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Becker’s Payer Issues Podcast — 362 episodes

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Building the Data and AI Foundation for Health Plans

2

Jeremy Wigginton on Expanding Behavioral Health Access

3

Building Trustworthy AI in Healthcare Through Transparency

4

What Health Plans Need to Know About the Next Regulatory Pivot

5

Healthcare Costs, IDR and the No Surprises Act: David Merritt on What’s Driving Affordability Pressures

6

Payer Shakeups, Rising Costs and the Future of Employer Health Insurance with Jakob Emerson

7

The Rise of ICHRA: Flexibility, Choice and the Future of Health Benefits with Hunter Foster

8

Nathan Frank on Aetna’s AI Strategy: Reducing Friction Across Healthcare

9

How Value-Based Care Delivers Better Outcomes for Medicare Members with Dr. Ali Khan

10

Jakob Emerson on Medicare Advantage Pullbacks and SCAN’s Costco Partnership

11

Amanda Free on Affordability and Access in Georgia’s Commercial Market

12

Agentic orchestration: A new approach to enterprise AI

13

Simplifying Healthcare and Tackling Rising Costs with Jessica Lopez-Liggett

14

Advancing Personalized Care Through AI, Clinical Insights and Early Intervention with Dr. Stanley Crittenden

15

Simplifying Healthcare Through Digital Transformation, Affordability and AI with Katie Catlender

16

Closing the Rural Telehealth Gap in Chronic Care with Sarah Adkins

17

Advancing Smarter, More Personalized Cancer Care with Dr. David Debono

18

Building Stronger Healthcare Workforce Pathways Through Community Partnerships with Dan LaVallee & Dr. Brandy Hershberger

19

How Blue Shield of California Is Rethinking Care Delivery with Susan Mullaney

20

Dr. Ben Kornitzer on AI, Prior Authorization Reform, and the Future of Payer Provider Collaboration

21

AI, Climate Risks, and the Future of Member Care with Dr. Daniel Knecht

22

GLP-1 Coverage, Affordability, and Member Access with Angel Ballew

23

Medicare Advantage, Value-Based Care and Improving Outcomes for Vulnerable Populations with Dr. Ken Cohen

24

Margaret Anderson on Growth, Integration and Affordability at Health Alliance Plan

25

Earlier Signals, Better Outcomes: Rethinking Risk Stratification for New Members

26

Medicaid, Food as Medicine, and the Future of Coverage with Kelly Munson

27

Using Data and AI to Improve Care Coordination with Liz Signorella

28

Tackling Healthcare Affordability Through Innovative Funding Models with Morgan Kendrick

29

America’s Health Rankings Senior Report: Key Trends in Healthy Aging with Rhonda Randall, DO

30

Sharon Williams on Member Experience, Healthcare Access, and Smarter Payer Technology

31

Rethinking Risk Adjustment and Payer Provider Alignment in Value-Based Care

32

Rethinking Health Plan Design Through Access, AI, and Preventive Care with Adam Park

33

AI, Interoperability, and Member Experience in Modern Payer Operations with Cara Wahmann

34

Using Data and AI to Drive Proactive Member Care

35

Building Trust and Member Engagement in Medicare Advantage with Garfield Collins

36

Navigating Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) Audits with Confidence, and the Costs of Unsupported Diagnoses

37

Using Data and AI to Drive Proactive Member Care

38

Navigating Medicare Advantage, AI & Member Experience with Rob Hitchcock

39

Building Trust Through Culture, Community & AI-Enabled Member Engagement with Andy Higgins

40

Rakesh Mathew, MS, MBA, CPHIMS, Interoperability Leader at Jefferson Health Plans

41

Ilan Shapiro, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACHE, Chief Health Correspondent and Medical Affairs Officer and Senior Vice President at AltaMed Health Services

42

Reimagining Proactive and Personalized Health Coverage with Michael Roan

43

How AI and Proactive Care Models Are Transforming Medicare Advantage with Damanjeet Chaubey

44

Redefining Member Engagement and AI in Health Insurance with Chris Gay

45

Scaling Population Health with AI While Preserving the Human Touch

46

Healthcare Upside / Down: How BCBS Massachusetts Predicts Churn, Empowers Brokers, and Wins More Business

