Episode 20: Siddhartha Mukherjee on COVID-19, genes and physician sacrifice
Welcome to the first episode of season 4. This season of the Fixing Healthcare podcast focuses on finding big ideas and the people behind them. The journey begins with Dr. …
Episode 19: Former VA Sec. explains why it’s so hard to serve your country
In the final episode of season three, we welcome Dr. David Shulkin, the ninth U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs. For most of his career, David was a physician and then …
How should the government fix healthcare? ‘Listen to patients/voters’
At the end of Episode 19, Fixing Healthcare co-hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr turned to listeners for feedback one last time this season. In this episode, listeners Jessica …
Episode 18: Eric Swalwell on whether Congress can pass a bipartisan healthcare bill
In this episode, we welcome Representative Eric Swalwell, from California’s 15th Congressional District. A former presidential candidate and a rising star in the democratic party, Eric serves on several House …
How should the government fix healthcare? Listeners: Strengthen gov’t programs.
At the end of Episode 18, Fixing Healthcare co-hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr turned to listeners for ideas and suggestions about the role of government in healthcare. This …
Episode 17: Talking healthcare politics with James Carville
In this episode, we welcome James Carville, one of the most recognizable figures in American politics. Carville came to fame as the lead strategist on Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign …
How should the government fix healthcare? Listeners: Tackle social issues.
At the end of Episode 17, Fixing Healthcare co-hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr turned to listeners for ideas and suggestions about the role of government in healthcare. This …
Episode 16: ‘The House of God’ author Samuel Shem
Stephen Bergman, who goes by the pseudonym Samuel Shem, took the medical and literary worlds by storm in 1978 when he published his provocative satire “The House of God,” based …
How should the government fix healthcare? Listeners: Repeal private insurance.
At the end of Episode 16, Fixing Healthcare co-hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr turned to listeners for ideas and suggestions about the role of government in healthcare. This regular …
Episode 15: Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz
After eight months of working at his first job out of college, Tyler Shultz was at a crossroads. He realized the device that he was hired to engineer was a …