Shaping the future

About Shaping the future

Welcome to “Shaping the Future: Insights into Healthcare”, a podcast series that demystifies the complex economic decisions and global challenges shaping the healthcare landscape. Join Dr. Marc Evans, a medical doctor, and Phil McEwan, CEO of the research agency HEOR, as they explore the intersection of medicine, economics, and policy. Each episode offers expert analysis and compelling discussions on the major hurdles facing healthcare systems worldwide, from funding and resource allocation to technological innovation and equitable access. Marc and Phil cut through the jargon to provide listeners with clear, actionable insights into how healthcare decisions are made and what potential solutions could look like. Whether you’re a healthcare professional, a policy maker, or simply curious about the future of global health, this podcast provides a unique and accessible perspective on the forces driving one of the world’s most critical sectors.

Publisher

Shaping the future

Category

health & fitness · science · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Nov 2025

Latest episode

30 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jul 2026

   What ISPOR 2026 is telling us about the future of health economics – the global impact of US health policy

   In this opening episode of our ISPOR 2026 debrief series, Phil McEwan and Hamzah Aideed unpack the policy story dominating Philadelphia this year: how the US is moving to reshape drug pricing, and what that means for the rest of the world. From the Most Favoured Nation pricing strategy to ongoing Medicare negotiations under the […]

2. 

   20 Jul 2026

   You built the model. Now what?

   A model is only useful if people understand it. So how do you turn complex outputs into real-world decisions?

3. 

   8 Jul 2026

   What model do I use and why?

   From simple equations to complex simulations how to choose the tools that shape healthcare policy