47

AI, Consumer Choice, and the Future of Benefits Administration with Brandy Thompson

48

Payer pressures, community-based care, and responsible AI adoption with Ceci Connolly

49

AI, Affordability, and Consumer Experience in Healthcare with Siva Balu

50

Lisa Baird, Chief Executive Officer of Aetna Better Health of Missouri

51

Kelli Tice, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Health Improvement Officer at GuideWell and Florida Blue

52

Advancing Affordability & Member Experience Through Digital Innovation with Jennifer St Thomas

53

Leveraging Data and Human Centered Care in Medicare Advantage with Dr. Krystal Revai

54

Balancing Medicaid Costs, Access, and Member Experience with Nora Leibowitz

55

Affordability, Innovation, and Transforming Healthcare in North Carolina with Dr. Tunde Sotunde

56

Driving Affordability and Access Through Digital Innovation with Ellen Sexton

57

AI, Simplicity, and Collaboration: Redesigning Medicare Advantage Care Delivery with Dr. Saria Saccocio

58

Hasan Shanawani, Associate Chief Medical Officer at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

59

Advancing Rural Health Access and Innovation with Brendan Harris & Patti Jackson-Gehris

60

Three Years of Virtual Blue and the Future of Virtual First Care at Blue Shield of California

61

Expanding Consumer Choice and Innovation in ICHRA Models with Alan Silver

62

Building Trust and AI Driven Member Engagement in Health Plans with Howard Weiss

63

HR1 Effects and How Organizations Can Prepare for Them

64

AI-Driven, Personalized Care for Chronic Conditions and How Payers Are Adapting Through Digital Health Innovation

65

How Dementia Care is Reshaping Population Health Strategy

66

Driving Affordability and Simplicity in Payer Strategy with Christina Ott

67

The Evolving Role of Provider Data in Healthcare

68

Reframing GLP-1 Strategy Through Clinical Outcomes, Behavior Change, & True ROI

69

Harnessing AI to Deliver Breakthrough Healthcare Value, Faster

70

Tackling Healthcare Affordability and Chronic Disease at Blue Shield of California with Mike Stuart

71

Steve Yurjevich, Chief Executive Officer of Optum Insight’s Payer Market and a member of the American Heart Association Executive Leadership Team

72

Jeff Bak, President and Chief Executive Officer of Imagine360

73

How Health Plans Can Build Scalable High Performance Infrastructure to Support Growing Complexity & Enable AI

74

Closing the Cancer Care Gap: How Integrated Screening and Treatment Support Improve Outcomes

75

Pankhuri Sharma, Strategy and Operations Leader at Humana

76

How to Optimize Behavioral Health Benefit Expense Management with a Great Tag Team of Guests

77

Connected Intelligence: How AI Is Reshaping Group Health Insurance

78

Kevin Knight, Chief Marketing Officer at Sidecar Health

79

Moving Payment Integrity Upstream with Jhana Spence of CERIS

80

Medicaid Readiness and Building Trust Through Engagement

81

Inside PsychPlus: Scaling Behavioral Health Nationwide

82

Why Domain-Specific AI Models Are Transforming Payment Integrity in Healthcare

83

Driving Value and Innovation in Health Plan Operations with Gretchen Wagner

84

Dr. Sameer Amin on Sustaining Medicaid and Social Determinants of Health Investments

85

Simplifying the Digital Health Landscape for Employers with Brian Cheney

86

UnitedHealthcare Expands Doula Coverage to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

87

Strengthening Payer Provider Collaboration to Improve Care and Efficiency with Dr. Daniel Elliott

88

Advancing Value Based Care and the Future of Optum Health with Krista Nelson

89

Tackling Hypertension in Medicaid Through Community Partnerships with Dr. Kara Odom Walker

90

Dawn Maroney, President of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan

91

Data Driven Leadership in Medicare Advantage with Jennifer L. Kowalski of Elevance Health

92

Advancing Culturally Competent Medicare Advantage with Karen Walker Johnson of Clever Care Health Plan

93

Rethinking Employer Health Plans for Affordability with Jeff Bak

94

Payer Innovation, Venture Investment, and Managing Rising Care Costs with Emily Durfee

95

Strengthening Payer Provider Collaboration and Advancing Site Neutral Care with Saria Saccocio, MD, MHA,

