{"podcast":{"title":"The ShiftShapers Podcast","slug":"the-shiftshapers-podcast-1089968","podcast_index_feed_id":1089968,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2045524.rss","website_url":"http://www.shiftshapersonline.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/fvwr8v1pwsksxqclj4477ggzuj9o?.jpg","author":"David Saltzman","episode_count":555,"summary":"Change either paralyzes or energizes - the choice is yours. Hear from businesses and entrepreneurs who have become energized and who have profited by shaping the shifts in their markets and practices. Become a SHIFTSHAPERS INSIDER and get our latest download, advance notice of all podcasts, podcast summaries, and special INSIDER-ONLY content. INSIDER SIGN UP","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shiftshapers-podcast-1089968"},"episode":{"title":"EP 544 Healthcare Costs Keep Rising Because Prices Stay Invisible - with Katy Talento","slug":"ep-544-healthcare-costs-keep-rising-because-prices-stay-invisible-with-katy-talento","published_at":"2026-04-14T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shiftshapers-podcast-1089968/ep-544-healthcare-costs-keep-rising-because-prices-stay-invisible-with-katy-talento","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shiftshapers-podcast-1089968","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2045524/episodes/18883665-ep-544-healthcare-costs-keep-rising-because-prices-stay-invisible-with-katy-talento.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2045524/episodes/18883665-ep-544-healthcare-costs-keep-rising-because-prices-stay-invisible-with-katy-talento.mp3","summary":"Healthcare stays expensive because the system hides prices and quality from the people paying for care, especially employers. We talk with Katie Talento about how CAA 2026 transparency and Department of Labor fiduciary rules could expose PBM practices, reshape contracting, and give plan sponsors real leverage if enforcement follows. • Why invisible prices and invisible quality break the healthcare market • How incentives and lobbying protect opacity across hospitals, PBMs, insurers and...","meta_description":"Healthcare stays expensive because the system hides prices and quality from the people paying for care, especially employers. We talk with Katie Talento a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2148,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-shiftshapers-podcast-1089968/episodes/ep-544-healthcare-costs-keep-rising-because-prices-stay-invisible-with-katy-talento/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shiftshapers-podcast-1089968/ep-544-healthcare-costs-keep-rising-because-prices-stay-invisible-with-katy-talento.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}