OnAir: Health Care

OnAir: Health Care is a podcast that delves into the complexities of—and relationships between—medical science, health care policy and “bare-knuckle Washington politics.” Hosted by Akin Gump senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and Akin Gump consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez, the show features special guests from Akin Gump and the broader health policy community discussing health care news, health care regulatory developments, and health care legislation in Congress.

The View from Geneva: A TRIPS Waiver Update 02/28/2023

The View from Geneva: A TRIPS Waiver Update In this episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump senior policy advisor and consultant welcome Akin Gump Geneva senior policy advisor , who discusses the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, or TRIPS, waiver issue. Among the topics: · The TRIPS waiver—what it does and doesn’t do. · IP rights, vaccine development, and China’s role. · How effective are international coordinating mechanisms? · TRIPS waivers beyond pandemics. To learn more, visit and search for “health care.” /episode/index/show/akingumphealthcare/id/26076966

Telehealth: The Policy, the Politics, and Outlook for Action 12/02/2022

Telehealth: The Policy, the Politics, and Outlook for Action In this episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Kyle Zebley of the American Telemedicine Association. Among the topics: · The state of telehealth today. · Medicare and telemedicine. · Telehealth legislation currently in Congress. · Telehealth and the public health emergency. · CMS and telehealth fraud prevention. To learn more, visit and search for “health care.” /episode/index/show/akingumphealthcare/id/25199385

Rare Disease; Rarer Organization: How EB Research Partnership Drives Rare Disease Research 10/26/2022

Rare Disease; Rarer Organization: How EB Research Partnership Drives Rare Disease Research In this episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Michael Hund of EB Research Partnership. Among the topics: · The severe challenges of the disease EB, or epidermolysis bullosa. · The venture philanthropy model of funding research into rare diseases. · Leading technologies in treating EB and other genetic diseases. · Research fundraising via the federal government. To learn more, visit and search for “health care.” /episode/index/show/akingumphealthcare/id/24805947

Public Health Deep Dive: Ebola, Burn Pits, and Everything in Between 04/28/2022

Public Health Deep Dive: Ebola, Burn Pits, and Everything in Between In this episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Dr. Kevin Gardner of the Univ. of Louisville and Dr. Gene Migliaccio of The George Washington University. Among the topics covered: · The role of the Regional Biocontainment Laboratories network. · Wastewater surveillance to track viral activity. · The work of the U.S. Public Health Service. · The USPHS Commissioned Corps and the 2014 Ebola epidemic. · The U.S. and the World Health Organization. To learn more, visit and search for “health care.” /episode/index/show/akingumphealthcare/id/22940366

The Omicron Variant: Where are we now, and what is the future for testing? 01/10/2022

The Omicron Variant: Where are we now, and what is the future for testing? In this episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Dr. Michael Mina, chief science officer for eMed, a digital point-of-care platform. /episode/index/show/akingumphealthcare/id/21733811

The Opioid Epidemic I: Addiction and Treatment 12/01/2021

The Opioid Epidemic I: Addiction and Treatment This episode of OnAir: Health Care is the first in a series on the opioid epidemic in the U.S. Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Gary Mendell, founder and CEO of Shatterproof, which is working to change addiction treatment. /episode/index/show/akingumphealthcare/id/21339611

Onshoring Drug Manufacturing and TRIPS Waiver Part II 11/05/2021

Onshoring Drug Manufacturing and TRIPS Waiver Part II In this new episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Akin Gump public law and policy partner Clete Willems and Centrient Pharmaceuticals chief legal and compliance officer Jim DeYonker. /episode/index/show/akingumphealthcare/id/21064889

Health Equity – Two Perspectives 11/05/2021

Health Equity – Two Perspectives In this new episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome House Ways and Means Committee health counsel Orriel Richardson and National Minority Quality Forum CEO Dr. Gary Puckrein. /episode/index/show/akingumphealthcare/id/21064865

Vaccine IP Fight; Delicate Dem Dynamics; Deciphering CDC 11/05/2021

Vaccine IP Fight; Delicate Dem Dynamics; Deciphering CDC In this new episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle & consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome public law & policy partners Ed Pagano & Clete Willems to talk federal health care policy and legislation. /episode/index/show/akingumphealthcare/id/21064835

CDC Guidance, HHS Appointments, ACA Prospects 11/05/2021

CDC Guidance, HHS Appointments, ACA Prospects In this debut episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle & consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome partner Kelly Cleary to discuss health policy, medical science and Washington politics. /episode/index/show/akingumphealthcare/id/21064778

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