96

Navigating Medicaid Redeterminations and Market Shifts with CalOptima Health Leadership with Michael Hunn & Yunkyung Kim

97

Navigating HR1 and Protecting Medi-Cal Coverage with Jennifer Schirmer

98

Smarter, Faster, Fairer? The Next Evolution of Prior Authorization

99

Payer Operations, Provider Partnerships and the Future of Health Plans with Sheri Johnson

100

Building an AI Native Health Plan for Small Employers with Ty Wang, CEO of Angle Health

101

Eric C. Hunter, President and CEO of CareOregon

102

Where Payer Strategy Meets Execution With Benefitbay CEO Brandy Thompson

103

Rob Andrews on Employer Led Health Care Reform and the Future of Health Plans

104

Melanie Fernando on Expanding Women’s Health Access at Aetna Better Health of Illinois

105

Advancing Value-Based Care at Humana with Alex Ding, MD

106

From Detection to Prevention: AI’s Role in Payment Integrity

107

Affordability and the Role of Regional Nonprofit Health Plans at Point32Health with Patrick Gilligan

108

Transforming Healthcare Affordability at Ascendiun with Paul Markovich

109

Improving Cancer Care Quality and Costs at Florida Blue, part of GuideWell with Thomas Graf, MD

110

Affordability, Access, and Operational Excellence at MetroPlusHealth with Lila Benayoun

111

Reimagining Consumer Experience and Technology at CVS Health with Tilak Mandadi

112

Dr. Damanjeet Chaubey on Bridging Strategy and Execution in Medicare Advantage

113

Inside UnitedHealthcare’s Latest Employer Health Insights

114

Brett Bingham, Chief Network Development Officer at Banner Plans

115

Building Strong Provider Partnerships for Value-Based Care

116

Value Based Care, Data Gaps, and Cost Pressures in Health Plans with Howard Brill

117

Rob Hitchcock, President and Chief Executive Officer of Select Health

118

Dr. Sachin Jain, President and CEO of SCAN Group

119

Integrating Care and Accountability in Medicaid’s Next Chapter with Erin Henderson Moore

120

Linda Hines, Virginia’s Medicaid Market President at Humana

121

Why ICHRA Is Gaining Momentum With Employers and Public Entities

122

Rethinking GLP 1 Coverage Through Transparent, Consumer First Pharmacy Models

123

Advancing Maternal and Child Health Through Data, Partnerships, and Policy

124

Leading Priority Health Through Growth, Trust, and Transformation

125

Navigating Cost Pressures and Data Driven Partnerships at EmblemHealth

126

Jay Nakashima, President of eHealth Exchange

127

Howard Weiss, Vice President of Government Affairs at EmblemHealth

128

Rethinking Prior Authorization Through Technology and Alignment with Chris Gay of Evry Health

129

Ellen Sexton, Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at Blue Shield of California

130

Expanding Access to Doula Care to Improve Maternal Health with Dr. Cynthia Brown

131

Health Plan Readiness for 2026: Network Trends, Data & AI

132

Dr. Saria Saccocio, Chief Medical Officer at Essence Healthcare

133

Steve Tringale, President of Mass General Brigham Health Plan

134

Breaking Free from Legacy: Modernizing Health Plans with AI and BPaaS

135

How Payers are Preparing for 2026 and Beyond

136

How AI is Transforming the Payer Strategy

137

From Data to Dollars: Strategies to Curb Rising Healthcare Costs

138

The Future of Integrated Care, and What Leaders Need to Do Now to Achieve This at Scale

139

Leveraging AI and Digital Transformation to Improve Medicare Advantage with Vinay Kulkarni

140

Reimagining Access: Aligning Technology, Strategy and the Member Experience

141

Expanding Access to Affordable Dental Care with Cigna Healthcare and Paytient

142

Mark Grippi, AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio Market President

143

Dr. Richard Celko, Chief Dental Officer at UPMC Health Plan

144

How EmblemHealth is Fighting Food Insecurity and Advancing Community Health

145

Inside Clever Care Health Plan’s Growth: Blending Cultures, Community, and Value-Based Care

146

How Blue Cross NC Is Scaling Food as Medicine to Improve Health and Lower Costs

147

Leading Medicare Innovation and Supporting Dual Eligibles with Michael Carson

148

Innovating Consumer Choice and Cost Management at UnitedHealthcare with Dan Kueter

