This week Trey and Patrick discuss the hospital at home movement and Trey's work in exploring how more patients can get hospital-level care without needing to be in a hospital

Patrick and Trey discuss the recent release of The Commonwealth Fund's report on how the US healthcare system compares to its peers. You can find a copy of the report here.

In a Trey-less episode, Patrick follows up with Maggie Teliska, the co-moderator of a heart failure support group and a very active participant in the healthcare advocacy movement. Maggie talks a little about her recent healthcare experiences, what she's seeing in her support group, and her thoughts on the future.

This week Trey and Patrick discuss the impact of rising COVID hospitalizations on Trey and his perspective on the recent uptick. They also discuss the viral story of the Alabama doctor dealing with COVID-sick patients requesting vaccinations while hospitalized. In the current events section, Patrick and Trey discuss surprise medical bills, where they come from, and the reason legislation limiting the impact of surprise medical bills.

Trey and Patrick are on a quick break this week given Trey's work schedule and Patrick's baby-moon with his wife. They'll be back next week!

This week, Trey and Patrick reflect on the transition going on in Medical Education across the country as Residency program welcome their new learners and say goodbye to their senior residents.   For a reflection on current healthcare news, Trey and Patrick discuss the recent Biden Executive Order focused on monopolies and increasing competition and how it applies to healthcare.

Trey and Patrick invite Dr. Michelle McClelland onto the show for a rehashing of some of the topics she covered with them in season 1. They discuss her thoughts on life after COVID, changes she's seen in her day to day practice, and discuss physician burnout. The article discussed in this episode: The doctors are not all right

Trey and Patrick reflect on returning to the podcast for another 12 episode season.   Topics covered: Thoughts on pivoting the podcast to be more upbeat and focusing on "what's right with" healthcare Reflecting on the shift that seems to have occured with COVID and the world opening back up The strange situation involving United Healthcare's ER policy

In a recap of the first season, Trey and Patrick discuss the broad themes they've covered during their discussion of what's wrong with healthcare.

In a continuation of last week's episode, Trey and Patrick discuss physician training and the role it plays on patient education and how physicians think about treating and empowering their patients.