Healthcare Matters
By Global Healthy Living Foundation
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Welcome to Healthcare Matters! In this podcast, we talk about 'matters' in healthcare and why it matters to you!
Our host Ben Blanc will speak with our talented Chief Science Officer Robert Popovian. And together, we will take on some pretty complex topics and distil them, so everyone can understand what is happening in the world of healthcare.
The show is brought to you by the Global Healthy Living Foundation.
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S7, Ep 5- How ACIP Lawsuits are Impacting Patients: When Vaccine Guidance Becomes an Access Problem
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May 20, 2026 |
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S7, Ep 4- COVID Antivirals: Are High-Risk Patients Missing the Window?
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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S7, Ep 3- 340B: Are Patients Seeing the Savings?
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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S7, Ep 2- PBM Reform at an Inflection Point: What Comes Next?
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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S7, Ep 1- The $29 Billion Problem: Understanding Influenza's True Economic Toll
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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S6, Ep 10- TrumpRx & the Future of Drug Pricing: What Patients Need to Know
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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S6, Ep 9- High Awareness, Low Access – Inside the COVID-19 Antiviral Gap
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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S6, Ep 8- Making Sense of Vaccine Guidelines: What Patients and Providers Should Know
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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S6, Ep 7- Cardiovascular Breakthroughs and Policy Pitfalls: A Conversation with Dr. Alison Bailey
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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S6, Ep 6- The Cost of Savings: How Drug Price Reform May Hurt Patients
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May 16, 2025 |
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S6, Ep 5- Immunization at a Crossroads: Experts Weigh In from the World Vaccine Congress
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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S6, Ep 4- Leadership, Layoffs, and the Future of the FDA: How Policy Turmoil Threatens Innovation and Patients
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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S6, Ep 3- From Good Intentions to Missed Injections: How Complex Vaccine Guidelines May Be Slowing Adult Immunization
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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S6, Ep 2- State Policies and Vaccination Gaps in U.S. Adults: The Crucial Role of Pharmacies in Vaccine Uptake
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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S6, Ep 1- Vaccine Hesitancy & Access: What Our Latest Survey Reveals
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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S5, Ep 10- Decoding the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' Vaccine Guidelines: What Patients and Providers Need to Know
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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S5, Ep 9- Policy & Politics: Decoding the Political Landscape of Health Care
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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S5, Ep 8- Choice or Coercion? Unraveling Patient Steering by Pharmacy Benefit Managers
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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S5, Ep 7- The Big Three: Unraveling the Oligopoly of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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S5, Ep 6- The Gene Therapy Equation: Costs, Value, and Future Directions
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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S5, Ep 5- Frontiers in Immunization: Learnings from the World Vaccine Congress
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May 10, 2024 |
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S5, Ep 4- Balancing Act: March-In Rights and Medical Innovation
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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S5, Ep 3- Advancing Vaccine Policy: Live from the World Vaccine Congress
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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S5, Ep 2- Pharmacies and Public Health: Breaking Down Barriers to Pharmacy Vaccination
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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S5, Ep 1- New Findings Unveiled: The Economic Path to Increased Vaccination
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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S4, Ep 10- PBM Practices Uncovered: A Closer Look at Drug Pricing
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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S4, Ep 9- Pandemic Economics: How Vaccines Changed the Game
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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S4, Ep 8- Beyond the Formulary: Uncovering the Hidden Impact of Drug Exclusions
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 7- Prescription for Uncertainty: Navigating the Maze of Drug Shortages
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 6- Unpacking the Inflation Reduction Act: Hope and Hurdle for Patients
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 5- A Patient’s Journey: Navigating Vaccine Accessibility Challenges
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 4- Healthcare Deception: Exposing Copay Accumulator and Maximizer Schemes
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 3- Decoding Hospital Price Transparency: A Path Toward Patient Empowerment and Consumerism in Health Care
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 2- Voices on the Ground: Bringing the Patient Perspective to State Level Health Care Policy
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 1- On the Cusp of New Drug Pricing Paradigm
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Why Health Care Matters: A Compilation of Insightful Conversations
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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S3, Ep 10- Why Transparency Is Essential to Creating a More Sustainable Health Care System
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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S3, Ep 9- Advocacy and Legislation: Speaking Up for Patients Matters
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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S3, Ep 8- Anticipating the 2023 Biosimilar Boom: What Should You Know?
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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S3, Ep 7- How the COVID-19 Pandemic Enhanced the Role of Pharmacists in the Immunization Process
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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S3, Ep 6- Your Questions Answered: A Special Q&A Episode
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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S3, Ep 5- The 2022 Midterms: What to Expect for Health Care Policy
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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S3, Ep 4- 'Living with COVID': Where Do We Go from Here?
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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S3, Ep 3- The 340B Program: Is this Drug Discount Initiative a Victim of its Own Success?
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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S3, Ep 2- A Failed Promise: Why Are Patients Overpaying for Generic Medications?
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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S3, Ep 1- The Inflation Reduction Act: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – What’s In It for Patients?
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 10- A Necessary Way to Expand Access to Health Care and Improve Equity
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May 24, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 9- Overcoming the Hurdles of Biosimilars Adoption
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May 10, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 8- Why Are Drugs So Expensive for Seniors?
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 7- “It’s Criminal”- Non-Medical Switching and Mental Health
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 6- Non-Medical Switching: What It Is and How It Harms Patients
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 5- UnQALYfied: Putting a Price on Patients Life
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 4- Patients Stuck with Health Care Deductible Bills
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 3- Status of COVID Treatments
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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S2, E2- A Deep Dive Into COVID-19 Vaccines
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 1- In Drug Development, It's About Time
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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S1, E10- Three Big Misses of Build Back Better For Patients
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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S1, E9- Build Back Better: Will Congressional Action Help Patients?
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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S1, Ep 8- The Risks of Switching Patients Who Are Stable on Their Medication
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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S1, Ep 7- The "1-2 Punch" To Help Patients
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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S1, Ep 6 - The Gimmick of Paying Patients
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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S1, Ep 5- Mind Boggling: Patients In The Dark
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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S1, Ep 4- Out of Pocket Barrier To Vaccines
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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S1, E3 - The Flaws in Fail First Therapy
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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S1, Ep 2- Bipartisan Healthcare: Policy or Pipedream?
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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S1, Ep 1- Trusting The Vaccine
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Oct 07, 2021 |