Podcast Episodes

Inside a New Model Changing American Healthcare | Risant CEO Jaewon Ryu

Episode 179

Over half of Americans now live with at least one chronic condition, yet our healthcare system still revolves around episodic, reactionary care inste…

1 year, 1 month ago

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📣 Digital Health Download | June 2025

Episode 178

Is the digital health IPO drought over? Halle and Michael dig into the Hinge Health IPO and what it signals for the return of digital health companie…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Why Healthcare Is Totally Unprepared for AI | TowerBrook Advisors President Eric Jon Larsen

Episode 177

US healthcare has more unproductive labor and more unstructured data than any other industry, making it both vulnerable to disruption from generative…

1 year, 1 month ago

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A New Era at Optum | Optum Chief Executive Officer Dr. Patrick Conway

Episode 176

Over 160 million Americans are served by Optum, yet many still don’t fully understand what it actually does—or why it matters.

Dr. Patrick Conway, new…

1 year, 1 month ago

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The Flywheel Holding Women’s Health Back | Rock Health CEO Katie Drasser & Tia Founding CEO Carolyn Witte

Episode 175

Women make 80% of healthcare decisions and outspend men two to one on care—yet when it comes to designing, funding, and scaling health tech, they’re …

1 year, 2 months ago

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📣 Digital Health Download: May 2025

Episode 174

In this month's Digital Health Download, Steve and Halle unpack the headlines shaping healthcare, policy, and technology—with an eye toward where thi…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Stopping Healthcare's Tapeworm with Zero Inflation Healthcare | Clayton Christensen Institute Director Ann Somers Hogg

Episode 173

The average American family spends over $24,000 a year on healthcare, and costs continue to rise faster than inflation. Why can't we create a healthc…

1 year, 2 months ago

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From Family Business to Startup Success | Thyme Care Founder & CEO Robin Shah

Episode 172

Each year, 2 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer and face a fragmented, overwhelming healthcare system with minimal guidance between doctor v…

1 year, 2 months ago

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The Health Insurance Founder That Hates Insurance | Oscar Health Co-founder Mario Schlosser

Episode 171

Health insurance has a Net Promoter Score of around 0-10 industry-wide, one of the lowest ratings of any industry. This is exactly why the founders o…

1 year, 2 months ago

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📣 Digital Health Download: April 2025

Episode 170

In this month's Digital Health Download, Steve, Halle, and Michael take a deliberately optimistic look at key headlines in healthcare technology. Fro…

1 year, 3 months ago

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