The Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David Introcaso

Dr. Sachin Jain Discusses Ethical Erosion in Healthcare

Why has ethics or a focus on normative ethics been largely lost in healthcare?

Oct 22 • 

David Introcaso, Ph.D.

33:26

Drs. Michael Liu and Rishi Wadhera Discuss CMS's WISeR Medicare Demonstration

Beginning this January 1 HHS will begin paying non-medical, AI companies for denying a "prior authorization" medical claims determined to have little to…

Oct 18 • 

David Introcaso, Ph.D.

37:48

Mr. Michael Millenson Discusses the (Tragic) State of Patient Safety

Over twenty-five years after the patient safety movement (more) formally launched, still 25% of Medicare beneficiaries suffer a preventable hospital…

Oct 16 • 

David Introcaso, Ph.D.

40:37

Prof. Elizabeth Wrigley-Field Discusses Excess Deaths

Because the US death rate has exceeded that of 21 other high income countries for over four decades, an estimated 14.7 million US lives have been lost…

Oct 7 • 

David Introcaso, Ph.D.

36:57

September 2025

Devin Kellis Argues for Extinction Medicine as a Medical Specialty

With the sixth mass extinction upon us, Devin Kellis, in his recent AMA J. of Ethics article, argues medicine should develop related expertise to help…

Sep 2 • 

David Introcaso, Ph.D.

46:30

August 2025

The Sabin Climate Law Center's Dr. Maria Antonia Tigre Discusses the ICJ's Recent Climate Advisory Opinion

The UN International Court of Justice effectively rules US Healthcare is accountable and legally liable for its GHG emissions.

Aug 20 • 

David Introcaso, Ph.D.

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34:53

July 2025

Stanford's Mark Jacobson Discusses the Likely Climate Effects of the OBBBA & the Current Status of Renewable Energy Development

The Republican mega-bill eliminates virtually all green energy subsidies while enhancing fossil fuel subsidies that will leave Americans with far more…

Jul 17 • 

David Introcaso, Ph.D.

28:08

The Institute for New Economic Thinking's Thomas Ferguson Discusses Congressional Realities That Explain Passage of the "One Big Beautiful…

The OBBBA (re)confirms the death of regular order in the Congress.

Jul 12 • 

David Introcaso, Ph.D.

52:52

June 2025

The World Council of Churches' Ms. Frederique Seidel Discusses the WCC's Recently-Published Handbook, "Hope for Children Through Climate…

As stated, the WCC's document provides "legal tools . . . to hold financial actors accountable for their role in perpetuating the climate crisis."

Jun 17 • 

David Introcaso, Ph.D.

36:54

I discuss with curie.md a wide range of issues starting with drug pricing

The podcast interview was titled, "The $5 Trillion Bubble, David Introcaso on Trump, Drug Pricing and the Future of US Healthcare"

Jun 3 • 

David Introcaso, Ph.D.

May 2025

Eneration's Jeff Rich and Laura Olson Discuss Their Efforts to Vastly Improve Healthcare Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

The Wisconsin-based company's modest 10-year goal is to reduce healthcare costs by $1 billion and avoid five million tons of GHG emissions by providing…

May 29 • 

David Introcaso, Ph.D.

37:07

Stanford's Dr. Chris Callahan Discusses Attribution Science & His Recently Related Article Published in "Nature"

Attribution science has now evolved to link quantitatively a specific carbon pollution emitter, from a state to a private plane, to a specific…

May 22 • 

David Introcaso, Ph.D.

25:30