Episode Description:
Regulation is designed to protect patients. Incentives are designed to drive behaviour. When they misalign, the whole system distorts.
What happens when 20 year approval cycles collide with startup timelines, when “wellness” blurs into medicine, and when payment models reward activity over outcomes?
Technology moves fast. Regulation and funding move slowly. The friction between the two is shaping what healthcare becomes next.
Key Topics:
- Regulation as trust infrastructure
- 20-year pathways from innovation to reimbursement
- The wellness vs medical grey zone
- Fee-for-service vs value-based care
- Quantity metrics vs quality outcomes
- Prevention and population health
- 30% healthcare waste
- Whether AI lowers costs or drives them up
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