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Healthcare Now: 6-18-26 Part 2.

Healthcare Now: 6-18-26 Part 1.

June is Men's Health Month, but today is Mostly Medicare (and maybe Morgan Freeman). Doctor Mark and Larry talk about bucket lists and what's beyond! Where are the behavioral trends heading? Why is there so much anxiety? And just in case you don't have enough anxiety, we'll get in-depth about how Medicare premiums work with lots of gruesome details from Social Security! It's another informative and entertaining look at the world behind health care now! And watch your pockets, IRMAA's back in town!

June is Men's Health Month, but today is Mostly Medicare (and maybe Morgan Freeman). Doctor Mark and Larry talk about bucket lists and what's beyond! Where are the behavioral trends heading? Why is there so much anxiety? And just in case you don't have enough anxiety, we'll get in-depth about how Medicare premiums work with lots of gruesome details from Social Security! It's another informative and entertaining look at the world behind health care now! And watch your pockets, IRMAA's back in town!

June is Men's Health Month! Doctor Mark and Larry talk about what guys need to do to keep themselves safe for their families. The heat is here and kids need to keep out of cars! What are the numbers looking like for the uninsured and underinsured? How bad are things up in Canada? What's the latest from the front lines of billing fraud? All that and a big discussion of the hospital industry as we take an in-depth look into the numbers behind health care now! Even a bit of AI and how it will impact the future! 

June is Men's Health Month! Doctor Mark and Larry talk about what guys need to do to keep themselves safe for their families. The heat is here and kids need to keep out of cars! What are the numbers looking like for the uninsured and underinsured? How bad are things up in Canada? What's the latest from the front lines of billing fraud? All that and a big discussion of the hospital industry as we take an in-depth look into the numbers behind health care now! Even a bit of AI and how it will impact the future! 

This time on Healthcare Now we've got a friendly face returning (by phone)! Dr Betsy Dovec is the brain behind The Surgical Institute Of Central Florida, she joins Larry and Doctor Mark from out on the scene in Winter Garden to talk with them about the world behind health care now! What's the latest about those weight-loss drugs? What do you need to know to keep yourself safe if you use them? More big lawsuits about billing, learn the math in play at some of the PBMs and insurance companies! Rural care challenges and the ACA are just a couple of the subjects at hand! And what about burgers? 

This time on Healthcare Now we've got a friendly face returning (by phone)! Dr Betsy Dovec is the brain behind The Surgical Institute Of Central Florida, she joins Larry and Doctor Mark from out on the scene in Winter Garden to talk with them about the world behind health care now! What's the latest about those weight-loss drugs? What do you need to know to keep yourself safe if you use them? More big lawsuits about billing, learn the math in play at some of the PBMs and insurance companies! Rural care challenges and the ACA are just a couple of the subjects at hand! And what about burgers? 

This time on Health Care Now we look at what help is available to people as Mental Health Awareness month continues! Doctor Mark and Larry go over the stats of ER visits, what can be done to make things better? How can payouts to providers be improved? What roles should the ERs play compared to the roles they do play? What's the latest about the state of mammography in this state? There's always more healthcare fraud to talk about, and even though we may not discuss _every_ part of the cow we still sneak in a little bit of chatter about hamburgers! 

This time on Health Care Now we look at what help is available to people as Mental Health Awareness month continues! Doctor Mark and Larry go over the stats of ER visits, what can be done to make things better? How can payouts to providers be improved? What roles should the ERs play compared to the roles they do play? What's the latest about the state of mammography in this state? There's always more healthcare fraud to talk about, and even though we may not discuss _every_ part of the cow we still sneak in a little bit of chatter about hamburgers! 

This time on Healthcare Now the temperature's rising! It's hot here in Orlando as Doctor Mark and Larry talk with Luke Raymond about Mental Health Awareness Month! What can we do to improve how society addresses mental health? What can we do to improve our personal mental health? We find time to throw in a reminder about keeping kids out of those hot car!
 
Mental Health Awareness Month
Reaching Out 

This time on Healthcare Now the temperature's rising! It's hot here in Orlando as Doctor Mark and Larry talk with Luke Raymond about Mental Health Awareness Month! What can we do to improve how society addresses mental health? What can we do to improve our personal mental health? We find time to throw in a reminder about keeping kids out of those hot car!
 
Mental Health Awareness Month
Reaching Out 

Value based care and personal accountability was discussed.

Healthcare was the topic of discussion.

This time on Healthcare Now it’s the return of Doctor Mark! He and Larry finally find another burger place to talk about, kicking things off with a discussion of what that “tallow” stuff really is! How are the insurance companies more than just insurance? Are they monopolies? When can ultrasound be used instead of x-rays? Doctor Mark explains how an MRI works (the short, SHORT version!) and we learn more about how AI can be used for medicine! Who’s IRMAA and why is she dipping into people’s pockets? April 15th is in the rear view mirror but we manage to squeeze in some tax talk! 

This time on Healthcare Now it’s the return of Doctor Mark! He and Larry finally find another burger place to talk about, kicking things off with a discussion of what that “tallow” stuff really is! How are the insurance companies more than just insurance? Are they monopolies? When can ultrasound be used instead of x-rays? Doctor Mark explains how an MRI works (the short, SHORT version!) and we learn more about how AI can be used for medicine! Who’s IRMAA and why is she dipping into people’s pockets? April 15th is in the rear view mirror but we manage to squeeze in some tax talk! 

This week on Healthcare Now we've got a special guest! Larry Jones is joined by Harriet Wallsh! She's not just a nurse, she's also Director of Clinical Enablement at Cigna! We talk about her taking her knowledge about patient care and bringing it to the business side of the house! What's the importance of preventative care? What happens when care is fragmented? Processed foods? Ultra-Processed foods? Harriet walks us through some of the payment methods in the world behind health care now! And what's the latest about that burger joint! 

This week on Healthcare Now we've got a special guest! Larry Jones is joined by Harriet Wallsh! She's not just a nurse, she's also Director of Clinical Enablement at Cigna! We talk about her taking her knowledge about patient care and bringing it to the business side of the house! What's the importance of preventative care? What happens when care is fragmented? Processed foods? Ultra-Processed foods? Harriet walks us through some of the payment methods in the world behind health care now! And what's the latest about that burger joint! 

This time on Healthcare Now we hear Doctor Mark and Larry Jones talk about access to care and how to pay for it! Doctor Mark pulls the curtain back to talk firsthand about the realities of the numbers behind healthcare now and how rural medicine is handled! What’s going on with quality of care in the USA compared to other nations? All this and snakes, too!

This time on Healthcare Now we hear Doctor Mark and Larry Jones talk about access to care and how to pay for it! Doctor Mark pulls the curtain back to talk firsthand about the realities of the numbers behind healthcare now and how rural medicine is handled! What’s going on with quality of care in the USA compared to other nations? All this and snakes, too!