Thanks Giving 2018 with Zeev Neuwirth
Dear Listeners, Thanksgiving is a holiday for sharing all that you’re grateful for, so I wanted to take a few brief moments to do just that. I hope you enjoy …
Episode #50 – Part II: Building a Value-based Employee Health Program with David Contorno
Dear Listeners, Welcome to Part II – the continuation of our interview with David Contorno – an expert in employee benefits and employer-based health programs. David is a founding member …
Episode #49 – Part I: Building a Value-based Employee Health Program with David Contorno
What is happening in the employer healthcare market is astounding – perhaps revolutionary. Most of the experts I have spoken with agree that it’s the employers who will be the …
Episode #48 – Walmart’s consumer oriented healthcare transformation with Marcus Osborne
It’s become increasingly apparent that large employers are rapidly becoming the most disruptive force in American healthcare today. Think Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JP Morgan Chase, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Comcast, CVS …
Episode #47 – Redefining what it means to be a Health Insurer, with Dr. Harold Paz
The major theme of this interview is how a traditional healthcare insurance company – Aetna – is redefining what it means to be a payer. They are reorganizing healthcare delivery …
Episode #46: Big Problems & Big Solutions in American Healthcare with Robert Pearl MD
Our guest this week – Robert Pearl, MD – has nearly 2 decades of experience leading two of the nation’s largest medical groups. As CEO of The Permanente Medical Group …
Episode #45 – Consumerism in Healthcare with Kevan Mabbutt
Consumerism – the promotion of consumers’ perspectives & interests – is one of the hottest & rapidly emerging topics in healthcare today. Whether you’re a large healthcare delivery network, hospital system, …
Reflections on Year 1 of Healthcare Podcasting – Creating a New Healthcare
Friends & Colleagues, After interviewing more than 50 insightful, courageous and accomplished leaders who are literally creating a new healthcare, we are going to turn the tables in this podcast …
A New ‘True North’ – An Economist’s Perspective on Healthcare Costs and Spending
For anyone who doesn’t appreciate the critical importance of healthcare economics in the U.S., consider this: The average price for health insurance in the U.S. for a family of four …
Community Health Workers – Doing It Right & Getting It Right
Social determinants of health (SDOH) represent the largest set of factors in determining healthcare outcomes & utilization. Despite understanding this, a fundamental problem remains: How to motivate & sustain healthful behavior, …