
Join former White House policy expert Joe Grogan as he cuts through the complexities of healthcare legislation and its real-world implications. Each episode of DC EKG aims to demystify the policies shaping our healthcare system, uncovering how these changes impact patients, providers, and payers across the country.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 138 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | PoliticsGovernmentNews | |||

DC EKG with Joe Grogan
The Economics of Ozempic and Other Weight Loss Drugs
Episode 136.5 (“Prescription Refill” – A replay from the archives)
Original Air Date: May 2024
In this episode, Joe Grogan welcomes Ben Ippolito, Senior Fellow in Economi... more
In Episode 136 of DC EKG, Joe Grogan hosts Tom Barker, a top drug-pricing attorney at Foley Hoag and former acting general counsel of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Bush administration. Tom helped implement Medicare Part D and now advises ... more
In Episode 134 of DC EKG, former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield joins Joe Grogan to discuss his new book, Redfield's Warning, and break down three major threats to public health: Long COVID, Hantavirus, and bird flu. Dr. Redfield explains the persi... more
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Love listening to this weekly. Great way to stay updated on current events and policies
Thanks for the info on the country’s failing health care system…
Discovered DC EKG and made it my go-to souce recently after deciding I wanted to be more educated in the space to coincide with the start of the new admin
DC EKG is my go to for anything niche in the healthcare policy world. The hosts are informative and always deliver fact based, unbiased information that helps keep me informed.
Worth adding to the rotation
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DC EKG concentrates on health policy and its real-world effects, featuring conversations with policy experts, economists, and healthcare leaders. Episodes frequently dissect health-care financing, regulation, and delivery—from subsidies and 340B to data policy, AI in health care, and rural health access—while offering practical perspectives on how legislation shapes patients, providers, and insurers. A standout attribute is the host's emphasis on data-driven analysis and bipartisan critique, often pairing practical industry experience with policy history to illuminate incentives, implementation challenges, and reform options. This mix makes the show particularly useful for listeners who want clear, policy-focused insights and the implicatio... more
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