149

Charting the Path for Electronic Prior Authorization

150

Zack Myers, National General Manager at SCAN Health Plan

151

Driving Community Impact Through Medicaid Innovation at UPMC

152

Mack McGee, Chief Marketing Officer at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

153

Navigating Rising Health Costs and Alternative Coverage Models

154

Breaking Down Silos in Health Plan Pricing Operations

155

Navigating Payer Compliance and Regulatory Oversight with Cereasa Horner of CERIS

156

Expanding Behavioral Health Access with Bill Harlan of Point32Health

157

Dan LaVallee and Dr. Brandy Hershberger of UPMC

158

Alan Cohen, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Centivo

159

Premera Blue Cross’ In-House AI Chatbot Boosts Customer Service Efficiency

160

John Byrnes, Chief Operating Officer at Banner|Aetna

161

Leading the Nation’s First Lifestyle Medicine Program for Alzheimer’s at EmblemHealth

162

Jeff Yuan, Co-founder of Mending

163

Advocating for Medicare Advantage with Dawn Maroney of Alignment Health Plan

164

Navigating Medicaid Reform and Community Care with CalOptima CEO Michael Hunn

165

Virtual Care Innovation and What’s Next with MD Live by Evernorth

166

The Future of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation with Alan Murray, CEO of MediDrive

167

Driving Innovation in Medicare Advantage with Dr. Joe Kimura of SCAN Health Plan

168

Amy Jordan, Vice President of Consumer Digital Engagement at UnitedHealthcare

169

Dr. Tom Allen, Executive Medical Director, Behavioral Health, Blue Cross and Blue Shield

170

Chris Wasel, President, Strategic Partnerships, Vantage Healthcare

171

From Reactive to Proactive: How AI Is Transforming Care Management

172

Saria Saccocio, Chief Medical Officer, Essence Health

173

Shawn Shuman, Director, Medical Management, Peak Health

174

Harlon Pickett, President, Eagle Care Health Solutions

175

How University Health Is Tackling Payer Pressure and Driving Mission-Driven Revenue Cycle Innovation with Kevin Barron

176

Capitalizing on Momentum: Payer Perspectives on Value-Based Care in 2025

177

Chris Gay, CEO of Evry Health

178

Doug Henry, Enterprise Medical Director of Behavioral Health, Highmark Health

179

Illan Shapiro Strygler, Chief Health Correspondent and Medical Affairs Officer and Senior Vice President, AltaMed Health Services

180

Kourtney Witten, Area Vice President Network Managing Partner Wisconsin, Advocate Health

181

Integrating Specialty Pharmacy into Electronic Health Record Workflows: Unlocking Enhanced Value

182

How Accurate Provider Data Drives Better Care Access and AI Innovation

183

Dr. Brian Smolich, Vice President, Health Alliance Quality and Managed Care Operations, Carle Health

184

Brad Riley, Vice President, Analytics and Reporting, Longevity Health

185

Paul Christopher Hiltz, President and CEO, NCH Healthcare System

186

Louis DeStefano, Senior Vice President of Growth at Oscar Health

187

Dr. Alex Ding, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Humana

188

Rebuilding NEMT: Creating a Modern, Scalable Transportation Model for Health Plans with Kinetik

189

Lila Benayoun, Chief Operating Officer, MetroPlusHealth

190

Mark Rich, Former President and current Board Member of Steward Health Care System LLC

191

Lawrence Hamilton, Executive Vice President, The Permanente Medical Group

192

Dr. Aisha Rahim, Medical Director and Co-Lead, AI Governance Council, Johns Hopkins Health Plans (JHHP)

193

Improving Access to Preventive Care and Whole Person Health with Dr. Jennifer Nuovo

194

Stacy Edgar, Co-Founder and CEO at Venteur

195

Redefining Payer Strategy: From Benefit Design to Intelligent Care Delivery

196

Dawn Maroney, Chief Executive Officer of Alignment Health Plan and President of Alignment Health

