106 - Tragic Assassination, Trump Picks & Anthem Anesthesia Coverage

Health:Further

In this episode, Vic and Marcus delve into pressing topics in the healthcare and technology industries, starting with the shocking murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson and its implications on the healthcare sector and social media's role in societal discourse. They analyze key economic updates, including Jerome Powell’s comments on interest rates, the rise of concierge medicine with Solus Health’s funding, and groundbreaking innovations like Clearly’s AI heart health advancements. The hosts discuss AI's evolving regulatory framework, corporate shifts like Intel’s leadership changes, and Amazon’s competitive new AI models. They also tackle Medicare Advantage’s systemic issues, the controversial 340B rebate model, and shifting global policies on assisted suicide. Wrapping up, Vic and Marcus share insights on cryptocurrency's legitimacy surge and the broader implications of AI-driven innovation.

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1. 106 - Tragic Assassination, Trump Picks & Anthem Anesthesia Coverage (00:00:00)

2. Slain Health-Insurance Executive Brought Small Town Geniality to Big Job WSJ (00:00:17)

3. Powell Says Economic Strength Gives Fed Ability to Take Time on Rate Cuts WSJ (00:16:42)

4. Cleerly raises $106M from Insight Partners for AI heart health early detection TechCrunch (00:17:22)

5. Sage, senior living operating system, raises $35 million Series B led by IVP Fortune (00:19:31)

6. Sollis Health Raises $33M in Series B CityBiz (00:21:10)

7. Soda Health gets $50M to manage MA supplemental benefits Modern Healthcare (00:23:03)

8. Morgan Health Commits $25M to Merative to Enhance Employer Data Capabilities (00:23:45)

9. Amazon taps Hinge Health as MSK care partner, expanding digital health benefits program Fierce Healthcare (00:24:53)

10. Musk’s Multibillion-Dollar Pay Package Is Rejected Again by Judge WSJ (00:25:44)

11. What’s Next in the Legal Battle Over Elon Musk’s $100 Billion Pay Deal WSJ (00:30:14)

12. FDA issues final guidance on postmarket updates to AI-enabled devices MedTechDive (00:33:54)

13. Trump Picks Paul Atkins to Run the S.E.C. NYT (00:34:40)

14. Trump Taps Vance Aide Gail Slater as Top DOJ Antitrust Cop Bloomberg (00:39:07)

15. Insurers Collected Billions From Medicare for Veterans Who Cost Them Almost Nothing WSJ (00:40:21)

16. U.K. Lawmakers Approve Medically Assisted Suicide WSJ (00:43:02)

17. RFK Jr - Trump Can Make America Healthy Again WSJ Op-Ed (00:51:04)

18. U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack NBC (00:52:10)

19. Anthem reverses plans to put time limits on anesthesia coverage NPR (00:54:01)

20. Health providers dropping Medicare Advantage could affect 60,000 Minnesotans Brainerd Dispatch (00:55:16)

21. 32 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans Beckers (00:56:45)

22. Bristol Myers Squibb latest drug company to sue HHS over 340B rebate model Fierce Healthcare (00:58:20)

23. At the Supreme Court This Week I Am Arguing for My Life NYT-Op (00:58:44)

24. Transgender Minors at the Supreme Court WSJ-Op (00:59:36)

25. Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Tennessee ban on youth transgender care SCOTUS Blog (01:00:25)

26. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Resigns After Struggling to Turn Around Chip Maker WSJ (01:02:00)

27. Amazon announces Nova, a new family of multimodal AI models TechCrunch (01:03:22)

28. First impressions of the new Amazon Nova LLMs Simon Willison Blog (01:03:56)

29. Amazon Announces Supercomputer Powered by Homegrown AI Chips WSJ (01:04:25)

30. Google’s new generative AI video model (Veo) is now available The Verge (01:04:51)

31. DeepMind’s Genie 2 can generate interactive worlds that look like video games TechCrunch (01:05:20)

32. GenCast predicts weather conditions with state-of-the-art accuracy Google (01:06:02)

33. Otoco: A Based AI Agent Creating an LLC in Delaware X (01:07:57)

34. Waymo to expand to Miami, aims to launch robotaxi service there in 2026 NBC (01:10:40)