Podcast Episodes

307: The oncology trends every healthcare leader should watch

Oncology is simultaneously one of healthcare's greatest success stories and one of its biggest financial challenges. Cancer care continues to benefit…

2 months, 1 week ago

306: VBC in 2026: What’s now and what’s next?

Value-based care is entering its accountability era. Participation in value-based arrangements continues to grow, even as financial pressures weigh d…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

305: “The work isn’t easy, but it’s clear”: How healthcare leaders are responding to the market

After years of uncertainty, many healthcare executives say they’ve experienced more change in the past five years than in their entire careers. Polic…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

304: Boom, bust, or bubble? Rock Health weighs in on digital health funding in 2026

Digital health funding is heating up—but where are the dollars going? And what does it mean for health systems’ digital health strategies?

In this li…

3 months ago

303: The hard truths behind the fight for commercial volumes

As health systems anticipate greater downward pressures on margins in the months and years to come, they’re homing their growth strategies accordingl…

3 months, 1 week ago

302: CMS announced the 2027 MA final rate. What do payers and providers need to know?

CMS continues to pull on the levers it has at its disposal to rein in national healthcare spend, including rulemaking around Medicare Advantage. In A…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

301: Maternity care moves back to fee-for-service

Maternity care touches nearly every corner of the U.S. health system. About 25% of all hospitalizations involve a mother or newborn, and maternity sp…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

300: How policy whiplash is shaping healthcare: Live from D.C. with KFF’s Julie Rovner

Health care leaders are navigating one of the most volatile policy environments in decades. The next major reform fight hasn’t arrived yet — but in i…

4 months ago

299: Is the nursing workforce stabilizing? What leaders should act on now.

After a decidedly difficult few years in the world of nursing, things have seemingly gotten better — at least, on paper. And that’s reflective of a l…

4 months, 1 week ago

298: Battle of the bots? Separating AI hype from value in revenue cycle

Across the industry, leaders are talking about a “battle of the bots”—with payers and providers racing to deploy AI across the revenue cycle. But tha…

4 months, 2 weeks ago