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Your best 20 minutes this week, where outcomes matter, customers count and value rules. Hear analysis of the crucial market-based healthcare news and speculation for the week ahead. The customer revolution in healthcare comes alive in this must-listen podcast for forward-thinking healthcare executives. David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor, hosts with commentary from David Johnson, 4sight Health’s CEO, and Julie Murchinson, Partner at Transformation Capital. Join the Customer Revolution! Subscribe through your streaming service. Read more at https://www.4sighthealth.com/insights/

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    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Preventing Excess Deaths in the U.S.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 20:58


    A new study says the U.S. is racing ahead of other high-income countries in the number of "excess," or unnecessary deaths. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson share their ideas on what the healthcare system do about it on, “Preventing Excess Deaths in the U.S.,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    CMMI Pursues an Ounce of Prevention

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 22:33


    The new iteration of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation promises to focus on health, not healthcare. Will its plans come to fruition? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson graded CMMI's new strategic direction on, “CMMI Pursues an Ounce of Prevention,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda

    Critiquing Trump's Latest Plan to Lower Drug Prices

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 18:35


    Will Trump's executive order aimed at lowering drug prices for consumers be a ripple or a bang? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson debate the issue on, “Critiquing Trump's Latest Plan to Lower Drug Prices,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Hal Andrews on the Biggest Trends Reshaping the Healthcare Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 15:24


    President and CEO of Trilliant Health Hal Andrews shares his biggest takeaways from Trilliant's new report, 2024 Trends Shaping the Health Economy. What made him pessimistic? What made him optimistic? Find out, "How Healthcare Revolutionaries Think With Hal Andrews," on the 4sight Health Roundup podcast.

    Putting Together the Pieces

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 18:56


    Vertical integration and healthcare platforms. Are they good for healthcare consumers or just good for healthcare conglomerates? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson discuss the pros and cons and who benefits from them on, “Putting Together the Pieces,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Reversing the Trends in Maternal Mortality

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 19:11


    New numbers are out, and they're not good. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson suggest some market-driven, private-sector innovations to reverse the negative trends in maternal mortality rates on, “Reversing the Trends in Maternal Mortality,” a special episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    What Are the Best Options to Reduce Healthcare Administrative Costs?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 20:03


    High administrative costs are a natural byproduct of our current healthcare system. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson critiqued three ideas to reduce them — and came up with a few of their own — on, “What Are the Best Options to Reduce Healthcare Administrative Costs?” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast.

    Right Diagnosis, Wrong Treatment Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 19:31


    A new self-interested report on the sustainability of emergency care in the U.S. gets the problem right but the solution wrong. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson explain on, “Right Diagnosis, Wrong Treatment Plan,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Sequencing the Fallout from the 23andMe Collapse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 19:48


    What are the personalized medicine and market lessons from the fall of 23andMe? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson perform a postmortem on the failure of the direct-to-consumer genetic testing company on “Sequencing the Fallout from the 23andMe Collapse,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda. Listen.

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    How Healthcare Revolutionaries Think With Julie Murchinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 6:01


    Healthcare Revolutionary Julie Murchinson is known for calling out trends before they make the headlines, including GLP-1 drugs and GenAI's impact on healthcare. In this episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, she sits down for an interview with 4sight Health's David Burda to talk about tech transformation, artificial intelligence and healthcare. Listen.

    Lingering Lessons Five Years After COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 22:37


    The COVID-19 pandemic marked its five-year anniversary this month. What did we learn about ourselves, society and the healthcare system? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson discuss the pandemic and the years since on, “Lingering Lessons Five Years After COVID,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Medicaid's Future: Disaster or Opportunity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 22:43


    If the new administration drastically reduces budgeted Medicaid spending, how should states and the market respond? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson debated the issue on “Medicaid's Future: Disaster or Opportunity?” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    How MAGA's Attack on D.E.I. Will Impact Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 21:25


    Just when efforts to improve health equity and reduce health disparities were gaining momentum, here comes the new administration's anti-DEI agenda. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson talk about how various industry sectors should respond on, “How MAGA's Attack on DEI Will Impact Healthcare,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Do We Really Need More Hospital Beds?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 21:00


    A new study predicts a hospital bed shortage in the near future. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson talk about who's getting those beds and the messages being sent to the industry on, “Do We Really Need More Hospital Beds?” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Physicians, Patients and AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 20:47


    David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson looked at two studies on AI to predict the point when trust in AI by doctors and patients will converge on, “Physicians, Patients and AI,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Taking Consumers' Public Health Pulse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 20:38


    A new report ranks consumers' public health priorities. Are they in sync with the public health priorities of the new administration? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson share their takeaways on “Taking Consumers' Public Health Pulse,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Should Consumers Pay Their Unpaid Medical Bills?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 20:29


    Inaccurate bills. Late bills. Inflated bills. Bills covered by another party. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson debate on, “Should Consumers Pay Their Unpaid Medical Bills?” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

    Market Failures, Lessons or Opportunities?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 20:25


    Retail pharmacies and hospital obstetrical services are closing across the country. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson talk about why, plus how consumers are affected and what can and should replace those on, “Market Failures, Lessons or Opportunities?” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast. Listen.

