

Health:Further
Marcus Whitney & Vic Gatto
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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Apr 7, 2024 • 1h 16min
51 - New Diagnostics, Aegis Ventures, HHS’ Resiliency Plan, Molina and Cityblock, Ozempic’s Growth, Diet as Psychiatric Treatment
Join Marcus & Vic as they discuss the complexities of the healthcare system and the stock market's vagaries. It doesn't stop there; the conversation extends into the terrain of cybersecurity in healthcare, the role of private equity in healthcare provision, and the intriguing potential of dietary approaches to mental health treatment. With a blend of engaging discussions on current trends, policies, and scientific discoveries.Please check out our Episode Resources below:------🔎RESOURCES🔎S&P 500 Drops to Start New Quarter (WSJ) - 2:25Powell Says Fed Has Time to Assess Data Before Deciding to Cut (Bloomberg) - 4:16S&P 500 Snaps Two-Day Losing Streak (WSJ) 4:45What’s Wrong With the Economy? It’s You, Not the Data. (WSJ) - 8:36Providence spins off patient portal company (Modern Healthcare) - 11.28Diagnostics company Binx Health banks $65M to drive growth of point-of-care testing (Fierce Healthcare) - 15.02Investors Put $58 Million Into Biolinq’s Push for Easier Glucose-Monitoring (WSJ)Bolinq website https://www.biolinq.com/ - 18:06Health tech investor Glen Tullman launches 62 Ventures, a new $100 million fund (Stat) - 20:30Northwell, Memorial Hermann and others join Aegis Ventures consortium (Modern Healthcare) - 28: 05Tiger Global VC Fund ClosesHF SiteYOUTUBEINSTAGRAMTWITTERFACEBOOKLINKEDINTIKTOK

Mar 30, 2024 • 1h 11min
50 - VC, M&A and IPO Markets, Steward Health, Anthropic, Stability AI, and the White House AI Roadmap
Join Marcus & Vic as they discuss the treasury and the deficit, new VC deals, M&A and IPO Markets, Steward Health's provider group potentially being purchased by Optum, Amazon's investment in Anthropic, Stability AI's founder departure, and the White House AI RoadmapPlease check out our Episode Resources below:------🔎RESOURCES🔎The $27 Trillion Treasury Market Is Only Getting Bigger (WSJ)US life expectancy rises after 2-year dip (Politico)Float gathers $10M Series A for home care staffing (Axios)Telenutrition startup Nourish swallows $35M Series A (Axios)Merck’s $11.5 Billion Bet on Its Next Big Drug Finally Arrives (WSJ)Johnson & Johnson Considers Deal for Shockwave Medical (WSJ)M&A Gathers Steam for Biotech Startups (WSJ)Amazon Expands Same-Day Pharmacy Delivery to New York, Los Angeles (WSJ)Occupational care provider Concentra files for IPO (Axios)Hospitals Are Adding Billions in ‘Facility’ Fees for Routine Care (WSJ)UnitedHealth Group's Optum to buy Steward physician group (Modern Healthcare)HF SiteYOUTUBEINSTAGRAMTWITTERFACEBOOKLINKEDINTIKTOK

Mar 25, 2024 • 1h 11min
49 - Doveish Fed, Reddit IPO, Elevance, CMS Approves GLP-1, Nvidia, Apple, & Microsoft
Join Marcus & Vic as they discuss the FOMC meeting, the Reddit IPO, Elevance acquiring from Kroger, more GLP-1 moves, and a big AI rundown including NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Google and Ray Kurzweil.Please check out our Episode Resources below:------🔎RESOURCES🔎Fed Officials Still See Three Interest-Rate Cuts This Year, Buoying Stocks (WSJ)Reddit stock soars in highly anticipated market debut (Yahoo)Wonder, Marc Lore’s Food-Delivery Startup, Raises $700 Million (WSJ)PocketHealth lands $33M to build out its medical image exchange platform (Fierce Healthcare)Elevance Health’s CarelonRx to buy Kroger Specialty Pharmacy (Modern Healthcare)Heritage Provider Network courts PE for $7B-plus deal (Axios)Medicare Opens Door for Covering Obesity Drugs (WSJ)The house-passed bill instructs CBO to take longer view when grading preventive health laws (Fierce Healthcare)Nvidia Plans to Price Newest AI Chips to Appeal to Wide Group of Users (WSJ)Apple Looks to External Partners to Boost AI Efforts (WSJ)Microsoft Hires DeepMind Co-Founder to Lead Consumer AI Unit (WSJ)Microsoft CEO SaHF SiteYOUTUBEINSTAGRAMTWITTERFACEBOOKLINKEDINTIKTOK

