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On Background – A Healthcare Podcast

On Background is a deep-dive healthcare podcast designed for the industry’s architects: the policymakers, investors, and executives shaping the future of care. Hosted by health economist Stephen Parente, analyst Thom Gunderson, and medical device entrepreneur Matt Stoll, the show draws its name and spirit from a 30′ sailboat, On Background, often seen navigating the Potomac River in Washington, DC. We feature guests with firsthand experience in the halls of government—those who have navigated the realities of implementing policy and managing large-scale public programs. We move past the headlines and provide the deep context usually reserved for private boardrooms and high-level policy briefings.

On Background is available on Spotify and Apple.

Episode 8: Joe Antos – The Impact of Employer-Sponsored Insurance on Market Competition, Drug Pricing, and the Evolution of Payment Mechanisms.

December 22, 2025

Episode 7: Marta Wosinka – Generic Drugs, Global Supply Chains, and the Limits of FDA Oversight

November 25, 2025

Episode 6: Tomas Philipson – Free Riders and Price Controls: The Global Economics of Drug Innovation

November 25, 2025

Episode 5: Tony Losasso – The Next Claritin? GLP-1 Drugs and the Future of Obesity Treatment

November 2, 2025

Episode 4: Doug Holtz-Eakin – Pharmaceutical Policy, Drug Pricing, and the Cost of Bad Policy

May 13, 2025

Episode 3: Marta Wosinska – Drug Shortages and How to Prevent Them

March 20, 2025
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