Patients Rising Podcast

Patients Rising brings its unique and established brand of patient advocacy to a weekly podcast, featuring honest and helpful discussion about issues impacting those with chronic illness. CEO Terry Wilcox hosts the show, with Robert "Dr. Bob" Goldberg, Co-Founder and Vice President of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest.

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Feb. 12, 2024

QALY Ban Bill Takes Leap Forward

This week’s podcast is all about the QALY and the bill going to the Senate that would ban its use.  The QALY is a metric used to determine how cost-effective a treatment is based on its ability to return a sick person to per…
Feb. 5, 2024

Nation's First Obesity Bill of Rights

Treating obesity would cause chronic disease rates to go down, healthcare costs would be reduced, and the lifespan of Americans would increase. But until now, the stigmas relating to obesity have prevented any significant le…
Jan. 29, 2024

March-In Madness

In an effort to curb drug prices, President Joe Biden announced late last year a proposed framework to guide government agencies on how to use march-in authorities if a drug’s price is considered too high. But what exactly c…
Jan. 22, 2024

Presidential Candidates' Views on Healthcare

As the 2024 election season starts to ramp up, we think that it’s important that you know exactly where the presidential candidates stand on healthcare.  This week, we unpack what the major players in the presidential race h…
Jan. 16, 2024

4 Things Patients Can Do for 2024

This week, a Resource Coordinator and Patient Navigator with our Patient Helpline goes over the top four steps that patients and caregivers can take to make 2024 their smoothest and most organized healthcare year yet. From w…
Jan. 8, 2024

Dual Eligible = Double Trouble?

This week, we discuss the idea of with Steve Peskin, the CEO of SRP Advisors. Steve explains the difficulty for dual eligible patients in knowing what part of their healthcare is covered by Medicaid and what part is covered…

About the Hosts

Terry Wilcox - Host Profile Photo

Terry Wilcox - Host

Host/Producer

Terry Wilcox helps patients find their voice and become advocates for their health care. As the co-founder and executive director of Patients Rising, Terry manages the organization’s day-to-day operations to help every patient gain access to the right treatment. An expert in multimedia storytelling, Terry uses her background in entertainment to present powerful personal patient narratives. She has a track record of building coalitions with survivors, caregivers, and medical professionals. A regular opinion writer on health policy and how it affects patients, she has been published in Fortune, the Boston Globe, The Hill, Morning Consult, Real Clear Health, Inside Sources, and more.

Bob Goldberg, PhD - Host Profile Photo

Bob Goldberg, PhD - Host

Host

Robert Goldberg is Vice President and co-founder of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (www.cmpi.org), a non-profit organization that advocates for consumer access to public health innovations. Prior to founding CMPI, Dr. Goldberg was Director of the Manhattan Institute's Center for Medical Progress and Chairman of its 21st Century FDA Task Force that recommended ways to reduce the time and cost of getting innovative medicines to patients. Many of these recommendations are included in the 21st Century Cures Act. Dr. Goldberg received his PhD in Politics from Brandeis University in 1984, is a devoted Yankee fan, father of two children, Sara 35 and Zach, 32, and grandfather to Miles, age 4.