Healthcare Reframed
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How This Epidemiologist Became One of the Most Trusted Voices in Science
Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH·April 26, 2026
Creator of Your Local Epidemiologist, Katelyn Jetelina, shares how she went from academia to reaching millions of people with clear, trusted, and actionable public health information.
Medical Mistrust: The Social Determinant of Health We Ignore
Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett·November 25, 2025
What if the biggest driver of poor health isn’t just housing, food, or income – but mistrust? In this episode, host Judson Howe sits down with Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett (KGB) – family physician, health policy leader, and community-based researcher at Boston Medical Center – to unpack medical mistrust as a social determinant of health and what it really takes to rebuild trust in the exam room and beyond.
Reimagining Primary Care: How Family Medicine Can Fix U.S. Healthcare
Dr. Asaf Bitton & Dr. Bruce Finke·November 10, 2025
Why would two physicians walk away from millions to fix healthcare’s broken heart? In this compelling episode, Judson Howe sits down with Dr. Asaf Bitton and Dr. Bruce Finke of Ariadne Labs – two visionary leaders who chose purpose over profit – to challenge everything we think we know about American healthcare.
D.C. Is Cutting Health Funding — Who Keeps Us Healthy Now?
Becky Payne·October 28, 2025
Discover the framework reframing U.S. health from 'sick care' to well‑being. In this feature‑length conversation, host Judson Howe sits down with Becky Payne (20 years at CDC; now at The Rippel Foundation) to explore the Vital Conditions for Health & Well‑Being, why Belonging & Civic Muscle sits at the center, and how Shared Stewardship helps leaders bridge divides and shift dollars from perpetual emergencies to prosperity. Inside: what went wrong in COVID communications, what communities can do locally, and what happens when 47 federal agencies row in the same direction.
A costly paradox: more spending, no better health. - Dr. Elliott Fisher
Dr. Elliott Fisher·October 11, 2025
Dr. Elliott Fisher has spent decades uncovering why high-spending regions fail to deliver better care or longer lives — and what this means for patients and policymakers.
Mission Drives Margin: A Former CEO’s Playbook to Fix Broken Healthcare
Rick Rawson·September 18, 2025
Rick Rawson is a former senior healthcare executive with 40 years experience leading healthcare systems. In this episode, he explains why cutting costs and chasing transactions made hospitals weaker—and how a community-first, mission-driven strategy tripled revenue, rebuilt trust, and grew access across rural towns.








