Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer at Knownwell, Dr. Angela Fitch discusses the importance of recognizing obesity as a chronic disease, the insurance barriers surrounding access to medication for patients and how the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) could solve the approach to treatment across the nation. Would the passing of TROA eliminate the issues surrounding a carve-out insurance plan? What will the continuation of selling compounded versions of the patented weight loss drugs mean when shortages end? Dr. Fitch, who is board certified in internal medicine, pediatrics and obesity medicine walks us through the challenges in obesity care for clinicians and patients alike and how she hopes to implement change.

Med-Peds hospitalist, residency program director, and PhD candidate Dr. Ben Kinnear discusses how time-variable training impacts learning amongst students and residents and the importance of evolving medical training to ensure residents are prepared to provide high-quality care for patients. Is time-variable learning the best path forward for quality medical training? Will unionization of hospitals become the norm in the foreseeable future? Dr. Kinnear walks us through his thoughts on competency-based learning and how it can lead to more effective results for learners.

Entrepreneur Mark Cuban discusses the vital role risk mitigation plays in rising healthcare costs, the effect medical school costs have on access to quality care, and how AI could impact the medical community. Can transparency impact the cost of care? Would offering medical education for free mitigate the proclaimed physician shortage? Does AI make sense as a tool in the medical industry? Mark shares his knowledge and wisdom surrounding the climate of healthcare and how these changes could impact doctors and patients.