Health:Further

By Marcus Whitney & Vic Gatto

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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.


Episode Date
196 - PCE at 4.1%, GLP-1s for Kids, and OpenAI's Custom Chip — Health:Further Weekly
Jun 27, 2026
195 - Warsh's Fed, the Hormuz Deal, Anthropic's Export Ban, and the Retatrutide Black Market! Ft. Ash Shehata
Jun 20, 2026
194 - Inflation Rises, SpaceX Demand Surges, and Apple’s AI Strategy Takes Shape
Jun 13, 2026
193 - UnitedHealthcare Medicaid Lawsuit, Hospital AI Expansion, and the New Longevity Boom
Jun 06, 2026
192 - GLP-1 Frailty Concerns, AI's Impact on Jobs, and Amazon's $6 Billion AI Deal
May 30, 2026
191 - FT. Chris Boone: Oracle, AI, and the Future of Healthcare, Real World Evidence, Precision Medicine, and Workforce Change
May 23, 2026
190 - Marty Makary Resigns, AI Bubble Concerns Grow, and Healthcare Keeps California Afloat
May 16, 2026
189 - Hantavirus Fears Rise as Global Officials Respond | AI Layoffs Accelerate | Google Expands in Healthcare
May 09, 2026
188 - Chinese Robot Beats Human, AI Beats Doctors, UAE Exits OPEC
May 02, 2026
187 - Trump Legalizes Medical Marijuana, China Beat Nvidia Without Chips, Gene Therapy Restores Hearing
Apr 25, 2026
186 - How AI Agents Are Quietly Rewriting Jobs, Healthcare, and the Economy
Apr 18, 2026
185 - AI Is Creating Jobs While Breaking Security and Reshaping Healthcare
Apr 11, 2026
184 - How AI Created a Billion-Dollar Company With Just 2 People
Apr 04, 2026
183 - AI Agents Are Coming for Your Job Faster Than Anyone Expected
Mar 28, 2026
182 - Why Healthcare Costs Are About to Flip Everything You Know
Mar 21, 2026
181 - AI, Tokenized Markets, and Why Healthcare Is Carrying the U.S. Job Market
Mar 14, 2026
180 - AI Is Restructuring the Global Economy Faster Than Anyone Expected
Mar 07, 2026
179 - Anthropic vs The Pentagon | The AI Showdown That Could Reshape Government Technology
Feb 28, 2026
178 - No Humans Required | The Race Toward Fully Autonomous Clinical AI
Feb 21, 2026
177 - When AI Fights Back: Anthropic, Alignment, and the Future of Human Control
Feb 14, 2026
176 - How AI Is Quietly Rewriting the Healthcare Economy
Feb 07, 2026
175 - Why Health Insurance Is Becoming Unaffordable for the Middle Class
Jan 31, 2026
174 - Why Executives Are Winning With AI While Workers See Nothing
Jan 24, 2026
173 - The $5 Trillion Healthcare Problem and Why AI Is Stepping In
Jan 17, 2026
172 - AI Is Quietly Taking Over Healthcare and Most People Have No Idea
Jan 10, 2026
171 - Is AI Actually a Bubble or the Most Misunderstood Technology of Our Time?
