{"podcast":{"title":"The Josh Philipp Show","slug":"the-josh-philipp-show-7722835","podcast_index_feed_id":7722835,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-josh-philipp-show/","website_url":"https://the-josh-philipp-show.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d7cb5130-8f30-4959-b1fe-af6d3ef45d97/ET-Podcast-JoshPhilippShow.jpg","author":"The Epoch Times","episode_count":18,"summary":"Welcome to The Josh Philipp Show – your source for hard news, historical analysis, and in-depth reporting uncovering the truth behind U.S. current events and how we got here. Joshua Philipp, award-winning journalist and senior investigative reporter at The Epoch Times, dives deep into the stories shaping our world. From on-the-ground investigations to unraveling hidden narratives amid today’s pressing issues, join us for unfiltered insights that challenge the mainstream. Subscribe now for weekly episodes, exclusive breakdowns, and the facts you won’t find elsewhere.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T08:19:52.538186+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-josh-philipp-show-7722835"},"episode":{"title":"Americans Pay 4X More for the Same Medication","slug":"americans-pay-4x-more-for-the-same-medication","published_at":"2026-03-19T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-josh-philipp-show-7722835/americans-pay-4x-more-for-the-same-medication","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-josh-philipp-show-7722835","url":"https://the-josh-philipp-show.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/83c381e2-e25e-4363-a74a-8f119d408847.mp3","summary":"Why do medications cost so much in the United States? You’ll get a radically different answer to this, depending on who you talk to. Some say it’s the lack of socialized medicine. Others say it’s the fault of greedy CEOs. But others say it’s caused by something else entirely—that global policies have worked to squeeze the prices so that people in some countries end up shouldering the costs for others. But is this really the case? Well, it’s undeniable that we pay a lot more for prescription drugs than people in other countries. Even among first-world, high-income countries, we pay a lot more. And this isn’t about socialized medicine or anything like that. It’s about what the companies themselves are charging us.","meta_description":"Why do medications cost so much in the United States? You’ll get a radically different answer to this, depending on who you talk to. Some say it’s the lac…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1087,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-josh-philipp-show-7722835/episodes/americans-pay-4x-more-for-the-same-medication/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-josh-philipp-show-7722835/americans-pay-4x-more-for-the-same-medication.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}