In this minisode, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items including: the Senate confirmation of FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf (00:34), the first female to be cured of HIV (04:47), a recent report on hospital price transparency (07:28), and an acquisition announcement from ChristianaCare (13:18).

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, FDA, public health, stem cells, price transparency, healthcare costs, hospitals, acquisitions

Source Links:

· https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-confirms-bidens-fda-nominee-califf-2022-02-15/

· https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/health/hiv-cure-cord-blood.html?

· https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-09/trump-era-rule-to-report-hospital-pricing-gets-off-to-slow-start?mkt_tok=ODUwLVRBQS01MTEAAAGCgsedUi88cCl4sxBtLK4zJvQHyVx22C4bikTEBm0463vfILf5EcMA-H7r45HnBEmv3ohUnoZU5AEBnCWqhaU_gIHL14Tv-e8f5By7eezCyHB5 

· https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/report-143-hospitals-compliant-price-transparency-rules-one-year?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LS-NL-FierceBiotech+Tracker&oly_enc_id=3569J2000334E1H 

· https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/christianacare-looking-acquire-crozer-health-prospect-medical-holdings?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HC-NL-FierceHealthcare&oly_enc_id=3569J2000334E1H

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Mindy McGrath, Healthcare Industry Advisor

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Ryan Hummel, Executive and Head of Provider Sector

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Jen Burke, Healthcare Industry Strategist

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