Dec 20, 2025
170 - The Fed’s Quiet U-Turn: Repo Stress, Surprise QE, and What It Means Next
Dec 13, 2025
169 - The AI Breakpoint | Why Healthcare Leaders Must Leave the “Cage” Now
Dec 06, 2025
168 - The Hidden Medicaid Crisis No One Is Ready For
Nov 22, 2025
167 - How Eli Lilly Quietly Became the Most Important Company in Healthcare
Nov 15, 2025
166 - How AI and Politics Are Quietly Reshaping the Future of Healthcare
Nov 08, 2025
165 - SNAP Benefits in Jeopardy | What a K-Shaped Economy Means for Everyone
Nov 03, 2025
164 - How Trump Rx, Amazon’s Crash, and AI Are Reshaping Healthcare
Oct 25, 2025
The AI Takeover No One Can Stop & What It Means for Your Job
Oct 18, 2025
162 - Compute Is the New Oil | Inside AI’s Power and Chip Arms Race
Oct 11, 2025
161 - Government Shutdown & AI Chaos | What’s Coming for Healthcare and the Economy
Oct 04, 2025
160 - The $100K H1B Shock That Could Rewrite America’s Workforce
Sep 27, 2025
159 - The First Fed Cut | What It Really Means for Hospitals, Jobs, and Your Wallet
Sep 20, 2025
158 - Healthcare Jobs Are Propping Up the Economy | Here’s Why That’s Dangerous
Sep 13, 2025
157 - Medicaid Cuts and Hospital Survival | Fitch’s Kevin Holloran on What’s Coming
Sep 10, 2025
156 - Epic’s 100B-Event AI | What It Could Change in Patient Care
Sep 06, 2025
155 - Why 25% of Kids Aren’t Getting the Care They Need w/ Mitch Mudra
Aug 30, 2025
154 - Deepfakes Are Tricking Companies | Here’s Why Healthcare Should Care
Aug 23, 2025
153 - Inside “Cassie” The AI Concierge Transforming Clinics w/ Carlos A. Rodriguez
Aug 20, 2025
152 - How Nvidia “Bought” Its Way Back Into China & What It Means for U.S. Power
Aug 16, 2025
151 - The Alarming Rise of Long-Term Unemployment & What It Signals for the Economy
Aug 09, 2025
150 - AI Thats Quietly Taking Over Your Doctors Office (It’s Not What You Think) w/ Dr. Eric Stecker
Aug 06, 2025
149 - The Trump Health Tech Takeover: AI Scribes, Patient Data, and the Future of Hospitals
Aug 02, 2025
148 - How Trump's Healthcare Agenda and AI Will Reshape Primary Care Forever
Jul 26, 2025
147 - Is This the End of Hospitals As We Know Them? The Shocking CMS Move No One Saw Coming
Jul 19, 2025
146 - Inside the Devastating Medicaid Cuts Hidden in the New Law
Jul 12, 2025
145 - From Wearables to Wall Street: How Tech, AI & Policy Are Reshaping U.S. Healthcare
Jun 28, 2025
144 - Why Startups Need Half the Capital And Who’s Getting Cut First
Jun 21, 2025
143 - The Case for AI as Standard of Care in Medicine w/ Tarun Kapoor
Jun 18, 2025
142 - Why RFK Jr. Dismantled the Vaccine Committee & What Happens Next
Jun 17, 2025
141 - The Trump-Elon Split: GOP Tensions, Debt Ceiling Risks, and Healthcare Fallout
Jun 07, 2025
140 - How "Make America Healthy Again" Could Completely Change U.S. Healthcare
May 31, 2025
139 - Why America's Top Hospitals Are Sounding the Alarm
May 24, 2025
138 - The Future of Neuropathy Treatment | Stem Cells, Biologics, and Real Recovery Stories
May 21, 2025
137 - Inside the UnitedHealth Crisis & What It Means for Healthcare’s Future
May 17, 2025
136 - How the MAHA Movement Is Rewiring U.S. Healthcare Policy
May 10, 2025
135 - AI’s Surge, Meta’s Chaos, and the Crisis Facing Young Doctors
May 03, 2025
134 - He Built Anthem | Now He's Exploring Healthcare & Chronic Disease with AI w/ Ben Lytle
Apr 30, 2025
133 - Tariffs, Healthcare Disruption, and a Quantum Leap in Tech Innovation
Apr 28, 2025
132 - Healthcare's Roughest Week Yet | Cuts, Crashes, and Critical Questions
Apr 19, 2025
131 - LIVE - How Senator Frist Connects Climate Change to Heart Attacks, Mental Health, and Your Doctor’s Office
Apr 16, 2025
130 - Why Healthcare CEOs Are Panicking : Tariffs, Jamie Dimon, and the $33B Medicare Advantage Fallout
Apr 12, 2025
129 - Why Corporate VCs in Healthcare Might Be Your Startup’s Secret Weapon w/ Doba Parushev
Apr 08, 2025
128 - How New Tariffs Are Disrupting Healthcare and the Economy
Apr 05, 2025
127 - RFK’s Plan to Slash 20,000 Jobs and What It Means for Healthcare
Mar 29, 2025
126 - The UFC’s Political Power Move and What It Means for U.S. Healthcare
Mar 22, 2025
125 - Market Chaos, Healthcare Cuts, and AI Breakthroughs—What’s Coming Next?
