Marty Makary's FDA, Operation Stork Speed, Healthcare Cybersecurity | Last Month In Healthcare
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Last Month In Healthcare is officially a video podcast! Each month, producer Nathaniel joins me to discuss the previous month's podcasts, headlines, and listener-submitted questions.
This episode covers healthcare news from March 2025, including:
- Marty Makary getting confirmed to lead the FDA
- The HHS restructuring, including 10,000 job cuts
- Texas's response to the MAHA commission
- Operation Stork Speed, aiming to make baby formula safer and healthier
- The potential ban on soda/candy for those on food stamps
- Increasing cybersecurity risks for healthcare providers
And, we play a game of "AI Company, Healthcare Company, or Metal Band?"
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - The Self-Funded Review
5:38 - Healthcare Headlines
23:13 - AI Company, Healthcare Company, Or Metal Band?
25:17 - Outro
Sources:
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/03/26/Senate-confirms-Marty-Makary/7901742973955/
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/hhs-restructuring-doge.html
https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-senators-tackle-maha-agenda/
https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/rfk-jr-baby-formula-operation-stork-speed/
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/27/rfk-jr-food-stamps-soda-usda-tension-00252045
https://www.hipaajournal.com/himss-survey-healthcare-cybersecurity-2024/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/rural_hospitals_cybersecurity/
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/private-equity-takeover-healthcare-firms-need-cybersecurity-vigilance-report
https://www.hipaajournal.com/healthcare-data-breach-statistics/
https://globalventuring.com/corporate/healthcare/us-hospitals-bump-up-tech-investments-as-healthcare-crises-widen/
https://www.discogs.com/lists/Underrated-Obscure-And-Cult-Heavy-Metal-bands/313760?page=7
https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-roundup
https://www.glassdoor.com/Explore/browse-companies.htm?filterType=RATING_OVERALL&locId=1&locType=N&locName=United-states§or=10012&page=15&overall_rating_low=4
