"And then something changed..."
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For over twenty years, Dr. Jeff Goldstein was part of a successful, thriving cardiology practice in central Illinois. And then he wasn't. Dr. Goldstein and his wife, Dr. Kemia Sarraf, join us to share their personal story of how a change in the structure of his practice led to him feeling blocked at every turn, overworked, and underappreciated, and what the two of them did to change it.
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Diplomatic Defiance
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We talk to a lot of people. We hear a lot of stories. But for every person who shares their story publicly, there are ten more who hold off because they’re afraid of blowback. And we get it. Speaking up is risky. We often think about the costs of speaking up, but what has our silence cost? In this episode, Wendy and Matt talk about the risks of not acting, and what their experience has taught them about how to speak up - and be heard.
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How to Inspire Others
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Leaders can be infuriating or they can learn to be inspiring. Adam Galinsky, a social psychologist and the Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School, joins us to talk about how our vision, modeling and mentorship can inspire those around us.
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Live! at the Pen & Pencil Club in Philadelphia, PA
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What do healthcare and journalism have in common? (Hint: it has something to do with corporate interference and public trust.) Recorded in front of a live audience in one of the oldest surviving press clubs in the country, Matt and Wendy (along with members of the audience) share stories about the breakdown in medicine and journalism, and how we're working to recapture our profession."
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"Dan was denied reimbursement for a lot of things."
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Two years ago, Dr. Traci Hurley lost her husband, Dr. Dan Hurley, to cancer. Dan spent the last few years of his life battling his disease - and his insurance company. Before he died, he set himself a goal to, in his own words, help “with the problem of insurance company physicians without expertise denying or delaying care as recommended by the patient’s chosen physician.” Dr. Traci Hurley joins us to share their story.
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Bad Company
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Those in healthcare - or elsewhere - facing private equity’s relentless encroachment will want to listen up. Journalist Megan Greenwell, author of Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream, joins us to share her reporting on four regular Americans - working in four different fields - who fought against private equity.
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Part 5, The Fall of Crozer Health: "A Symptom of a Broken System"
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The Fall of Crozer Health is a story steeped in grief, greed, and the needs for dignity and for protection. In the final installment of our special series, we unpack the rollercoaster of emotions caused by the health systems' failures, and speak to the lawmakers in Delaware County trying to build the legislative foundation needed to keep this from happening again.
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Part 4, The Fall of Crozer Health: "If You Think It's Bad Now"
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Crozer was not an island, and what happened to them affects all the nearby health systems. In the fourth installment of this special series, we break down how one community’s loss becomes a neighboring community’s nightmare, lay out the ‘private equity playbook’, and explore how the financialization of medicine is everywhere - in every state - and how it affects us all.
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Part 3, The Fall of Crozer Health: "Betrayal. Plain and Simple."
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When health systems are underwater, you might want to look up upstream to see what the trouble is. When you get there, sometimes you’ll find out why those systems are falling into the water. . . and sometimes you’ll find out who’s pushing them. In this episode, we’re going upstream to look at how we got to the point where a health system that served more than a hundred thousand people per year suddenly closed its doors, and what went wrong along the way. Correction to an earlier version of the podcast: Michelle Henry was the PA Attorney General at the time she...
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Part 2, The Fall of Crozer Health: "It was surreal."
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The story of private equity in healthcare is often told in numbers, spreadsheets and transcripts from bankruptcy court. But in Part 2 of our series, we hear from the people in the trenches and on the front lines of Crozer Health, a collapsed hospital system in Pennsylvania, who are living out the awful consequences of decisions made, not by clinicians in Delaware County, but by executives in California and a judge in Texas.
info_outlineOne year, 30+ episodes, thousands of downloads, dozens of guests, and countless f-bombs. We're celebrating our first anniversary in this special episode addressing listener emails, reviewing some of the most popular episodes in year one, and toasting the best part of our show: you.