Healthcare Disruptors

The first episode featuring our Health Plan Heroes was so good – we decided to do a second one. Listen now to see how these businesses have reinvented their health plans to provide top-tier coverage at a fraction of the …

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June 12, 2023

Better Care, Lower Costs

It’s here! The 2023 We the Patients Fly-In is THIS WEEK and we have several Health Plan Hero Winners on the podcast to discuss their health insurance success stories as they get ready to accept their awards in person in …

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April 24, 2023

Community Fundraising Fills the Gaps

For many patients living with chronic illness the idea of “fundraising” isn’t just a child’s bakesale to pay for a field trip, it’s a necessity to pay for life-saving treatment. On this week’s podcast we speak with , Director of …

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