Better Value Health

In this episode, we trace how Anthony, as an inaugural Chief Marketing Officer for the State helped shape Connecticut’s identity and how those same branding principles may power a Tribal health system built on trust, value, and community outreach. We explore AI’s shockwaves across communications and medicine, and why soft skills now carry hard value. • winter scenes set a human tone • the path fro...

A single typhoid fever case in New York City set a young physician on a path that now shapes health policy for an entire state. We sit down with Dr. Manisha Juthani, Connecticut’s Commissioner of Public Health, to trace the unlikely route from outbreak sleuthing and COVID press briefings to a statewide strategy that blends infectious disease vigilance with relentless pursuit of equity. We dig into...

Tribal Elder and Vice Chairman of the Elders Council, Herb Boyd shares his story, his journey in healing and strength. His lived experiences and his work in the recovery space gives hope and healing to so many.  United States is going to spend over 6.8 Trillion dollars a year on healthcare by 2030. Almost 90% of employers think the cost of providing health benefits would be unsustainable in the ne...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared for marketing the first in vitro diagnostic device that tests blood to aid in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.  The Lumipulse G pTau217/ß-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio is for the early detection of amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease in adult patients, aged 55 years and older, exhibiting signs and symptoms of the disease. “Alzheimer’s diseas...

Weight loss injections, game-changing diabetes drugs, and a multi-billion-dollar industry—GLP-1 medications have taken the world by storm. But how did we get here?  In this podcast, we break down the history, scientific advances, and the recent Lasker Award given to the researchers behind these revolutionary drugs. GLP-1 drugs have reshaped medicine, from managing diabetes to redefining obesity tr...

We don't mean to throw cold water on the hottest health and wellness trend.  In this episode, we will examine the latest scientific research on Cold water Immersion. It seems everyone is doing it! Tech bros, business moguls, athletes, celebrities, and even high school jocks are all taking cold water plunges, cold showers, and feeling invincible like the celebrity cold influencer Vim Hof.  Wha...

A review published this November 2024 in the BMJ Public Health examined many behavior change techniques (BCTs) used in lifestyle interventions to improve chronic diseases.  The study found that 3 specific BCTs- goal setting, self-monitoring, and getting feedback were consistently effective in promoting healthy behaviors and help reduce the risk factors linked with chronic non-communicable diseases...

In this episode, we talk with Al Lewis about all things health literacy. Can improving health literacy improve engagement and health behaviors? Al Lewis is the founder of Quizzify, whose mission is to help companies teach their employees to utilize healthcare services appropriately, using a format best described by Al Lewis as Jeopardy ®-meets-health benefit education-meets-Comedy Central. Accordi...

In this episode, Jeff Hogan, a respected leader and veteran in the health benefits space, talks about his "Why"- why it is life's mission to improve health care quality and affordability. It is personal for him now at this stage of his career.  Learn about his life and career trajectory from New Jersey to Cape Cod, to Mass and finally Connecticut and his work advising small employer...

In this episode, I share our experience with cancer prevention and multi-cancer early detection at the Tribal Nation. This episode was recorded at my speaking engagement at The Conference Board 24th Annual Employee Health Care Conference on March 19th, 2024 in San Diego.  We will review the burden of cancer in Native communities, the risk factors, the earlier age onset and later stage at diagnosis...

In this episode, I interview Kevin Kumler, President of Virta Health US. Kevin shares his personal and professional journey leading up to Virta.  Kevin shared the big, bold mission statement that all Virtans live by- To reverse  diabetes in 100 million people.  He shares their successes, lessons learned, and their go-to-market strategy.  We talked about the food as medicine movement, food insecuri...

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Ge Bai on what drives healthcare costs in the US.  She had some surprising insights to share.  Ge Bai, PhD, CPA is a Professor of Accounting at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Professor of Health Policy & Management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  An expert on health care accounting, finance, and policy, Dr. Bai has testified befor...

It’s time to radically transform healthcare affordability. We agree. In this episode, we meet with Ashok Subramanian, CEO of Centivo-a next-gen health plan that is built to be used. Centivo is an innovative health plan for self-funded employers founded on the belief that everyone deserves quality care at a price they can afford. Ashok shares his personal journey and his experience building service...

In this episode, we talk with Eric Arlia, VP of Pharmacy Services at Hartford HealthCare about critical drug shortages that disrupt and impact patient care in the United States. Eric talks about his professional journey that led him to be the leader of a large health system pharmacy. His team is leading many innovations in care delivery. Eric talks about three major drug shortages that are a huge...

In this episode, we talk with Chris Manzi, President of the Pequot Health Care. We talk about employer sponsored health benefits, and how the owners, CEOs and CFOs can get better value health for their plan members.  United States is going to spend over 6.8 Trillion dollars a year on healthcare by 2030. Almost 90% of employers think the cost of providing health benefits would be unsustainable in t...