Breaking down cost, care, and access to the U.S. healthcare industry

Only Healthcare is a podcast hosted by healthcare experts, Michael Navin and Dr. Randy Vogenberg. Deep dive into actionable healthcare insights on your Thursday commute.

Available on the Red Coral Universe app or wherever you stream your podcasts.

Breaking down cost, care, and access to the U.S. healthcare industry

Only Healthcare is a podcast hosted by healthcare experts, Michael Navin and Dr. Randy Vogenberg. Deep dive into actionable healthcare insights on your Thursday commute.

Available on the Red Coral Universe app or wherever you stream your podcasts.

Only and All Things Healthcare

The Only Healthcare podcast was developed to inform and empower industry stakeholders with transparent and actionable information about the quality, cost, and accessibility of U.S. healthcare. Each episode, Randy and Michael dive deep into our system analyzing its complex, ever-changing relationship between employers, providers, and consumers to answer your burning questions such as:

– How do we make care more accessible?

– Is it possible to decrease waste?

– Why are prescriptions so expensive?

– How do we improve outcomes?

Listen on Thursdays to join the conversation.

Our Latest Episode

EP 42 | GLP-1s Explained: Breakthrough Therapy, Budget Disruptor, or Both?

February 26, 2026

GLP-1 medications have moved from diabetes treatment to a cultural phenomenon in record time. But beyond the headlines and celebrity endorsements lies a far more complex story. In Episode 42, Dr. Randy Vogenberg breaks down what GLP-1s actually are, how they function in the body, and why they are reshaping conversations around obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular risk, and employer health plan budgets. From Ozempic and Wegovy to emerging alternatives, this episode explores the clinical promise,

ONLY HEALTHCARE

The “Only Healthcare” podcast reveals shocking truths about the healthcare industry. Why are US Healthcare costs and risks so high? How will new technologies impact the system? What are the challenges in accessing new therapies and treatments? What is happening with Big Pharma and how do they influence other stakeholders in healthcare? Hosted by industry experts Michael Navin and Dr. Randy Vogenberg, to provide you with actionable and inspirational insights on how we can improve healthcare cost, care and accessibility for all.

Hosted by:
Michael Navin & Dr. Randy Vogenberg

Michael’s LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-navin-7411388/

Randy’s LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/randyvogenberg/

Sponsored by:
Only Healthcare is sponsored by Peek and the Institute for Integrated Health.

Peek: Peek is reimagining access through innovation, technology, connectivity, and partnership. Peek offers a comprehensive and unique suite of solutions to help clients improve access and affordability for prescription drugs.

The Peek Meds Marketplace is one of Peek’s differentiated offerings that gives employers a revolutionary new approach to controlling runaway prescription costs for their employees by providing unprecedented transparency, simplicity – and cost savings. The Peek Meds Marketplace aggregates cash discount cards, manufacturer copay offset programs, and an employee’s insurance information to provide a holistic and personalized view of prescription price options. This easy-to-use platform offers a one-stop-shopping experience for prescription drugs.

Peek’s team has decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and offers various services to biopharma manufacturers, brokers, benefits consultants, third-party administrators and employers. Visit peekmeds.com to learn more.

Institute for Integrated Health (IIH):
Healthcare benefits, insurance coverage regulations, and business in the healthcare industry can be complicated. At IIH, Dr. Randy Vogenberg and his team understand these unique challenges and provide strategic guidance customized to every client. To help overcome your unique challenges, IIH delivers education, planning, and advisory on market trends and U.S. healthcare market intelligence. The firm’s decades of proven success are due to strategic collaboration with associates from the business, clinical, and scientific communities. Learn more by visiting https://iih-online.com/.

Music by:
Hanu Dixit, https://www.youtube.com/hanudixit

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Co-host: Randy Vogenberg, Ph.D.

Dr. Randy Vogenberg, a rigorous academic and highly credentialed strategist, is passionate about helping employer organizations navigate the complexities of the healthcare industry as the founding principal of his healthcare advisory firm, the Institute for Integrated Healthcare. Randy has been at the forefront of innovation providing thought leadership and solutions to healthcare organizations, health plans, and mid-size to- Fortune 500 firms across many industries over a span of several decades. In his years of health care professional, academic, employee benefits, provider, and health plan experience, he had a series of senior leadership roles at some of America’s most prestigious organizations. He started the Only Healthcare podcast to make his strategic solutions accessible to stakeholders all across the healthcare industry.

Co-host: Michael Navin

Founder and CEO of Peek, Michael Navin is a life-long innovator whose mission is to revolutionize healthcare affordability and accessibility in the US. He has done so by spearheading software development for drug price transparency on a platform that benefits consumers and plan sponsors alike. Michael’s history of innovative and strategic thought includes 28 years of commercial expertise in the fields of Biotech and LifeSciences. He has 150 brand and indications with multiple pharmaceutical companies and has developed major healthcare innovations recognized by Physicians and MM&A.

Through co-founding The Only Healthcare Podcast, Michael has established a conduit for sharing insights on pivotal healthcare issues.

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