197

Utilization Management That Works: Strategies, Stories & What’s Next

198

Samuel Wollner, Vice President, Strategy and Partnerships, EmblemHealth

199

Dr. Rebekah Hughey, Medical Director at Highmark Wholecare

200

Crissy Turino, Chief Plan Officer & Chief Operating Officer, CountyCare

201

How In-Home Assessments Drive Better Outcomes with Catherine Tabaka & Dr. Michael Cantor of Matrix Medical Network

202

Redesigning Autism and I/DD Care: Insights from Catalight’s Chief Health Officer

203

Transforming Payment Integrity with AI: A Conversation with Raj Ronanki, CEO of Lyric

204

Dr. Sachin Jain, President and Chief Executive Officer, SCAN Group

205

Protecting Access and Advancing Care: Erfan Karim on Medicaid, Innovation, and Health Equity

206

Redefining Employer Coverage: Centene’s Alan Silver on the Future of ICHRA

207

Sheri Johnson, Vice President, Member Enrollment and Billing, UCare

208

Jarrod McNaughton, CEO of Inland Empire Health Plan

209

Inside MD Live: Improving Healthcare Access, Affordability & Outcomes

210

Peter Kuipers, CFO of Clover Health

211

Leveraging AI and Predictive Models to Improve Member Experience: Insights from Humana and Everise

212

Angie Kalousek, Senior Director, Clinical Strategy and Programs at Blue Shield of California

213

Transforming Reimbursement Strategy: How AI and Insights Are Powering Value-Based Care Readiness

214

Supporting Families Beyond the NICU: How Harvard Pilgrim Is Extending Postnatal Care with Jake Biscoglio

215

Dr. Damanjeet Chaubey, Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Clover Health

216

Driving Behavior Change at Scale: A Conversation with Noom at the 2025 Becker’s Annual Meeting

217

Ty Wang, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Angle Health

218

Building California’s Physician Pipeline: A Conversation with Dorothy Seleski of Health Net

219

Unlocking the Value of Network Performance Data

220

Eric Cannon, Chief Pharmacy Benefits Officer at SelectHealth

221

Karina Lupercio, VP of Market Integration & Data, and Ann Marie Gomez, Sr. Director of Marketing at Healthcare Highways

222

Innovating Payer-Provider Collaboration with Veradigm’s Courtney Yeakel & Michael Moore

223

Fixing a Broken System: How Health Plans Can Deliver the Right Mental Healthcare at the Right Time

224

Jeff Bak, President and CEO of Imagine360

225

Supporting Mental Health from the Inside Out: Dr. Matthew Hurford on UPMC’s Approach

226

Boosting Star Ratings: The Key to Health Plan Success

227

Dr. Romilla Batra, SVP and Chief Medical Officer at Premera Blue Cross

228

Improving kidney health with Joe Vattamattam, President of Healthmap Solutions

229

The Path to Payment Accuracy: Tackling Billing Errors with Payment Integrity

230

Driving Impact Through Data and Heart: Inside The Cigna Group Foundation's Community Strategy with Melissa Skottegaard

231

Legacy Systems vs. Patient Access: Transforming Payer-Provider Alliances

232

Dr. Ruchi Talwar, Medical Director of Episodes of Care Population Health at Vanderbilt Health

233

Steve Tringale, President of Mass General Brigham Health Plan

234

Balancing Innovation and Ethics: The Role of Agentic AI in the Payer Landscape

235

Senthu Arumugam, Chief Commercial Officer at SCAN Health Plan

236

Dr. Ravi Kavasery, Chief Medical Officer at Blue Shield of California

237

Dr. Steve Friedhoff, Senior VP of Healthcare Services at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

238

Jane Brown, Head of Medicaid Operations at Aetna

239

Dr. Dirk Slaker, Chief Medical Officer at Sonder Health Plans

240

Dr. Pooja Mittal, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer at Health Net

241

From Siloed Systems to Seamless Platforms: Transforming Health Plans with Technology

242

Dr. Shantanu Agrawal, Chief Health Officer at Elevance Health

243

Sam Melamed, CEO & Bret Voith, Chief Strategy Officer of NCD

244

Dr. Ken Cohen, Executive Director of Translational Research at Optum Health

245

The New Era of Healthcare Transformation: How Payers Can Leverage Data for Continuous Improvement

246

Unlocking Growth: Why Compliance is Key in Digital Marketing for Payers

247

Katherine Barresi, Chief Health Services Officer at Partnership HealthPlan of California