Mar 15, 2025
124 - How AI and Market Shifts Are Breaking the SaaS Business Model w/Dave Lambert
Mar 11, 2025
123 - How New Tariffs, Job Cuts, and AI Innovation Are Reshaping the Economy
Mar 08, 2025
122 - How Employers Are Taking Back Control of Healthcare Costs w/ Stu Clark | Premise Health
Mar 04, 2025
121 - Medicaid Cuts, AI Takeovers, and the Healthcare Power Struggle
Mar 01, 2025
120 - Trump Slashes Thousands of HHS Jobs, Quantum Breakthrough, & Zuckerberg’s Robot Gamble!
Feb 22, 2025
119 - AI is Eliminating Doctor Burnout and Revolutionizing Healthcare w/Seema Verma
Feb 18, 2025
118 - DeepSeek is UNLEASHED, Doge’s Shocking Move & Inflation’s Breaking Point! w/ Paul Kappelman
Feb 17, 2025
117 - The Shocking Truth About Health Tech Startups | What’s Really Happening w/ Guest Sheila Philcil
Feb 11, 2025
116 - RFK vs. Big Pharma, Elon’s Aid Freeze, and ChatGPT’s SoftBank
Feb 08, 2025
115 - Trump’s Crypto Power Play, DeepSeek’s AI Breakthrough, & the Economic Shock No One Saw Coming!
Feb 03, 2025
114 - Trump's DEI / HHS Freeze, China's AI On A Budget & J&J Depression Nasal Spray
Jan 25, 2025
113 - How AI is Transforming Medical Coding & Healthcare Operations w/ Talha Haseen
Jan 21, 2025
112 - AI Replacing Jobs, JP Morgan's Bold Move, and Healthcare's Biggest Shakeups Yet!
Jan 18, 2025
111 - From Wildfires to Workforce Automation | How AI is Reshaping Society
Jan 11, 2025
110 - Rich vs. Poor Lifespans, Trump’s Healthcare Shake-Up, and AI Diagnosing Your Health
Jan 04, 2025
109 - How AI is Saving Lives Every Day | A Deep Dive into the Future of Heart Care w/ Joel Portice
Dec 28, 2024
108 - 2024 in Review | Key Insights and Predictions for 2025
Dec 21, 2024
107 - Trump’s FTC Picks, Walgreens Sale Drama, and Quantum Computing’s Future in Healthcare
Dec 14, 2024
106 - Tragic Assassination, Trump Picks & Anthem Anesthesia Coverage
Dec 07, 2024
105 - China’s Triple Pay Power Grab, GLP-1s for All, & Nvidia’s AI Audio Revolution
Nov 30, 2024
104 - Dr. Oz as Trump's Pick for CMS | A Game-Changer or Controversial Move?
Nov 23, 2024
103 - The Future of Smart Hospitals, AI, Innovation, and the Path to Smarter Care
Nov 19, 2024
102 - RFK Jr. Takes the Helm: What’s Next for U.S. Healthcare?
Nov 16, 2024
101 - From Startup to Success | Rohit Banota on Profitable Growth in Beauty and Wellness
Nov 13, 2024
100 - Election Aftermath | Trump’s Win, Healthcare Overhaul, and Market Shifts
Nov 09, 2024
99 - From Wall Street to Healthcare | Guest Sergei Polevikov on AI, VC, & Transforming Patient Care
Nov 07, 2024
98 - Investing in Health: Transforming Care w/ Anna Haghgooie
Nov 05, 2024
97 - Market Shifts, Tech Layoffs, and Healthcare Innovations: A Deep Dive
Nov 02, 2024
96 - Empowering Nurses: Innovation and Retention in Healthcare w/ Merrill Anovick & Shawn Dastmalchi
Nov 01, 2024
95 - The Power of Partnerships and Innovation in Healthcare w/ David Dill, CEO of LifePoint Health
Oct 29, 2024
94 - Bank Failures, K-Shaped Economy & GLP-1 Impacts
Oct 26, 2024
93 - Q3 2024 Healthcare Review | The Election Scenarios w/Emily Evans
Oct 24, 2024
92 - Venture Capital in Crisis | Why Only 9% of Startups Are Getting Series B Funding!
