Fixing Healthcare Podcast · 2026-06-16 · 48 min
Dr. Anthony “Mazz” Mazzarelli brings a rare combination of perspectives to American healthcare: physician, executive, lawyer, bioethicist, author and media voice. As co-president and CEO of Cooper University Health Care and associate dean of clinical affairs at Cooper Medical School, Mazzarelli leads a major safety-net health system while continuing to see patients himself. He is also co-author of Compassionomics , a book that makes the evidence-based case that compassion in medicine improves outcomes, lowers costs and reduces clinician burnout. That combination makes him an ideal guest for Fixing Healthcare with cohosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr . This season’s guests are being asked what they are hearing from patients, clinicians and the public right now. For Mazzarelli, three themes rise to the top: Growing concern over Medicaid cuts and rising uninsurance Excitement about generative AI and other new technologies Awe at the speed of change healthcare leaders will need to manage Key episode highlights include: Medicaid cuts will hit safety-net patients hardest. At Cooper, roughly one-third of patients are covered by Medicaid or are self-pay.
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