248

Brian Janssen, Chief Information Officer for Medicare at WPS Health Insurance

249

Troy Shaffer, VP of Contact Center Operations at SCAN Health Plan

250

The Future of Price Transparency: Insights from Sidecar Health’s Emily Porter

251

Chris Wasel, President of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships at Vantage Healthcare

252

Rona Li & Rob Scruggs of SCAN Group

253

Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Communication in Behavioral Health

254

Rick Abbott, Senior Vice President of Employer Solutions and Innovation at Priority Health

255

Paul Penzone, Vice President and Chief Community Relations Officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

256

Matt Gibbs, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer at Blue Shield of California

257

Dr. Todd May, Vice President and Medical Director at Health Net

258

Dr. Kate Goodrich, Chief Medical Officer at Humana

259

Michael Hunn, CEO of CalOptima

260

The prior auth reform push continues + more

261

UnitedHealthcare names new CEO + more

262

Paige Brogan, Principal CalAIM at Blue Shield of California

263

Dr. Adrienne Moore, SVP of Finance at Banner Health

264

Eric Witte, Chief Operating Officer of Genesis Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

265

Pleasant Radford Jr., MBA, CHIE, Health Equity Officer at UCare

266

Dennis Hillen, Senior Vice President at Oscar Health

267

Innovating Health Insurance: A Conversation with Patrick Quigley, CEO of Sidecar Health

268

Insourcing vs. Outsourcing Payment Integrity: Striking the Right Balance for Your Health Plan

269

Anne Groves, Market President at Arkos Health

270

Jordan Taggart, SVP of Payer & PBM Growth at Vida Health

271

The Future of Payer-Provider Collaboration with Dr. Katherine Hobbs

272

Pankhuri Sharma, Strategy & Operations Leader at Humana

273

Brad Riley, VP of Clinical Delivery at Longevity Health Plan

274

40 payer execs on 2025 outlook + more

275

Krischa Winright, President of Medicare Advantage at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

276

Mihir Kamdar, Chief Medical Officer at Tuesday Health

277

Dr. Edward Juhn, Chief Quality Officer at Inland Empire Health Plan

278

Scott D. Schweiger, VP of The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic

279

Transforming Maternal and Infant Health: Insights from Dr. Yolanda Lawson

280

Navigating Network Compliance in Healthcare: Trends, Challenges, and Digital Transformation Insights

281

Abdou Bah, SVP of Medical Management and Chief Health Equity Officer at Emblem Health

282

Mitchell Gorodokin, VP of Business Development at Certify

283

Dr. Daniel Beckles, Surgeon at Ochsner Health

284

Wayne Pan, Medical Doctor at San Francisco Health Plan

285

UnitedHealth CEO addresses shooting + more

286

Transforming Healthcare with Russell Van Gorp

287

Edward Juhn, Chief Quality Officer at Inland Empire Health Plan

288

CMS pitches major MA changes + more

289

Aric Sharp, CEO of Value-Based Care at Clover Health

290

Strategic Growth in Home-Based Care with Brendan Kerrigan

291

Mike Jasperson, Senior Vice President of Provider Network and Health Plan Operations at Priority Health

292

Harlon Pickett, President of Eagle Care Health Solutions

293

Erin Henderson Moore, President and CEO of Fidelis Care

294

Driving Growth and Innovation in Rural Healthcare: Insights from Jennifer Shermo

295

Innovating Home-Based Care: Insights from John Young

296

Angela Perri, President, Medicare Products

297

Breaking Barriers in Home-Based Healthcare

298

Chris Wasel, President, Marketing & Strategic Partnerships at Vantage Healthcare

299

Gary Rosenfield, Director, Medicaid Product & Strategy, United Concordia Dental

300

DOJ sues UnitedHealth over Amedisys deal + more

301

Addressing Food Insecurity through Innovative Programs: Dr. Crystal Clark, the CMO for the Community Health Choices Program at UPMC Health Plan

302

Talent transformation, leveraging AI for HR, and more

303

Eric Cannon, Chief Pharmacy Officer and General Manager of Select Health/Scripius.

