Turn on the Lights Podcast

Philip McAdoo

podcastturnonthelights@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

This is an interview-focused healthcare podcast covering health care delivery, health equity, quality improvement, affordability, and social justice, with recurring conversations featuring senior health system executives, federal policy officials, and academic researchers. Credible pitches include healthcare CEOs, health policy scholars, quality-measurement specialists, and leaders with substantive expertise in access or equity; booking is likely high difficulty because guests typically hold prominent institutional or academic positions.

Metrics

Episodes: 144

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 19.3k subscribers

Instagram: 3.9k followers

Contact Information

podcastturnonthelights@gmail.com

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Host

Philip McAdoo - Dr. Philip McAdoo is Director of Internal Equity and Workplace Well-Being at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, where he focuses on equity and well-being in health care.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior healthcare executives, federal or state health policy officials, academic health policy researchers, and recognized leaders in quality improvement, health equity, or health care delivery.
Required Achievements:  
Leading a major health system or healthcare organization, Holding a senior government or national health policy role, Publishing or conducting influential health policy research, Advancing healthcare quality, access, affordability, or equity initiatives

Recent Guest Discussions

Chris Van Gorder - Health Care Affordability, Hospital Finances, Cost Shifting, Medicare Advantage, Regulation, And Access To Care.

Brenna Rabel - Quality-measure Development, Implementation Challenges, Reporting Burden, Digital Quality Measurement, And Value-based Care.

Michelle Schreiber - Development And Implementation Of Quality Measures, Medicare And Medicaid Programs, Digital Quality Measurement, Value-based Care, And Artificial Intelligence.

Ben Sommers - Medicaid Work Requirements, Affordable Care Act Subsidies, Coverage Loss, Administrative Barriers, And Impacts On Safety-net Hospitals And Underserved Communities.

Recent Topics

Healthcare, Health Equity, Health Policy, Quality Improvement, Social Justice

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Turn on the Lights Podcast
:

Encore Release: The Cost Shifting Cycle Behind Your Rising Premiums

July 24, 2026

Welcome back to a special encore presentation of Turn on the Lights! As we continue our transition series, our new host, Dr. Philip, has selected one of our most impactful and widely listened-to conversations from the archives to revisit. He introduces this timely discussion with Chris Van Gorder, which explores how cost shifting, regulatory mandates, and Medicare Advantage risk transfer are pushing healthcare toward structural unaffordability. Summary: Leading a major health system today ...

Encore Release: Who Sets the Table for Quality Measurement in U.S. Health Care? with Brenna Rabel & Michelle Schreiber

July 17, 2026

Welcome back to a special encore presentation of Turn on the Lights! As we continue our transition series, our new host, Dr. Philip, is revisiting some of the most impactful conversations from the archives. For this episode, he selected a standout discussion with Dr. Michelle Schreiber and Brenna Rabel, exploring how quality measures are developed, adopted, and implemented across Medicare and Medicaid programs. Summary: How do we decide what “good care” looks like, and who gets to choose t...

Encore release: Medicaid Work Requirements and the Unraveling of Health Coverage with Ben Sommers

July 10, 2026

Welcome back to a special encore presentation of Turn on the Lights! As we continue our transition series, our new host, Dr. Philip, has hand-selected one of our most-listened-to and impactful conversations from the archives to highlight once again. Dr. Philip brings back to attention this conversation with Dr. Ben Sommers on how Medicaid work requirements and reduced ACA subsidies are driving coverage losses through administrative barriers, with far-reaching consequences for patient health ...

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