    Will We Master Digital Health in 2025?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 22:59


    What do three new reports reveal about where digital health is today and where it's going this year? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson break them down and share their takeaways on, “Will We Master Digital Health in 2025?” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda. 

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    Another Blank Check for Healthcare Spending

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 21:21


    David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson break down the latest figures on national health expenditures and tell us what they mean for healthcare spending trends in the future on, “Another Blank Check for Healthcare Spending,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Our 2025 Healthcare Diagnosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 22:21


    We've looked at all the data, and we made our evidence-based predictions for what will happen in healthcare. Hear it straight from the source as David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson share “Our 2025 Healthcare Diagnosis” on the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Blips on a Screen or Trigger Events for Massive Change?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 25:15


    Are we in for something completely different? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson looked back at the biggest healthcare stories and trends of 2024 and what they mean for healthcare in the new year on, “Blips on a Screen or Trigger Events for Massive Change?“ the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

    Interpreting the Public's Reaction to the Public Death of a Healthcare CEO

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 21:01


    What does the public's reaction to the execution of a top health insurance executive say about healthcare's future? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson psychoanalyzed the news cycle following the murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO on, “Interpreting the Public's Reaction to the Public Death of a CEO,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

    Winners and Losers From Medicare and Medicaid Coverage of GLP-1s

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 19:03


    Grab a big tub of popcorn for the upcoming political battle over covering obesity as a disease. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson talk about the “Winners and Losers From Medicare and Medicaid Coverage of GLP-1s” on the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

    What Direction Will Alternative Payment Models Head Over the Next Four Years?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 20:18


    David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson talked about the future of Alternative Payment Models under a Trump administration based on their breakdown of the latest stats on alternative payment model adoption on, “What Direction Will Alternative Payment Models Head Over the Next Four Years?” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

    Searching for Signs that the Healthcare Market is Tipping Toward the Customer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 21:32


    Is the healthcare market finally leaning toward serving the customer rather than incumbent healthcare stakeholders? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson pointed to three big healthcare announcements as hopeful signs on, “Searching for Signs that the Healthcare Market is Tipping Toward the Customer,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Where Are We Going With Medicaid?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 17:53


    Medicaid is 51 times more complicated than Medicare. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson discuss the latest trends in Medicaid enrollment, spending, care delivery, benefits and more on, “Where Are We Going With Medicaid?” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Healthcare Tricks and Treats From the New KFF Employer Health Benefits Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 20:04


    David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson unwrapped the candy from the new Kaiser Family Foundation employer health benefits report to find out what it means for healthcare. Hear them sort through the related tricks and treats on, “Healthcare Tricks and Treats From the New KFF Employer Health Benefits Report,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast. 

    Samir Goel on Jumping Through Hoops of Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 7:01


    Healthcare Revolutionary Samir Goel shares his personal experiences with the healthcare system in this interview with 4sight Health's David Burda. He also shares how thrilled his parents are over his risk-taking, entrepreneurial spirit in, "Samir Goel on Jumping Through Hoops of Healthcare," part of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda. 

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    Should We or Should We Not Tax Not-for-Profit Hospitals?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 21:02


    David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson debate outcomes on the podcast today, related to two new reports on the value of community benefits provided by tax-exempt hospitals and health systems. We're talking value on, “Should We or Should We Not Tax Not-for-Profit Hospitals?” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda. David W. Johnson is CEO of 4sight Health. Julie Vaughan Murchinson is Partner of Transformation Capital and former CEO of Health Evolution. David Burda is News Editor and Columnist of 4sight Health.

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    Marcus Whitney on Waiting Tables and Working with Healthcare Entrepreneurs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 7:25


    Waiting tables gave Healthcare Revolutionary Marcus Whitney the experience he needed to be a good leader. In his interview with 4sight Health's David Burda on the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, Whitney talks about the invaluable lessons learned back then that he still uses in business today.

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    Eight Trends Shaping the Current Healthcare System

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 22:38


    There are eight trends shaping the health economy, according to a new report from Trilliant Health. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson talk about what might upend the current healthcare system on “Eight Trends Shaping the Current Healthcare System,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    ⁠Dr. Michael Pitt on Magic and Medical Jargon⁠

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 8:15


    Michael Pitt, M.D., a pediatrician, is using his skills as a magician to teach other doctors how to be better doctors. His biggest trick? He's trying to make the medical jargon that stands between physicians and patients disappear. Learn his secrets in, “Dr. Pitt on Magic and Medical Jargon,” part of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda. 

    If the Misdiagnosis Doesn't Kill You, the Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Will

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 22:52


    Here's the short story: Patient safety isn't getting better. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson share their takeaways from two new reports on diagnostic errors and antibiotic-resistant bacteria on, “If the Misdiagnosis Doesn't Kill You, the Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Will,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

    Can Technology Head Off the Projected Healthcare Workforce Shortage?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 22:00


    David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson discuss two news reports that raise questions about the pace of tech adoption on, "Can Technology Head Off the Projected Healthcare Workforce Shortage?" the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda. Listen.

