Open Source Health with Tripp Johnson

What’s Really Behind the Price of Care? Unpacking Machine-Readable Healthcare Data

Tripp Johnson Season 5 Episode 14

In this episode of Open Source Health, Tripp shares personal reflections from his time in Spain—what it means to find rhythm, presence, and community while practicing Ashtanga yoga abroad, and how these anchors impact how we show up in life and work.

Switching gears into a deep dive on one of the most opaque corners of healthcare: pricing. Tripp and Marcus unpack machine-readable files—massive datasets that disclose what insurance companies actually pay providers. They explore why this matters, how Advaita is building a tool to make it usable, and why transparency is not just a technical challenge, but a values-based decision.

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro & Practicing Yoga in Spain
04:00 – Rhythm, Family, and Flourishing
06:50 – What Are Machine-Readable Files?
09:00 – Why This Data Matters in Healthcare
12:30 – Who Uses It Today?
15:00 – Complexity vs. Conspiracy
19:00 – Transparency as a Strategic & Moral Choice
24:30 – Building Advaita’s MVP
29:30 – The Power of Consistency: Brad Stulberg Quote

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