Mar 15, 2024 • 1h 13min
48 - State of Union, GLP-1 Rundown, HIMSS is Fading, AI Software Engineer: Devin
Join Marcus & Vic as they discuss President Biden's State of the Union Address, the latest on the ChangeHealthcare situation, a rundown of GLP-1 updates, the waning influence of HIMSS and updates on the AI front, including a new AI software engineer called Devin. Please check out our Episode Resources below:------🔎RESOURCES🔎Inflation Picks Up to 3.2%, Slightly Hotter Than Expected (WSJ)White House presses UnitedHealth on Change outage at meeting (Modern Healthcare)Aledade loans in the wake of Change Fallout (LI)Evernorth expands GLP-1 program, unveils new Behavioral Health Care Group (Fierce Healthcare)Wegovy’s Newly Verified Heart Benefits Under Review by Medicare (Bloomberg)Eli Lilly partners with Amazon for delivery of its weight loss, diabetes and migraine drugs (Fierce Healthcare)HIMSS24: Google Cloud builds out generative AI solutions to aid healthcare workers (Fierce Healthcare)Elon Musk’s xAI to Open-Source Its Grok Chatbot, in Latest Swipe at OpenAI (WSJ)Today we're excited to introduce Devin, the first AI software engineer (X)Worlds FIRST AI Software Engineer Just SHOCKED the Entire Industry (YouTube)------🔔SIGN UP FOR EPISODE NOTIFICATIONS🔔https://www.podpage.com/healthfurther/------📱FOLLOW HEALTH:FURTHER SOCIALS📱INSTAGRAM // https://www.instagram.com/healthfurther/TWITTER // HF SiteYOUTUBEINSTAGRAMTWITTERFACEBOOKLINKEDINTIKTOK

Mar 10, 2024 • 1h 3min
47 - Economic Growth, $22m Ransom, CHS, Mayo, UPMC, GLP-1, & AI in Healthcare
Join Marcus & Vic as they discuss the weird way in which the economy is performing, fueled by debt, more on the ChangeHealthcare situation, health system performance, Mark Cuban, a new approach to longevity, GLP-1 update and an AI rundown.Please check out our Episode Resources below:------🔎RESOURCES🔎Stocks Rise After Fed’s Powell Lifts Rate-Cut Hopes (WSJ)China's exports top forecasts as global demand returns (Reuters)OECD Government Borrowing Expected to Rise to Record $15.8 Trillion (WSJ)New York Community Bancorp to Get More Than $1 Billion Investment (WSJ)Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment (Wired)BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare (Krebs)HHS Statement Regarding the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare (HHS website)DOJ, FTC & HHS Issue Public Input as Part of Inquiry into Impacts of Corporate Ownership in Health Care (website)Mark Cuban's drug company inks first health system partnership to sell directly to Community Health Systems (Fierce Healthcare)Mayo Clinic closed out 2023 with $18B in revenue, 6% operating margin (Fierce healthcare)UPMC reports almost $200M operating loss as expenses rise (Fierce healthcare)Novo Nordisk Shoots To Record High After New Pill TopHF SiteYOUTUBEINSTAGRAMTWITTERFACEBOOKLINKEDINTIKTOK

