The Powers Report Podcast

The Powers Report Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 36: Distrust in Doctors and What Can Be Done About It
June 21, 2021

In this show, Powers discusses the different factors that have contributed to a decrease in trust between patients and providers. Issues covered include the power of payers to control clinical ...

Episode 35: A Conversation with DPC Innovator Dr. Paul Thomas
June 07, 2021

Janis Powers talks in depth with one of direct primary cares (DPC) most committed practitioners, Dr. Paul Thomas of Plum Health DPC. In this episode, Dr. Thomas gives some great ...

Episode 34: What Vietnam, Castles and Climate Change Have to Do with Covid-19
May 09, 2021

In this episode, Powers compares whats going on with the fight to contain Covid-19 to different moments in history. Regardless of how you feel about how things have been handled, ...

Episode 33: Health Care’s Best-Kept Secret: ASCs. A conversation with Joan Dentler.
April 08, 2021

Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) may be the best-kept secret in health care. This show features a discussion with Joan Dentler, Founder and CEO of Avanza HealthcareStrategies. Joan has been working

Episode 32: Who’s Going to Fix Health Care?
March 08, 2021

Biden is back, this time as president. In 2010, he and then President Obama passed the Affordable Care Act because health care was in trouble. Well, its still in trouble. ...

Episode 31: Price Transparency: A Conversation with Veteran Health Care Administrator David Kelly
February 10, 2021

Price transparency in health care is a broad term, making it hard for consumers to understand. Weve talked about it a lot on our show, noting that pricing for commoditizableservices ...

Episode 30: Health Care without a Net: My Second Year without Health Insurance
January 07, 2021

The consumerization of health care is one of the hottest topics for 2021. The movement has been kickstarted by a major price transparency initiative backed by CMS. The question is: ...

Episode 29: Need Versus Want: Learning to Self-Ration Our Health Care
December 02, 2020

Payment models for health care spending rely too much on subsidization. The privately insured subsidize government programs, the well subsidize the sick, the young subsidize the old. In this episode, ...

Episode 28: A Value-Based Expert Weighs in on Replacing Insurance: A Conversation with Dr. Eric Weaver
November 11, 2020

This is the first show to feature a guest. We’ve invited Dr. Eric Weaver, Director of the Accountable Care Learning Collaborative. Eric is an expert in value-based care, with decades ...

Episode 27: R.B.G.’s Immediate Legacy: An Uncertain Future for Health Insurance
October 13, 2020

The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg comes at a time of political and social division in America. A number of issues will continue to be hotly contested, ...