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Each month on Last Month In Healthcare, producer Nathaniel joins me to discuss the previous month's podcasts, headlines, and listener-submitted questions.
This month, we’re joined by John Kountz from Frost Insurance! We react to the record-breaking lobbying spend by drugmakers in 2025 and discuss the historic slump in Hospital M&A activity. We also cover the rising cost of medical real estate forcing doctors into co-working spaces, the critical decline in nursing home capacity, and the consolidation of federal lawsuits linking GLP-1s to vision loss.
Plus, we play a game called "Real or Fake Medical Codes," where John and I try to guess if ICD-10 codes like "Struck by Turtle," "Sucked into a jet engine," or "Burned due to water skis on fire" are actually real.
Finally, we answer a listener question about what a successful Q1 looks like for a new broker in the benefits industry.
I'm also thrilled to announce that Last Month In Healthcare is now sponsored by Walk On Clinic! We are excited to partner with a team that is redefining primary care access.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:37 - Drugmaker Lobbying Reaches Historic Highs
4:30 - Hospital M&A Slump & Financial Distress
7:39 - Doctors Moving to Co-Working Spaces
10:05 - The Decline in Nursing Home Capacity
11:57 - GLP-1 Vision Loss Lawsuits
15:41 - Game: Real or Fake Medical Codes?
21:41 - Ask Spencer: Successful Q1 for New Brokers
