CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Send us Fan Mail Dan Brillman (CEO, Co-Founder of UniteUs) joins the show to discuss how UniteUs is building healthier communities by connecting health and social care.  Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com About Dan Brillman:  Dan Brillman graduated from Yale University in 2006 and worked in finance and consulting before joining the Air Force Reserves as a combat pilot, where he still serves today...

Send us Fan Mail John and David dissect President Biden’s Build Back Better Bill and weigh-in on how it could impact healthcare.  Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3Glciwj Watch this Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z35dzIoOC5Q Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3Glciwj #Health #HealthcareBusiness #HealthcarePolicy...

Send us Fan Mail Should patients be required to see their doctors online first for all non-emergency care? John and David weigh in on digital first primary care. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/M2ppQnADOzw Follow us on the Health Podcast Network: https://bit.ly/3Glciwj #Health #PrimaryCare #HealthcareBusiness #HealthcarePolicy #HealthcareTechnolo...

Send us Fan Mail Former FDA Deputy Commissioner Amy Abernethy has been rumored as the next FDA Commissioner. And why not? She shares her experience and vision for clinical trials and explains why data quality keeps her up at night. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/I5F1qhBXZNw Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://...

Send us Fan Mail Papa’s family on demand model arose from founder Andrew Parker’s experience caring for his own Papa. A few short years and a hundred million dollars later, Papa is a hit with dozens of Medicare Advantage plans offering the service as a benefit to members. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nf-hN7uAPlY Subscribe to CareTalk on your f...

Send us Fan Mail From $4 generics to large-scale, low-cost clinics, Walmart is challenging the assumption that US healthcare has to be a rip-off. Marcus Osborne has been at the center of the action; he outlines what we can expect emerging from the pandemic and with the new Epic EHR partnership. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xgLpmM3JTSk Subscrib...

Send us Fan Mail When Haven –the Amazon/Berkshire Hathaway/JP Morgan Chase health care initiative—imploded, Morgan took matters into its own hands. They brought in Obama White House and Avalere veteran Dan Mendelson to take another shot at reforming the system, improving care for their own employees, and boosting healthcare equity.  Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube...

Send us Fan Mail The Athenahealth Founder and CEO of Zus has come a long way from his ambulance driving days. He’s focused on solving thousands of problems for digital health founders and learning from his epic failures and great successes. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Wy7D5g1jyLM Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify...

Send us Fan Mail Precision Medicine Group Founder Marc Clein is a visionary who believes personalized medicine will change the world. But he’s doubtful that Operation Warp Speed results can be repeated across the broader drug development sector. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_4PsWXUKuJ8 Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Sp...

Send us Fan Mail Guidewell’s CEO is boldly leading Florida’s biggest health plan through the pandemic. The mission-oriented company has been all-in on the ACA marketplaces and championing social justice. He’s not afraid to speak his mind on common sense drug pricing either. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/c2zf3guuOtQ Subscribe to CareTalk on your...

Send us Fan Mail Prescribers are usually clueless about what a patient will ultimately pay for their prescription. Advanced transparency tools can clue them in, resulting in lower costs, higher fill rates, and better adherence to therapy. RxRevu founder Carm Huntress tells us how we get there.  Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iUBc6GicRp8 Subscrib...

Send us Fan Mail As an epidemiologist in the Trump White House, Blythe Adamson told POTUS a bedtime story to explain the origin of the virus. Trump called her “fantastic,” so it must have worked. She helped major sports leagues get back to business and is doing the same with cultural performances now. In her spare time, she’s a lead scientist at Flatiron Health.   Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.c...

Send us Fan Mail BCBS of North Carolina is putting its weight behind partnerships to restrain drug pricing, improve food security, and enhance the role of the home in health care. Medicare and Medicaid modernization is on the table, too. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1LFLAPopyfw Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify ht...

Send us Fan Mail Gun violence is a health crisis in the USA. Annie Andrews, MD joins the show to discuss why gun control is so crucial to the safety and wellbeing of our youth. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eQPBbfanHs0 Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN...... Apple Podcasts http...

Send us Fan Mail Merck’s new drug Molnupiravir showed high effectiveness against COVID-19 in late-stage trials. John and David speculate about what this means for the fight against COVID.  Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/zd8TribaFOs Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN...... Apple...

Send us Fan Mail The FDA has been without a permanent leader for 8 months and counting. In this episode, John and David nominate the candidates they’d like to see fill the seat. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j5N873yyKU8 Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN ...... Apple Podcasts ht...

Send us Fan Mail Moderates in the House are blocking leadership’s drug pricing effort on the Build Back Better Act. John and David take a look why the moderates are opposed and what’s at stake. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ws3Tqy8oP-U Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN...... Ap...

Send us Fan Mail Testing was a big problem at the start of the pandemic. Did we fix it? As the world grapples with the Delta variant, John and David argue about whether or not testing has gotten more or less important.  Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fiCx-cMhL_c Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify...

Send us Fan Mail Why are hearing aids so expensive? David and John investigate the rising prices of hearing aids, while making the case for over the counter options. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mUR6XhfnHjI #healthcareindustry #healthcarepolicy #hearingloss #hearingaids #health #caretalk Support the show ⚙️CareTalk:  Healthcare. Unfiltered. is...

Send us Fan Mail Vesta Healthcare CEO, Randy Klein, joins the show to discuss the problems with elderly care in the U.S. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ENaweBrMVLM Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com #elderlycare #healthcare #health #healthcareindustry #healthcarebusiness Support the show ⚙️CareTalk:  Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting...

Send us Fan Mail This week, the CDC issued its back to school guidelines for students. In this episode, John and David put the guidelines under a microscope, while debating what makes back to school in 2021 different than 2020. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZxTYxTmHs8Y #healthcareindustry #healthcarepolicy #CDC #backtoscool #health #caretalk #c...

Send us Fan Mail CVS Aetna just announced virtual primary care. Could this be an indication that the future of healthcare is virtual? John and David don’t seem to agree…with each other. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e-eKYLl3B8k Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN...... Apple Podc...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of CareTalk, John and David discuss the 5 innovations in mental health that were born from the COVID-19 pandemic.  Note: We experienced technical difficulties in the recording of this episode. The audio quality in this episode is not up to our typical standard. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/usE4aFATzdI Subscribe...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Schmidt, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project, joins the show to discuss the complications of addressing US healthcare policy in a country divided. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rlj3kXI_Ra4 About Steve Schmidt:  As a counselor to world leaders, CEOs, celebrities, and political movements, Steve Schmidt — over the past two dec...

Send us Fan Mail 60% of Americans say that they have medical debt. In this episode, John and David take a look at the growing problem of medical debt in the U.S. and dig deep into what is being done to curb it. Visit us at www.caretalkpodcast.com Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7zTD-wAgD44 #healthcarepodcast #health #healthcarepolicy #healthcareindustry #caretalk #medicaldebt Suppo...