    Seeing the Possibilities in Harris' Plans for Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 18:09


    David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson discuss the six healthcare planks in Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris' economic plan and what they mean for the industry on, “Seeing the Possibilities in Harris' Plans for Healthcare,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    ⁠Rebeckah Orton on Being a Medicaid Recipient Treating Medicaid Recipients

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 10:57


    Rebeckah Orton is both a nurse and a doula who treats Medicaid recipients, but being a doula doesn't pay much. Using the same programs as her clients has taught her important lessons about health disparities and equity in patient care. Hear more in, "Rebeckah Orton on Being a Medicaid Recipient Treating Medicaid Recipients," with 4sight Health's David Burda. 

    Will Medicare's Negotiated Prices for 10 Prescription Drugs Go Down Easy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 19:06


    Is it possible that podcasters can see into the future? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson revisited their predictions of what would happen after Medicare negotiated with drug manufacturers over the prices for 10 Part D prescription drugs on the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

    What Leading Causes of Death Say About the Healthcare System

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 20:18


    David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson looked at two new reports on death this week and offer their conclusions on, “What Leading Causes of Death Say About the Healthcare System,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Are We Overpaying for an Ounce of Prevention?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 22:01


    Preventive cancer screenings are costing the healthcare system and consumers billions of dollars each year. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson questioned how much we're paying for traditional cancer screenings when cheaper and effective alternatives exist on, “Are We Overpaying for an Ounce of Prevention?” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    Maternal Mortality, Infant Mortality and Women's Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 21:46


    Three new reports paint a sobering picture of how we care for women and babies in the U.S. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson talk about the realities of maternal mortality, infant mortality and women's health on the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

    Harris and Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 20:03


    David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson looked backward and forward at what a Kamala Harris presidency would mean for healthcare and healthcare consumers on, “Harris and Healthcare,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda. David W. Johnson is CEO of 4sight Health. Julie Vaughan Murchinson is Partner of Transformation Capital and former CEO of Health Evolution. David Burda is News Editor and Columnist of 4sight Health.

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    Making Telemedicine About Consumers, Not Providers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 24:45


    David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson use two new reports to tell providers how they can solve a chronic business problem on, “Making Telemedicine About Consumers, Not Providers,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda. 

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    Healthcare Regulation in a Post-Chevron World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 20:22


    The U.S. Supreme Court handed the keys to healthcare regulation to judges from agency experts. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson break down how the decision will impact health policy and health innovation on, “Healthcare Regulation in a Post-Chevron World,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

    Climate Change and Population Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 20:17


    It's getting real now as record heat waves and hurricanes drown out climate change deniers. How should the healthcare system respond? David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson discuss the latest evidence on “Climate Change and Population Health,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    How Revolutionaries Think: 4sight Health's David Burda Interviews Melina Davis on Doctors Opening Up About Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 7:13


    Safe Haven's Melina Davis is out to change physician burnout. In this week's episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, “Melina Davis on Doctors Opening Up About Burnout,” News Editor David Burda interviews this healthcare revolutionary to talk about her program that offers confidential resources to doctors and other clinicians suffering from career fatigue, burnout and other mental health issues.

    How Revolutionaries Think: 4sight Health's David Burda Interviews Bruce Brandes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 6:15


    Bruce Brandes has learned a lot along his journey to becoming the president of care.ai, an Orlando, Fla.-based technology firm that's developed an AI-powered ambient software platform for hospitals and nursing homes. Brandes is sharing his life lessons with budding disruptors as the "entrepreneur in residence" at the University of Florida. Enjoy this podcast interview with him on what it's like to be the "entrepreneur in residence" at the University of Florida and what wisdom he's imparting to his students. You also can read How Healthcare Revolutionaries Think: 10 Questions with Bruce Brandes, where he describes how he's trying to change the nature of work at hospitals and nursing homes with an AI-powered technology platform.

    The Irrationality of Physician Compensation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 21:18


    David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson break down three new reports on physician compensation and explain why we need to change how we pay doctors on, “The Irrationality of Physician Compensation,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

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    The Healthcare Market Magic of GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 19:43


    David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson shared their thoughts on the development and commercialization of diabetes medications as weight-loss wonder drugs on, ”The Healthcare Market Magic of GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

    More Healthcare Competition Through Better Healthcare Antitrust Enforcement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 23:34


    Does antitrust enforcement boost competition? That's the theory behind a flurry of federal healthcare antitrust enforcement moves over the past month. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson talk about the latest in, “More Healthcare Competition Through Better Healthcare Antitrust Enforcement,” the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda.

    How the Final FTC Noncompete Rule Will Impact Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 17:02


    Noncompete clauses are no longer a thing between employers and employees thanks to a final FTC rule banning them. David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson break it down on, "How the Final FTC Noncompete Rule Will Impact Healthcare," a special episode of the 4sight Health Roundup, podcast moderated by David Burda. Listen.

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