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EP292: Teladoc Buys Livongo: What Are the Implications for Providers, Employers, and the Market? Part 1, With Bob Matthews and Dan O'Neill, MA, MS
Episode 292
This is episode 1 of a two-part show about the potential impact of the Teladoc acquisition of Livongo. To get started here, in deference to the fact …
5 years, 8 months ago
EP291: What Are Medicare Advantage Plans Up to Right About Now? With Betsy Seals, Cofounder of the Rebellis Group
Episode 291
Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment has nearly doubled over the past decade. It grew 37% from 2016 to 2020. Right now, MA comprises nearly 40% of the …
5 years, 8 months ago
Encore! EP225: Why, Right Now, It Is No Longer Optional to Suck at Patient Centricity, With Joe Selby, MD, MPH, Former Executive Director of PCORI
There is a land grab going on right now, the likes of which the health care industry hasn't seen before—at least in our generation. Spoiler alert: Th…
5 years, 8 months ago
EP290: COVID-19—Shining a Light on the Crafty Gambits Used by Some (Not All) Hospital Billing Departments, With Doug Aldeen
Episode 290
Here's a couple of sentences ripped from the headlines recently: It is free to be tested for COVID-19 in the US, but the cost of treatment can be sho…
5 years, 9 months ago
EP289: The Right Amount of Oncology Screening and Care—In a Pandemic and Not in a Pandemic, With Bishal Gyawali, MD, PhD
Episode 289
You may or may not know (I don't know why you would, honestly), but I speak Swedish. I mention this because there's this famous and really culturally…
5 years, 9 months ago
EP288: The "Big Three" PBMs Spinning Up GPOs—What? With Mike Schneider, Principal at Avalere Health
Episode 288
Disclaimer before we get started here: This show is probably a 300-level class in pharmaceutical/PBM relations. If you are tuning in for the first ti…
5 years, 9 months ago
EP287: The Time for Entrepreneurial Physician Leaders Is Right Now, With Dan O'Neill, MA, MS
Episode 287
In this health care podcast, I'm speaking with Dan O'Neill, MA, MS. Dan says that, in many ways, this is a fantastic time to be an entrepreneurial ph…
5 years, 9 months ago
EP286: Advice for Health Systems in the Face of Consumerism and Value-based Contracts, With John Rodis, MD, MBA
Episode 286
John Rodis, MD, MBA, is an OB/GYN specializing in high-risk pregnancies. He's been a board examiner and a department chairman. He's been a COO and a …
5 years, 9 months ago
EP285: The Fascinating Story of Billions of Dollars Going Missing When the Back Office Pays Health Care Bills, With Dawn Cornelis, Cofounder and Director of Transparency at ClaimInformatics
Episode 285
I'm going to summarize some points that Dr. Marty Makary made in his manifesto for why he wrote his most recent book. The Price We Pay is its name. Y…
5 years, 10 months ago
EP284: When Prescribers Know How Much a Drug Will Cost Patients at the Point of Prescribing, With Carm Huntress, CEO and Cofounder of RxRevu
Episode 284
There is a transparency zeitgeist kicking off right about now. In June was the biggie, the one where health systems now have to divulge their contrac…
5 years, 10 months ago