Tuning In to The C-Suite

In this latest episode of his “Conversations With Perry and Friends” podcast, Perry Cohen, Pharm. D., a member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, spoke with C. Daniels Mullins, Ph. D., a professor of practice, sciences, and health outcomes research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore and a pioneer in incorporating the patient point of view into...

In this episode of his “Conversations With Perry and Friends” podcast, Perry Cohen, Pharm. D., a member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, spoke with Rita Shane, vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Perry Cohen, Pharm. D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive (MHE) editorial advisory board, is host of the "Conversations with Perry and Friends" podcast. In this episode, Cohen speaks with Jon Bloom, M.D., co-founder and CEO of Podimetrics, about the evolving role of physicians in U.S. healthcare.

Perry Cohen, Pharm. D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the "Conversations with Perry and Friends" podcast. In this episode, Cohen speaks with Saar Mahna, J.D., MBA, CEO and founder of Banjo Health, an artificial intelligence company focused on prior authorization.

Perry Cohen, Pharm. D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. In this episode, his guest is Paul Fronstin, Ph. D., director of health benefits research at the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

Perry Cohen, Pharm. D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. His guest this episode is John Baackes, the former CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan.

Featured in this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast is Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research at EBRI, who shed light on the evolving landscape of health benefits with editors of Managed Healthcare Executive. Fronstin discussed the challenges employers face in designing health plans that steer employees toward high-value care. He also shared insights on high-deductible...

In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers. One of those surveys were on payer experiences and the o...

In our latest "Meet the Board" podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive Editors caught up with board member, Eric Hunter, CEO of Care Oregon, to discuss a number of topics, with one including the merger that never closed with SCAN Health Plan due to local opposition from Oregonians, emphasizing the need for partnerships to meet scaling and capital requirements.  On the other hand, Hunter also...

In the latest episode of the Meet the Board podcast series, Managing Editor, Peter Wehrwein, catches up with Chief Clinical Officer at Optum Rx and EAB member, David Calabrese, about his new role alongside his team's progress in improving quality, patient safety and health equity in healthcare. David highlights efforts to address pharmacy deserts and medication shortages; and the two discuss the c...

A limited pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform bill may be used as a "pay for" to offset the costs of extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities, shares Kelly, of Capitol Advocacy & Government Affairs.

In this month’s episode of Meet the Board, MHE’s Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein and spoke with a new member of our editorial advisory board, Marci J. Chodroff, MD, FACP, VP of Medical Affairs at Magellan Rx Management, a Prime Therapeutics company. The two discussed Chodroff's career transition from clinical practice to pharmacy benefits management, then crossed over to highlight challenges like M...

In this episode, MHE's Peter Wehrwein spoke with Patrick Cooney, president of The Federal Group, discussing Washington's focus on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). Cooney highlighted increased federal attention on PBMs, with legislative activity indicating bipartisan interest in reform. Despite recent setbacks in negotiations over PBM-related provisions, both Democrats and Republicans aim for tran...

As we bring back our "Meet the Board" Series podcast series, Managed Healthcare Executive welcomes our newest Editorial Advisory Board member Greg Baker, CEO of AffirmedRx. In this conversation, Baker and Peter Wehrwein, MHE managing editor, discussed insights from Baker's career journey. Drawing from his experiences at Walgreens and Premise Health, Baker highlighted the importance of patient-cent...

In this second part of a two-part podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive's Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein spoke with Ceci Connolly and Margaret "Meg" Murray about Medicare Advantage utilization and challenges, highlighting proposed CMS payment cuts and prior authorization issues. Murray emphasized MA's growth and benefits, while Connolly introduced MA for Tomorrow proposals. They also tackl...

In this first part of a two-part podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive' s Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein kicks off our new podcast series "DC Roundtable," with guests Margaret "Meg" Murray, CEO of the Association of Community Affiliated Plans, and member of MHE's Editorial Advisory Board, and CeCi Connolly, president and CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, for a discussion on he...

In this month’s episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite, Briana Contreras, an editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, got to chatting with Sanjula Jain, Ph. D., chief research officer at Trilliant Health.  In the conversation, Sanjula shared the concerning rise in cancer cases among those in their 30s and 40s, despite declining mortality rates. In this age range, neoplasm-related deaths are notably in...

In this month’s episode, Briana Contreras, an editor of MHE , chatted with Lynn Carroll, executive of HSBlox, about the difference between predictive and generative AI, yet how each works together in preventive healthcare. In the discussion, Carroll expressed the challenges and opportunities with generative AI in clinical documentation, pharmaceutical research, and medical device manufacturing. Al...

Briana Contreras, an editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, spoke with Fred Turner, CEO of Curative, in this month’s episode. The two talked about the challenges middle-class Americans face in dealing with medical debt, exploring the causes behind it and the impact on overall health. Fred also touched on potential solutions, both from the perspective of organizations like Curative and through col...

Briana Contreras, an editor with Managed Healthcare Executive , spoke with Harsha Rajasimha, MD, founder and executive chairman of IndoUSrare, in this month's episode of Tuning in to the C-Suite podcast. The conversation was about how the disparity in diversity and ethnicity in rare disease clinical trials in the U.S. has led to gaps in understanding diseases and conditions, jeopardizing universal...

Managing Editor of Managed Healthcare Executive , Peter Wehrwein, had a discussion with William Shrank, M.D., a venture partner with Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California, about how artificial intelligence's role is improving healthcare, where we are today with value-based care and the ongoing efforts of reducing waste in the healthcare space for this episode of the...

Managed Healthcare Executive's Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein, and Editor Briana Contreras, had a discussion in July with Mostafa Kamal, president and CEO of Prime Therapeutics, an organization in which Kamal acquired this position in July 2023. Kamal addressed his newer role, plans for Prime, the company’s more recent acquisitions and previous partnerships and some of his thoughts on the multimil...

In this month’s episode, Briana Contreras, an editor of Managed Healthcare Executive , had the pleasure of catching up with MHE Editorial Advisory Board Member, Ateev Mehrotra, who is a professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical School and an Associate Professor of Medicine and Hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. What’s been on Ateev’s mind or has been a focus, lately, are...

Welcome back to another episode of "Tuning In to the C-Suite," where Briana Contreras, an editor of Managed Healthcare Executive , had the pleasure of chatting with Cindy Gaines, chief clinical transformation officer at Lumeon. In the conversation the two mainly addressed how automation is filling in the gaps electronic health records are not able to meet and how these gaps are affecting staff, in...

Briana Contreras, an editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, spoke with Brian Adams, President and CEO of Tabula Rasa HealthCare, in this month's episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast. In the episode, Brian and Briana got to chatting about value-based care and why the transition to this type of model has been slower than expected for some practices to adopt. Most of the discussion focused on...