Mar 10, 2024 • 1h
46 - Insights Into Health Equity with Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson
Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson, MD, MPH, MSHS is the Chief of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for the UCLA Health System. She is also an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. In her current role, she is responsible for the implementation and oversight of organizational structures and initiatives that promote inclusivity and equity among UCLA Health staff, patients, and communities. Dr. Briggs-Malonson is also the founder and CEO of Contour Health Solutions, a national advisory firm that partners with health technology organizations and investors to develop inclusive and high performing technologies that promote optimal health and wellbeing among all populations. Dr. Briggs-Malonson prides herself in building a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. This has led her to become a nationally recognized healthcare improvement advisor, speaker, and best-selling author. She has held several administrative and academic roles throughout her career focused on innovative healthcare system redesign using technology to advance health equity and justice within diverse communities. Dr. Briggs-Malonson currently serves as the Co-Chair of the United States HHS/Office of the National Coordinator Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC).Please check out our Episode Resources below:------🔎RESOURCES🔎Medell on LinkedIn2023 DEI Executive of the Year------🔔SIGN UP FOR EPISODE NOTIFICATIONS🔔https://www.podpage.com/healthfurther/------📱FOLLOW HEALTH:FURTHER SOCIALS📱INSTAGRAM // https://www.instagram.com/healthfurther/TWITTER // https://twitter.com/HealthFurtherFACEBOOK // https://www.facebook.com/HealthFurther/LINKEDIN // https://www.linkedin.com/company/health-furtherTIKTOK // https://www.tiktok.com/@healthfurtherHF SiteYOUTUBEINSTAGRAMTWITTERFACEBOOKLINKEDINTIKTOK

Mar 7, 2024 • 47min
45 - Advancing Health Equity with Jay Bhatt, MD
Join Marcus & Vic as they speak with Dr. Jay Bhatt, Managing Director at Deloitte.Jay Bhatt, D.O., MPH, MPA, is a physician executive, internist, and public health innovator. As Managing Director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions (DCHS) and the Deloitte Health Equity Institute (DHEI), Dr. Bhatt directs the research agenda across the life sciences and health care industry leading to actionable insights for executives and their teams. Dr. Bhatt also drives high-impact collaborations and investments to influence key decision-makers, address place-based inequities, and innovate to advance health equity. He also serves on the Deloitte Purpose Office leadership team. He is a prominent thought leader on the issues of population health, health equity, health care transformation, public health, and digital health. Passionate about patient care, Dr. Bhatt practices medicine for the historically underserved while serving in his leadership role at Deloitte.Dr. Bhatt's work has earned the attention of top media outlets seeking his expertise and perspective. He is a recipient of the Crains Chicago 40 Under 40 Award, the Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Award, a Presidential Leadership Scholar, and part of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Please check out our Episode Resources below:------🔎RESOURCES🔎Jay’s 4-minute back storyJay on LinkedInThe Deloitte Health Equity InstituteIllustrate ChangeJay's Book on Patient Safety------🔔SIGN UP FOR EPISODE NOTIFICATIONS🔔https://www.podpage.com/healthfurther/------📱FOLLOW HEALTH:FURTHER SOCIALS📱INSTAGRAM // https://www.instagram.com/healthfurther/TWITTER // https://twitter.com/HealthFurtherFACEBOOK // https://www.facebook.com/HealthFurther/LINKEDIN // https://www.linkedin.com/company/health-furtherTIKTOK // https://www.tiktok.com/@healthfurtherHF SiteYOUTUBEINSTAGRAMTWITTERFACEBOOKLINKEDINTIKTOK

