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She Built a Peer Mentorship Program to End Youth Loneliness
Season 2 Episode 29
Youth Loneliness & Chronic Conditions: The Shared Strength Project
Guest: Esha Mittal, Founder, The Shared Strength Project
Expert Words: Todd May, MD,…
11 hours ago
Bonus: 5 Contract Clauses Killing Your Reimbursement
Season 2 Episode 28
This bonus episode is the full recording of Alex Yarijanian's HBMA continuing-education webinar. It runs longer than a standard VBCA episode — treat …
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Lindsay Clancy: Examining the Healthcare System's Failures
Season 2 Episode 27
17 minutes. That's how long Lindsay Clancy's last psychiatric visit lasted — the day before her three children died. Nine prescribers. Two hospitals.…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
The Ghost Network Behind Pediatric Home Nursing: When Authorized Hours Go Unfilled
Season 2 Episode 26
Episode Summary
A pediatric patient in a New Jersey hospital is medically ready for discharge — equipment arranged, family ready, nursing hours author…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Your Billing Problem Started in the Contract
Season 2 Episode 25
Most revenue cycle teams are chasing the wrong fire. Persistent underpayment, denials that don't respond to appeals, patterns nobody can explain — th…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Decide to Contract with a Payer: Should You be Joining "the Network"?
Season 2 Episode 24
You've built the operation — clinicians credentialed, tech stack running, compliance buttoned up. Then a regional Medicaid managed care plan wants to…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
LEAD Model: The ACO Test Most Organizations Will Fail — Before They Apply
Season 2 Episode 23
CMS has posted the LEAD (Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design) model application materials. Preliminary scoring is due April 27, 2026. Full applications are…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Definitive Playbook for Choosing Behavioral Health Markets
Season 2 Episode 22
Rate sheets don't tell the whole story.
In this episode, Alex Yarijanian breaks down the 8-indicator playbook he uses to evaluate any tele-behavioral …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Medicare Negotiates Like an Owner. Commercial Doesn’t.
Season 2 Episode 21
In this episode of the VBCA Podcast, Alex Yarijanian sits down with Dr. Kumar Dharmarajan — co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of World Class Healt…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Billions for Rural Health: What CMS Is Funding in 2026
Season 2 Episode 20
CMS is moving tens of billions of dollars into every state to stabilize rural healthcare heading into 2026—not through across-the-board rate increase…
7 months, 2 weeks ago