DC EKG

Joe Grogan

julie@julieriga.com

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Booking Overview

A healthcare policy interview podcast focused on legislation, regulation, public health, and the effects of policy on patients, providers, and payers; it typically features senior government officials, academics, think-tank experts, and prominent health policy commentators. Credible pitches include former policymakers, physician-researchers, health economists, regulatory experts, and executives with substantive healthcare reform expertise, with booking likely requiring strong credentials and timely policy relevance.

Metrics

Episodes: 143

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 0.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

julie@julieriga.com

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Host

Joe Grogan - Former White House policy expert and healthcare policy commentator focused on legislation, regulation, and the real-world effects of health policy.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior healthcare policymakers, former government officials, physician-researchers, health economists, academics, think-tank leaders, and authors with recognized expertise in health policy or public health.
Required Achievements:  
Senior government service, Academic appointments, Think-tank leadership or fellowships, Published books or influential research, Substantive policy or regulatory expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Ryan Long - Affordable Care Act Subsidies, Exchange-market Incentives, Enrollment Fraud, The 340b Program, Drug Arbitrage, And Hospital Consolidation.

Tevi Troy - White House Operations, Presidential Rivalries, State Of The Union Strategy, Political Leadership, And Reforming The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention.

Jayanta Jay Bhattacharya - Covid-19 Seroprevalence, Natural Immunity, The Great Barrington Declaration, Scientific Censorship, Public Health Institutions, And Restoring Trust In Science.

Recent Topics

Health Policy, Healthcare Legislation, Public Health, Health Reform, Medicare

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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"REFILL" | Peter Pitt on FDA Advisory Committees, Make America Healthy Again, and Drug Pricing (Originally Aired: May 23, 2025)

July 13, 2026

Joe Grogan sits down with Peter Pitt, FDA veteran and expert on healthcare regulation, to discuss FDA advisory committees, the Make America Healthy Again initiative, and critical gaps in pharmaceutical labeling. Pitt addresses why obesity-related drug dosing information is missing from labels, the importance of vaccine safety, food regulation reform, and strategies for lowering drug prices through generic drug reviews and supply chain diversification. He also discusses the need for FDA and CM...

"REFILL" - Ryan Long on the ACA Subsidy Fight, Phantom Enrollees, and Reforming 340B

July 06, 2026

Podcast TitleDC EKG with Joe Grogan: A Healthcare Policy PodcastThis is a REFILL of Episode124 - (Original air date: January 27, 2026)Episode Title - Ryan Long on the ACA Subsidy Fight, Phantom Enrollees, and Reforming 340BEpisode Description - Joe Grogan is joined by Ryan Long of Paragon Health Institute and the University of Southern California to break down two fights shaping health policy right now: a California wealth tax pitch framed as a health care fix, and the battle over extending e...

"REFILL" White House Rivalries and CDC Reform with Dr. Tevi Troy

June 29, 2026

An episode pulled from the archives, Joe Grogan and Eric Ueland welcome Dr. Tevi Troy, former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, presidential historian, and best selling author of Fight House: Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump. First aired in February 2023 at the midpoint of the Biden administration, this conversation diagnoses how White House infighting actually works, why the Biden team leaked so much less than its predecessors, and what discipline does and does ...

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