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Mar 3, 2024 • 1h 14min
44 - Inflation, Nasdaq, Bitcoin, Change Healthcare, FTC, ViVE, Abridge & Prostate Cancer
Join Marcus & Vic as they discuss the the PCE number, NASDAQ all time highs, the Bitcoin Bull RUn, the continued impacts of ChangeHealthcare's cyber attack, FTC movements, Vic's download from ViVE 2024, a huge round for AI company Abridge and AI finding a new Prostate Cancer. Please check out our Episode Resources below:------🔎RESOURCES🔎Key Fed inflation measure rose 0.4% in January as expected, up 2.8% from a year ago (CNBC)Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Closes at Record High After Inflation Data (WSJ)Bitcoin Is Hitting All-Time Highs Around the World (CoinDesk)Change Healthcare Outage Prompts Switch in Pharmacy Claims Processing (Managed Healthcare Exec)Change Healthcare cyber attack means no electronic claims processed since 2/20/24 (X)AHCA/NCAL Sends Letter To HHS Requesting Support In Wake of Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident (Letter)UnitedHealth Group Scrutinized for Alleged Antitrust Practices (Health Payer Intelligence)FTC, states challenge Kroger’s $25 billion grocery merger with Albertsons (Politico)ViVE 2024: Health Systems Take Innovation into Their Own Hands (HealthTech)Guthrie’s Award-Winning Pulse Center for Enhanced Patient Care (website)The Business Model of Healthcare LinkedInAbridge Raises $150M for Automating Medical Documentation and Plans to Create Generative AI Foundation Models (VoicebotAI)HF SiteYOUTUBEINSTAGRAMTWITTERFACEBOOKLINKEDINTIKTOK

Feb 24, 2024 • 1h 18min
43 - Inflation update | Health Systems Comeback | Change Healthcare Cyberattack | YCom & Techstars | AI Rundown
Join Marcus & Vic as they discuss the the CPI print, the huge rebound in health systems performance, the impacts of ChangeHealthcare's cyber attack, updates from YC and Techstars, the latest news on AI chips and why primary care needs a full reboot. Also... IVF in Alabama. Please check out our Episode Resources below:------🔎RESOURCES🔎January Inflation Report Prices Cool Less Than Expected (NYT)In a 'spectacular collapse,' Cano Health files for bankruptcy (Fierce Healthcare)Kaiser Permanente: $4.1B profit, exceeds $100B operating revenues in 2023 (Fierce Healthcare)Ascension escapes last year's losses with higher per-patient revenues, tempered cost growth (Fierce Healthcare)Half of rural hospitals are losing money. Rising MA enrollment likely won't help them, Chartis warns (Fierce Healthcare)Change Healthcare Disconnects Systems Amid Cyberattack (HealthIT Security)YCom Investment areas (Website)Techstars 2.0 (Website)Nvidia Sales Reach New Heights as Company Forecasts Bigger AI Boom (WSJ)Meet 'Groq,' the AI Chip That Leaves Elon Musk’s Grok in the Dust (Gizmodo)HF SiteYOUTUBEINSTAGRAMTWITTERFACEBOOKLINKEDINTIKTOK

Feb 10, 2024 • 1h 3min
42 - Surprising Jobs Report | First Crack in Regional Banks | Lilly Should be in The Magnificent 7 | Tenet’s Strong Results | Cyber Threats
Join Marcus & Vic as they discuss the latest surprising jobs report, shedding light on its implications for the economy and labor market. They also analyze the potential inclusion of Lilly in The Magnificent 7, Tenet's strong results and the ongoing issue of cyber threats, and the latest developments in healthcare AI.Please check out our Episode Resources below:------🔎RESOURCES🔎U.S. Economy added 353,000 jobs in January, much better than expected CNBC // https://cnb.cx/3SClPG6New York Community Bancorp fell off a cliff this week, dragging others down with it MarketWatch // https://on.mktw.net/3HT2U4TMedicare Advantage provider, benefit cuts may follow rate reduction Modern Healthcare // https://bit.ly/42wwiHTCMS Proposed Updates for 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs HHS press release // https://bit.ly/3wcbg58Molina Healthcare reports Q4 beat on lower medical costs, higher premiums Reuters // https://reut.rs/490mXdLCVS beats estimates but cuts full-year profit outlook on higher medical costs CNBC // https://cnb.cx/3HVdecQWhy Eli Lilly Deserves to Unseat Tesla Among the Magnificent Seven WSJ // https://on.wsj.com/42Bu36fWhat Amazon’s layoffs mean for One Medical, pharmacy division Modern Healthcare // HF SiteYOUTUBEINSTAGRAMTWITTERFACEBOOKLINKEDINTIKTOK