In HealthTalks, Dr Rocco Friebel explores the latest developments in health care markets around the world.Together with co-hosts Meskerem Kebede, Tom Hannah and Robin Forrest, the podcast by the Department of Health Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science contributes to an informed and evidence-based discussion of health policy issues for students, academics, policymakers, and anyone else with a general interest in health policy. Each episode discusses a specific, hot problem and explores multifaceted possible solutions. We aim to advance and challenge listeners understanding of health systems and the social, economic, and political contexts in which they operate.