UnitedHealth's Stock Crash, Microplastics In Our Brains | Last Month In Healthcare

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This month, we were joined by Rob Gelb in his office in Philadelphia!

Welcome to Last Month In Healthcare! Each month, producer Nathaniel joins me to discuss the previous month's podcasts, headlines, and listener-submitted questions.

This episode covers healthcare news from April 2025, including:

- RFK banning artificial food dyes

- Phasing out animal testing

- The amount of microplastics in our brains

- An update on the FTC lawsuit against PBMs

- Can AI answer medical questions better than your doctor?

- Bill Gates on AI doctors/teachers

- The UnitedHealth stock crash

- Heavy metals in Girl Scout cookies

And, we play a game of "Medical Myths."

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:47 - The Self-Funded Review

7:44 - Healthcare Headlines

33:11 - Medical Myths

35:12 - Ask Spencer Anything

Sources:

⁠https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-announces-plan-phase-out-animal-testing-requirement-monoclonal-antibodies-and-other-drugs

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can-ai-answer-medical-questions-better-than-your-doctor-202403273028

https://www.instagram.com/breakfreefromplastic/p/DGBbTB5z48n/

https://www.barrons.com/articles/unitedhealth-stock-falls-medicare-advantage-6c54e1c1

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/unitedhealth-lowers-annual-profit-forecast-higher-costs-2025-04-17/

https://unusualwhales.com/news/bill-gates-says-ai-will-replace-doctors-and-teachers-in-10-years

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rfk-jr-announces-plans-remove-artificial-dyes-nations-food-supply-rcna202184

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/ftc-pbm-case-move-forward-ferguson/744454/