304

Ty Wang, Co-Founder and CEO of Angle Health

305

Advancing Health Equity: Insights from Valerie Martinez, chief health equity officer, Blue Shield of California's Promise Health Plan

306

Dr. Jeremy Wigginton, Chief Medical Officer at Capital Blue Cross

307

Navigating Change: How Payers Can Stay Agile in a Shifting Landscape

308

A Personal Journey and Cigna's Innovations in Breast Cancer Support with Margaux Currie

309

Dr. Manu Chaudhry, President of Capitol Dental Care

310

Healthcare Trends: In-Home Assessments

311

Payer - UnitedHealth, DOJ to discuss Amedisys deal + more

312

Scaling Mental Health Support with Woebot

313

AI's Impact on Healthcare: Transforming Member Experience & Responsible Innovation

314

Chris Palmieri, CEO of Commonwealth Care Alliance, on Aligning Mission and Capital in Healthcare

315

Kristen Cerf on Blue Shield's Four-Star Rating and Expanding Community Health Initiatives

316

Leveraging Tailored Health Solutions for Public Sector Workers with Kimberly Funderburk

317

Proactive Defense: Battling Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Healthcare Payments

318

Medicare Advantage star ratings decline + more

319

Driving Healthcare Innovation: A Conversation with Dr. Wyatt Decker of UnitedHealth Group

320

The Role of Timely Data in Driving Quality Care at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield with Piyush Khanna

321

Investors sour on CVS + more

322

Advancing Medicaid Care and Health Equity: A Conversation with Rushil Desai, President and CEO of Aetna Better Health of Illinois

323

George Halvorson on Medicare Advantage's Impact and the Future of Healthcare

324

Maryland to drop Kaiser Medicaid + more

325

Chronis Manolis, Senior Vice President, Pharmacy and Chief Pharmacy Officer at UPMC Health Plan

326

Cigna sues FTC over PBM report + more

327

Joanne McFall, Market President of Keystone First and AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania

328

Best health plans in 2024, per NCQA + more

329

Joe Glinka, Director of PA HealthChoices at Highmark Whole Care

330

'Great disruption' looms for MA + more

331

Addressing Maternal and Infant Health Disparities: Insights from Dr. Lisa Saul of UnitedHealthcare

332

Biden expands mental health parity law + more

333

Karen Walker Johnson on Leading Clever Care's Unique Approach to Healthcare

334

Fred Turner, CEO of Curative

335

Dr. John Kim, Chief Medical Officer for Alignment Health's West Coast Markets

336

Ananya Banerjee, Chief Commercial Officer at Aledade, Inc.

337

Centene to cut Part D broker payments + more

338

UnitedHealth eyes Surgery Partners purchase + more

339

Dr. Robert Groves, Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer of Banner/Aetna

340

Boyd Faust, Chief Strategy Officer at GoHealth Urgent Care

341

Prioritizing Patient Access and Experience: In-Home Care with Matrix Medical Network

342

Humana settles Medicare fraud case for $90M + more

343

Harris, Trump tread in ACA ambiguity + more

344

Transforming Rural Healthcare: A Vision for Growth and Innovation with Dr. Tommy Ibrahim

345

Aetna president out + more

346

Combating Vaccine Hesitancy with Dr. Johanna Vidal-Phelan and Rebecca Nagle from UPMC Health Plan

347

Change Healthcare begins breach notifications + more

348

Unlocking the Power of Real-Time Data in Healthcare: Insights from Industry Leaders

349

Optum layoffs top 500 + more

350

AI Revolutionizes Healthcare Payment Integrity

351

Tackling Healthcare Inequities: A Deep Dive into St. Anthony Hospital's Battle for Medicaid Reform

352

Krischa Winright, President of Medicare Advantage at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

353

More Optum layoffs + more

354

UnitedHealth sued over DOJ antitrust probe + more

355

Stephen Anderson, VP, Provider Contracting & Network Administration, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

356

Drew Thompson, Head of Sales and Growth at Northwell Direct

357

HHS to probe Medicare Advantage post-acute care decisions + more

358

Joanne Mizell, COO of Banner | Aetna

359

Chris Carmody, CTO and Senior Vice President at UPMC

360

Optum scraps Steward deal + more

361

Dr. Tenbit Emiru, Chief Medical Officer at UCare

362

Troy W. Williams, MBA, Vice President of Health Systems Partnerships at First Choice Health