Welcome and introducing Scott Becker01:22 Origin story: building Becker's Healthcare09:53 The "teach and entertain" media philosophy14:57 Law school with Barack Obama16:57 Physician supply and the ACA's coverage-without-supply gap19:48 Healthcare inflation and third-party payment24:41 Is there really a spine surgeon shortage?37:10 Physician burnout, autonomy, and leaving clinical medicine41:08 Reagan, Mamdani, and government vs. private healthcare46:00 Pushing back: is "nothing we can do" a real answer?48:30 340B reform, site-neutral payments, hospital margins53:41 Lina Khan, Mark Cuban, and health system consolidation57:18 Can private industry absorb hospital revenue losses?1:04:47 Payers as the real customer, price transparency1:06:16 Keeping Becker's Healthcare editorially independent1:13:44 Closing thoughts and the new bookCo-Host Handle@anish_koka and @drdigiorgioShow Handle@drsloungepodSubscribe LinksSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/44vw8eirsKKnjgNIrdDvrRApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-doctors-lounge/id1832097658YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDoctorsLoungePodResource: Dr. Scott Becker Book:Building Great Businesses: Create Momentum, Overcome Setbacks, and Scale with Confidence — Scott Becker & Molly Gamble https://www.amazon.com/Building-Great-Businesses-Momentum-Confidence/dp/1637635400Becker's Healthcare: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/Scott Becker on X: @becker_sbeckerBecker's Healthcare Show Handle: @BeckersHR