Oct 19, 2024
91 - Save Big on Ozempic ($25) and More w/ Miriam Paramore’s RxUtility!
Oct 12, 2024
90 - How Lobbyists Quietly Shape the Future of Your Healthcare! w/ Jenna Paladino
Oct 08, 2024
89 - Venture Capital’s BIGGEST Bet on AI | Here’s Why It Could Fail!
Oct 05, 2024
88 - Heart Health Innovation with Josh Eckelberry, Principal at Solas BioVentures
Oct 02, 2024
87 - How AI is Reviving Nuclear Power w/ The Return of Three Mile Island
Sep 28, 2024
86 - How VR & AR Are Changing Medicine Forever! w/ Walter Greenleaf
Sep 25, 2024
85 - 23andMe’s Leadership Walkout | What’s Happening Behind Closed Doors?
Sep 21, 2024
84 - Can Your AirPods Now Replace a $5,000 Hearing Aid?
Sep 14, 2024
83 - DEA vs Telehealth | Will Regulations End Prescription Abuse or Hurt Patients?
Sep 07, 2024
82 - This Shocking TikTok Case Could Rewrite Internet Laws Forever!
Aug 31, 2024
81 - Tarun Kapoor on AI’s Role in Modern Healthcare
Aug 28, 2024
80 - Where You Live Could Impact Your Alzheimer’s Risk
Aug 25, 2024
79 - This Leak Could Ruin Your Life: Every SSN Has Been Compromised
Aug 17, 2024
78 - Market Meltdown | What You Need to Know About the Latest Volatility
Aug 10, 2024
77 - Can You Really Reverse Aging? Dr. Oberg's Groundbreaking Insights
Aug 07, 2024
76 - Will The AI Bubble Tank The US Economy
Aug 03, 2024
75 - Why Meta's Llama Sets a New Benchmark, Leaving ChatGPT Behind
Aug 03, 2024
74 - How Trump Could Drastically Reshape Healthcare in America
Jul 22, 2024
73 - AI and Healthcare Innovation: A Conversation with Dr. Rick Abramson
Jul 18, 2024
72 - Shocking $1 Billion Donation Erases Med School Tuition for Students
Jul 15, 2024
71 - What the Overturning of Chevron Doctrine Means for You!
Jul 06, 2024
70 - Surgeon General's Bold Move: Gun Violence and Social Media Under Fire!
Jun 30, 2024
69 - Are Your Kids Safe? Instagram Targeting 13-Year-Olds w/ Explicit Content
Jun 20, 2024
68 - How Advanced Screening Saved My Life | A Candid Talk with My Cardiologist
Jun 19, 2024
67 - The End of Cable News? How Social Media is Dominating Politics
Jun 16, 2024
66 - Wealth in America | MDMA | Hot VC Markets | Covid Lessons | NVIDIA’s Software Play
Jun 09, 2024
65 - Medicaid Rates Jump Higher | Cancer’s Impact | Google’s Healthcare AI in EMEA
Jun 01, 2024
64 - VC Heats Up w/ 18 New Deals, Doctors Reach Breaking Point, Asthma Cured?
