Some of the sickest Medicare Advantage patients ran into problems getting end-of-life care. Ultimately many patients switched to traditional Medicare, costing taxpayers billions, according to an investigation by the Wall Street Journal. This is one of many Medicare Advantage practices that is now under government scrutiny. Both Congress and Medicare agency h ... Show More
May 2023
PepsiCo’s New Healthy Diet: More Potato Chips and Soda
For years, big food and beverage companies like PepsiCo leaned hard into launching new, healthy food products. But recently, PepsiCo has decided to double down on its flagship chips and soda and is looking to make those products healthier. WSJ's Jennifer Maloney explains what it ... Show More
16m 15s
Jul 2025
One Rural Doctor on the Cuts to Medicaid
<p>When Republicans passed their big domestic policy bill just over a week ago, they kept making the same argument about sweeping changes to Medicaid: that the measures, including new work requirements, would encourage able-bodied adults to earn their health care, ultimately crea ... Show More
31m 2s
Sep 2020
"This is how you keep doctors from going bankrupt." Surgeons use 'Lenox Hill' Netflix spotlight to speak out against proposed Medicare changes
Healthcare is a constant concern in America and even more so during the coronavirus pandemic. There's a lot of uncertainty around healthcare right now -- it's a pivotal election year, the fate of the Affordable Care Act is not clear, and now, doctors are speaking out against some ... Show More
11m 35s
Jan 2022
What the future holds for Medicare beneficiaries
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 31:04) > Monisha Machado-Pereira, a McKinsey senior partner and leader of the firm’s Medicare practice, discusses the changing Medicare landscape with Alan Wheatley, retail segment president at Humana, a market-leading Medicare payer t ... Show More
31m 9s
Jan 2023
Republicans caught scheming to cut Social Security
<p>Republicans are gearing up to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid--and using a pretty pathetic strategy to distract you from it. Brian interviews Senator Bernie Sanders about how to protect Social Security, his response to Republican fearmongering about the “army of 87 ... Show More
38m 8s