{"podcast":{"title":"The Doctor's Lounge","slug":"the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524","podcast_index_feed_id":7442524,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/5aWyTD7j.rss","website_url":"https://thedoctorslounge.buzzsprout.com","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/59501f59-aca4-4def-bd99-a043a6802263/logos/147cc477-82c6-40d3-8a78-59fd96e7eb31.png","author":"The Doctor's Lounge","episode_count":64,"summary":"Where scalpels meet systems — and physicians say what they really think. Co-hosted by Anish Koka, MD & Anthony DiGiorgio, DO. Candid talks on healthcare policy, reform, physician autonomy & patient care.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T14:17:24.601594+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524"},"episode":{"title":"The DPC Revolution: Dr. Josh Umbehr on Making Healthcare Affordable Again","slug":"the-dpc-revolution-dr-josh-umbehr-on-making-healthcare-affordable-again","published_at":"2026-01-30T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-dpc-revolution-dr-josh-umbehr-on-making-healthcare-affordable-again","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/927dbf8e93c26cea6479a1e187890e09938f116f03c62d7bf6d260fd0dd02150/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJkN2Q5ZmUyMi01ZmY4LTRjNmItODQyZi01MDBhMDJiNjZmMzciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI1OTUwMWY1OS1hY2E0LTRkZWYtYmQ5OS1hMDQzYTY4MDIyNjMiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTJmNTE0YTZlYjA1ZDMyNzdmZTA2OWQiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjk3NmE3OWY2ODNiODg3MGVjYTMzNDA3L2RvY3RvcnMtbG91bmdlcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi0xLTI2X18wLTMwLTM5Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/927dbf8e93c26cea6479a1e187890e09938f116f03c62d7bf6d260fd0dd02150/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJkN2Q5ZmUyMi01ZmY4LTRjNmItODQyZi01MDBhMDJiNjZmMzciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI1OTUwMWY1OS1hY2E0LTRkZWYtYmQ5OS1hMDQzYTY4MDIyNjMiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTJmNTE0YTZlYjA1ZDMyNzdmZTA2OWQiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjk3NmE3OWY2ODNiODg3MGVjYTMzNDA3L2RvY3RvcnMtbG91bmdlcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi0xLTI2X18wLTMwLTM5Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"Guest: Josh Umbehr, MD | Co-founder & CEO, Atlas MD | DPC Pioneer Summary: In 2010, Josh Umbehr launched Atlas MD charging $50/month for unlimited primary care with no insurance billing. Other doctors said it wasn't sustainable. Fourteen years later, he runs a platform serving 1,800+ practices and built his own insurance company. This conversation covers the full journey: wholesale medication costs ($0.01/pill metformin), the $2M it takes to start insurance, why Singapore's model works, and why 80% of healthcare spending is eliminable. Key Topics: DPC Economics: How $50/month works ($2 CBC tests, cutting 5-6 staff) Building Insurance: $2M startup, actuarial challenges, association model Singapore Healthcare: What economists miss about primary care Fractional Specialists: 1,800 practices sharing one cardiologist CMS Meeting: \"We can't participate and innovate\" GLP-1 Pricing: Why insurance coverage raises costs Vaccine Nuance: Risk/benefit in context The 80% Solution: Eliminating waste, not rationing Top Quotes: \"80% of $4-5 trillion could be cut out. That's reasonable math, not wishful thinking.\" \"We can't participate and innovate\" [to CMS Administrator] \"Best way to make GLP-1s affordable: stop covering with insurance\" \"Biggest DPC problem isn't the model—it's getting people to understand high quality + affordable price\"","meta_description":"Guest: Josh Umbehr, MD | Co-founder & CEO, Atlas MD | DPC Pioneer Summary: In 2010, Josh Umbehr launched Atlas MD charging $50/month for unlimited pri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4026,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/episodes/the-dpc-revolution-dr-josh-umbehr-on-making-healthcare-affordable-again/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-lounge-7442524/the-dpc-revolution-dr-josh-umbehr-on-making-healthcare-affordable-again.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}