May 27, 2024
63 - At the Intersection of Healthcare & Technology: A Conversation w/ Steve Lieber
May 22, 2024
62 - Kitty Roars w/ Goldilocks CPI, Guest Host gives Hospital Perspective, Dueling AI
May 19, 2024
61 - The Future of Healthcare: AI, Innovation, and Impact with Ambar Bhattacharyya
May 15, 2024
60 - Job Loss, Ascension Disrupted, Gene Therapy Cures, CRISPR, AI Friends
May 14, 2024
59 - Food As Medicine w/ Lauren Driscoll
May 08, 2024
58 - Walmart Health Centers Closed, Marijuana Reclassified, South Bans Abortion, Kaiser's AI
May 05, 2024
57 - Understanding Heart Disease w/ Cardiac Surgery Dr. Seenu Reddy
May 02, 2024
56 - Humana $741m, Optum Layoffs, FTC Bans Noncompete, Hip Fracture Survival Lower Than Cancer
Apr 27, 2024
 55 - United and Elevance Earnings, PE Risk Index, Healthcare LLM Rankings, Atlas Robot
Apr 20, 2024
54 - Behind the Numbers: A Dive into Healthcare's Financial Trends w/ Emily Evans
Apr 19, 2024
53 - Inflation Fears, Healthcare’s Discharge Gap, The Aging Baby Boomer Impact
Apr 14, 2024
52 - The Future of Health Benefits - Noah Lang's Quest for Equitable Healthcare
Apr 11, 2024
51 - New Diagnostics, Aegis Ventures, HHS’ Resiliency Plan, Molina and Cityblock, Ozempic’s Growth, Diet as Psychiatric Treatment
Apr 07, 2024
50 - VC, M&A and IPO Markets, Steward Health, Anthropic, Stability AI, and the White House AI Roadmap
Mar 30, 2024
49 - Doveish Fed, Reddit IPO, Elevance, CMS Approves GLP-1, Nvidia, Apple, & Microsoft
Mar 25, 2024
48 - State of Union, GLP-1 Rundown, HIMSS is Fading, AI Software Engineer: Devin
Mar 15, 2024
47 - Economic Growth, $22m Ransom, CHS, Mayo, UPMC, GLP-1, & AI in Healthcare
Mar 10, 2024
46 - Insights Into Health Equity with Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson
Mar 10, 2024
45 - Advancing Health Equity with Jay Bhatt, MD
Mar 07, 2024
44 - Inflation, Nasdaq, Bitcoin, Change Healthcare, FTC, ViVE, Abridge & Prostate Cancer
Mar 03, 2024
43 - Inflation update | Health Systems Comeback | Change Healthcare Cyberattack | YCom & Techstars | AI Rundown
Feb 24, 2024
42 - Surprising Jobs Report | First Crack in Regional Banks | Lilly Should be in The Magnificent 7 | Tenet’s Strong Results | Cyber Threats
Feb 10, 2024
41 - Fed Holds Rates While Job Market Slows | Innovation Outlook | Biden Strives for More Healthcare Competition | Cigna exits MA
Feb 02, 2024
40 - Addressing Addiction with Nzinga Harrison, MD
Jan 30, 2024
39 - Wall Street Record Highs | Humana to Reprice MA Plans | AI at Davos and Deep Fake Biden Calls | Steward Health in Trouble (again)
Jan 26, 2024
38 - Healthcare Policy & Regulation with Emily Evans
Jan 23, 2024
37 - Mixed Economic Signals | Alarming Cancer Rates | Apple & Epic Flex Market Power | General Catalyst’s Big Swing | Humana’s Medical Cost
Jan 19, 2024
36 - Jefferson Strengthens Payor Unit | Carta Oversteps Authority | Mayo Clinic’s AI Initiative | Pushback Against Federal Agencies
Jan 12, 2024
35 - GenAI's Legal Challenge | Investors Questioning VC Valuations | Lilly Going Direct to Consumers | Elevance Adds Large Infusion Service
Jan 06, 2024
34 - Predictions for Healthcare in 2024 | Apple Watch’s Pulse Oximeter IP Challenges | Gratitude for Listeners & Growth Plans for Next Year
Dec 29, 2023
33 - Medicare Advantage Deep-Dive with Emily Evans from Hedgeye
Dec 22, 2023
32 - US Fed Looks for an Economic Soft-Landing | VC Bullwhip Effect | Kroger Health’s Strategic Shift | Google & HCA’s AI Collaboration
Dec 16, 2023
31 - CVS Pivots to Transparent Pricing | Pharma Leveraging Data Science | Google Unveils New AI tool | Small VC Funds Perform Best
