The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast

Digital Health Download: June 2024

Jun 10, 2024

Digital health experts Halle Tecco & Steve Kraus discuss biotech drug pricing challenges, school counselor shortages, failures of SPAC deals in digital health, Pharma's DTC marketing efforts, declining fertility rates, and concerns about future job shortages and human population growth.

28:22

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Steve Kraus

Halle Tecco

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Quick takeaways

Pricing cancer drugs based on dosage can pose financial challenges for pharmaceutical companies like Amgen.

Satirical media like South Park's movie 'The End of Obesity' can shed light on healthcare disparities and industry profit motives.

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Intro

4min

Biotech Drug Pricing and Value-Based Care

5min

Addressing Critical Shortages in School Counselors and Mental Health Care

7min

Discussion on Biotech Companies, SPACs, and the Digital Health Industry

3min

Challenges and Developments in Digital Health Companies and Direct-to-Consumer Marketing

10min

Exploring Concerns about Future Job Shortages, Social Services Funding, and Human Population Growth

2min

In this episode, Halle Tecco and Steve Kraus cover the latest digital health stories for June 2024, including:

Cancer drug dosing and pricing challenges
The new South Park movie on obesity
The shortage of K-12 school counselors and telehealth startups’ role
The failure of SPAC deals in digital health, and the path forward
Pharma's DTC marketing efforts, including Pfizer's new platform and updated FTC advertising rules
Flaws in the media coverage of declining total fertility rates

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