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EPISODE · Feb 15, 2026 · 26 MIN

Transforming Healthcare Affordability at Ascendiun with Paul Markovich

from Becker’s Healthcare Podcast · host Becker's Healthcare

In this episode, Paul Markovich, President and CEO of Ascendiun, discusses his testimony before Congress, the push to eliminate PBM spread pricing and rebates, and why he believes the healthcare industry must confront its cost problem head on. He also shares how Ascendiun’s new structure, digital health record ambitions, and unbundled PBM model aim to build a system that is sustainably affordable and worthy of patients and families.

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