Dec 09, 2023
30 - Cigna & Humana Merger while UHG Shows Reach & Scale | CMS Decreases Physician Payments, but adds New Programs | Global & Economic Power
Dec 02, 2023
29 - Exclusive Interview w/ AI Healthcare Pioneer - Dr. Tarun Kapoor of Virtua Health | BTS Analysis of the OpenAI Value Destruction
Nov 23, 2023
28 - Inflation Slowing | Biden on Women’s Health Research | Amazon Advances One Medical | Healthcare AI
Nov 17, 2023
27 - First Health System Adopts AI for Patient Care | Digital Clones Arrive | Explosion AI Stories | Healthcare News Roundup
Nov 10, 2023
26 - Debate on the Role Govt. Should Play in AI Regulation | Venture Markets | Pharmacists Walk-out
Nov 04, 2023
25 - Macro Forces Drive Insolvency & Defragmentation | GDP Growth | Seed-Stage Reset | Meta Lawsuit
Oct 27, 2023
24 - Opioid Treatment on the Streets of Philadelphia | 3 Key Announcements from HLTH | Kaiser’s Resolution with Labor
Oct 20, 2023
23 - A Poignant Insider’s View of Healthcare’s Importance to Patients and Their Families
Oct 07, 2023
22 - Chronicling Healthcare’s End Times: Rite Aid, HealthComp, Pharma, FTC & Government Shutdown
Sep 29, 2023
21 - Let’s Get the Easy Decisions Right: Reauthorize AIDS Treatment | Stay out of Small Healthcare Acquisitions | Fund the Government
Sep 23, 2023
20 - Making Healthcare Better Means Fixing Our Trust Problem
Sep 15, 2023
19 - Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellowship Conversations | Podcast Collab with Portal Innovations
Sep 11, 2023
18 - Rethinking “Cancer” & Correcting Embedded Racial Bias | Reinventing Start-up Strategies | HCA & Google Collaborate on AI Innovation
Sep 01, 2023
17 - Death of a Healthcare Unicorn | New Federal Tax and SEC Rules | Gender Clinic Struggles to Provide Care
Aug 26, 2023
16 - Healthcare Recognized as #1 Inc. 5000 | Consumer Financial Health in 7 Charts | Ideas to Make Needed Improvements in Medicaid
Aug 18, 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
Aug 11, 2023
14 - New Tactic Succeeds in CA Health System Merger | Fitch | CVS | Ozempic
Aug 04, 2023
13 - The Fed Did What?! | Rates | Economy | Yellow | PacWest | HCA | The Politics of Hospital Mergers
Jul 28, 2023
12 - Healthcare Capital Markets Deep Dive with Grant Chamberlain of Ziegler
Jul 21, 2023
11 - Inflation | Jobs & the Fed | Top-heavy Nasdaq & S&P500 | Pharma solution for many chronic diseases | Rite-Aid debt concerns
Jul 14, 2023
10 - Where Is America’s “Health System” Headed? With Dave Johnson of 4Sight Health
Jul 07, 2023
9 - SCOTUS strikes down Affirmative Action | MDMA PTSD treatment Creative Financing | A Ray of light in VC fund formation | Ozempic Concerns
Jun 30, 2023
8- Deep-dive on FDA Comm'r Califf & HHS Secy. Becerra | Aledade raises $260M | Amazon HIPAA data collection | Lessons for AI in Healthcare
Jun 23, 2023
7 - Digital Therapeutics post-Pear Bankruptcy | “Hawkish Pause” by the US Fed | UHG Signals Increasing Patient Volumes
Jun 16, 2023
6 - What Sequoia’s Breakup Tells Us About VC Markets | Behavioral Health Chatbot Goes Rogue | Other News Updates
Jun 09, 2023
5 - Elizabeth Holmes | VC Updates | PCE Index Increase | CommonSpirit Health
Jun 02, 2023
4 - Pear Therapeutics Sold at Auction | Digital Therapeutics | An Uncertain Path Forward
May 26, 2023
3 - KKR Envision Bankruptcy | Debt Ceiling | AI-enabled Ambient Documentation
May 19, 2023
2 - Home Health Consolidation | Chevron Deference Doctrine | Uncertainty in the Banking System
May 13, 2023
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May 05, 2023