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Healthcare Explained

Hosted by Proactive MD · business · EN

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About this Podcast:

From Proactive MD and Mako Rx comes Healthcare Explained, a podcast in which two self-professed healthcare nerds discuss recent healthcare news, tackle confusing healthcare topics, interview experts, and provide employers and benefits consultants with strategies to navigate the complex world of healthcare.

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29%

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Selective

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What is Healthcare Explained about?

From Proactive MD and Mako Rx comes Healthcare Explained, a podcast in which two self-professed healthcare nerds discuss recent healthcare news, tackle confusing healthcare topics, interview experts, and provide employers and benefits consultants with strategies to navigate the complex world of healthcare.

Who hosts Healthcare Explained?

Healthcare Explained is hosted by Proactive MD. The show has published 14 episodes to date.

What has Healthcare Explained covered recently?

Recent episodes include "June 26, 2026 - Elder Care (Part 2)" (26 June 2026, 29 minutes), "May 20, 2026 - Elder Care (Part 1)" (20 May 2026, 51 minutes), and "February 17, 2026 - AI in Healthcare" (17 February 2026, 38 minutes).

How often does Healthcare Explained publish?

Healthcare Explained publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 14 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Healthcare Explained?

Booking probability for Healthcare Explained is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Healthcare Explained requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Healthcare Explained's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Healthcare Explained?

The strongest fits for Healthcare Explained are Health & Wellness Services and Business & Management Consulting. Healthcare Explained has a business audience.

About the host

Proactive MD hosts Healthcare Explained, a business podcast with 14 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Jun 26, 202629 min

    In Part 2 of our series on elder care, Vinay and Jeremy talk to elder care expert Chris Pagliaro, VP of Health and Wellness Services at The Woodlands at Furman about end-of-life planning and financing and selecting...

  • May 20, 202651 minS0

    <p>In the first of a two-part series about elder care and financing long term care, Jeremy talks to Vinay about his own experience as a care partner for his father during his journey with Alzheimer's and stroke.<br...

  • Feb 17, 202638 minS0

    <p>This week, Vinay and Jeremy pay tribute to their robot overlords and dive into recent announcements from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others as they discuss and debate the future of AI in healthcare.</p>

  • Feb 11, 202631 minS0

    <p>Jeremy and Vinay look back at the rapid evolution of GLP-1s over the past year, including updates on the latest science, new drugs in development, and purchasing options for consumers and employer health plans.</p>

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  • Nov 24, 202516 minS0

    After a summer break, Vinay and Jeremy jump back into the world of healthcare policy to discuss the upcoming TrumpRx.gov website and service recently announced by the White House. Also: more escaped lab monkeys!

  • Healthcare Explained

    Jun 3, 2025 - Sally Pace

    Jun 3, 202526 minS0

    <p>Guest Sally Pace, CEO of the Connect Healthcare Collaboration (CHC) and creator of the Granite List, joins us for a conversation on her background, helping employees understand healthcare benefits, and the...

  • Mar 14, 202542 minS0

    <p>This episode's explainer: What is Medicare Advantage? A timely topic given that United Health Group is being investigated by the DOJ for potential MA fraud, according to a recent WSJ report. Also on this episode: the...

  • Healthcare Explained

    February 27, 2025

    Feb 27, 202528 minS0

    <p>Vinay and Jeremy discuss Aetna suing pharmaceutical companies, updates on avian flu and CDC communications, and healthcare predictions for 2025. Plus -- an all-important update on the escaped lab monkeys.</p>...

  • Feb 3, 202539 minS0

    <p>In this episode, Vinay and Jeremy talk to benefits and risk consultant Phil Harrison of Healthcare Reporting about the evolution of health plans and consumerism, transparency in benefits consulting, and the fiduciary...

  • Jan 3, 202535 minS0

    <p>In the first episode of 2025, Jeremy and Vinay interview Kartikay Kaushik, Business Analytics Manager with Planned Administrators, Inc. (PAI), a third-party administrator. Kartikay discusses his journey from...

  • Healthcare Explained

    December 5, 2024

    Dec 5, 202437 minS0

    This episode, Vinay and Jeremy discuss underinsurance, the closure of rural hospitals, and health plan coverage of GLP-1s. This week's explainer: what is a compounding pharmacy? <br /><p > Hosted on Acast. See...

  • Episode #2

    Pilot, Part 2

    Nov 20, 202417 minS1

    In Part 2 of our pilot episode, Jeremy and Vinay talk about the role of non-traditional healthcare providers like community health workers, patient advocates, and others in addressing social determinants of health, as...

  • Episode #1

    Pilot, Part 1

    Nov 20, 202430 minS1

    On part 1 of our very first *aired* episode, Vinay and Jeremy discuss lawsuits against GoodRx, clinical trials of a new combination Covid and flu vaccine, and soaring healthcare costs in Vermont. Also--escaped rhesus...

Recent guests

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Sally Pace

Connect Healthcare Collaboration

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Phil Harrison

Healthcare Reporting

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Kartikay Kaushik

Planned Administrators, Inc.

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