Summit Lens

When AI Enters the Exam Room

AI can already read scans, flag high-risk patients, guide ultrasound exams, and even make some autonomous diagnostic decisions. But that raises a more important question

When Healthcare Becomes an Investment Thesis

You may know your doctor. But do you know who owns the business around your doctor? Private equity usually does not show up in healthcare with a Wall Street label. It s

Why Hospitals Became the Price Setters

Why can the same care cost more when the doctor, the room, and the service have not changed? In this episode, we look at how hospitals became some of the most powerful p

Why Having Insurance Still Feels Expensive

What does it actually mean to have health insurance in America? In this episode, we look at the Affordable Care Act not as a partisan debate, but as a systems story. Th

When Washington Becomes the Drug Price Negotiator

What happens when Medicare stops only paying for drugs and starts naming the price? In this episode, we look at the Inflation Reduction Act and Medicare drug price negot

When GLP-1 Meets the Real World

GLP-1 proved the science could work. The harder test began once patients tried to get it. In this episode, we follow GLP-1 from the pharmacy counter into the real world

How GLP-1 Went From Biology to Blockbuster

How did a gut hormone that disappeared in seconds become one of the biggest drug classes in the world? In this episode, I walk through the story of GLP-1, from early sci

Why Making the Drug Is Only Half the Battle

What does it actually take to turn a scientific breakthrough into a drug patients can access? In this episode, I look at the manufacturer side of the healthcare system,

Who Really Controls Your Prescription?

If your doctor writes a prescription, who actually decides whether you get it, where you fill it, and what you pay? In this episode, I unpack the hidden role of pharmacy

How Private Insurers Took Over American Healthcare

What happens when an insurance company stops acting like a payer and starts acting like infrastructure? In this episode, I explore how private insurers became some of th

Why U.S. Healthcare Is So Complicated

Why does getting care in America so often feel like navigating a maze? In this episode, I unpack the hidden architecture behind that confusion. U.S. healthcare is not on

How America Built the World’s Most Expensive Healthcare System

Why does the United States spend more on healthcare than any other country in the world, and still underperform on many basic health outcomes? In this episode, I unpack