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CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. Visit us at www.CareTalkPodcast.com
Episodes
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Accelerating Access to Specialty Medications w/ RxLightning CEO, Julia Regan | HealthBiz Brief
Send us Fan Mail RXLightning's CEO and Founder, Julia Regan joins David Williams to discuss how her company is transforming the specialty prescription…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.2024 Healthcare Policy Changes
Send us Fan Mail 2024 has arrived, and with it a slew of new state laws and federal regulations that will affect health care in ways large and small. From…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Differentiating From The Epic Standard w/ Amenities Health CEO, Aasim Saeed | HealthBiz Brief
Send us Fan Mail Amenities Health's CEO, Dr. Aasim Saeed joins David Williams to discuss the challenges of differentiation in healthcare and technology…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.2024 Healthcare Predictions
Send us Fan Mail Thanks to all our listeners for making 2023 CareTalk’s best year yet. With 650,000 streams across 55 new episodes, it’s been a year to…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Clincierge's Keys to Clinical Trial Success w/ CEO, Scott Gray | HealthBiz Brief
Send us Fan Mail Clincierge’s CEO, Scott Gray joins David Williams to discuss the challenges of clinical trial retention and Clincierge's innovative approach…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Will The Defense Production Act Solve Drug Shortages?
Send us Fan Mail President Biden recently invoked the Defense Production Act to support investment in domestic drug manufacturing. It’s part of Bidenomics and…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.From Farm Bill to FDA: The Legal Landscape of CBD with Michael C. Barnes | Executive Feature
Send us Fan Mail CBD-based products are everywhere, and many customers swear by them. But the market is largely unregulated, leaving consumers in the dark…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Sworkit Health’s Transition From DTC to B2B w/ CEO, Ryan Hanna | HealthBiz Brief
Send us Fan Mail Sworkit Health's CEO, Ryan Hanna joins David Williams to discuss his company's transition from DTC to B2B. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.The Pros & Cons of Long Term Care Insurance
Send us Fan Mail Nursing home stays can easily run over $100,000 per year. That cost is a big source of fear for older Americans, 70% of whom will need some…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Is Medicare Advantage Fit For Cancer Patients?
Send us Fan Mail Choosing between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage is hard, but the stakes are even higher for cancer patients. Does the flexibility…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.How Gratitude Can Impact Your Health
Send us Fan Mail Thanksgiving is upon us. It’s an absolutely wonderful holiday –unless you’re a turkey. It can be a busy day in the ER, too with…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Why Medical Debt is Vanishing From Credit Reports
Send us Fan Mail The Biden Administration is working to drop medical debt from credit reports. Doctors and hospitals will still be able to sue you, but might…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Changes in Obamacare Open Enrollment
Send us Fan Mail Obamacare has been remarkably durable. Despite the old “repeal and replace “ rhetoric, it turns out Americans like having affordable health…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Innovations in Public Health with Dr. Megan Ranney
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Megan Ranney joins CareTalk to discuss innovative public health approaches to prevent violence and related behavioral health problems…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Transforming Veteran Healthcare with David Shulkin, MD
Send us Fan Mail Dr. David Shulkin was appointed by President Obama, then promoted to the Cabinet to head the Department of Veterans Affairs and eventually…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Unlocking the Front Door to Digital Mental Health with Brad Kittredge & Doug Nemecek, MD
Send us Fan Mail More than one in five adults have a diagnosed behavioral health condition. Yet only about half are in active treatment --and it takes an…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Closing Healthcare Gaps with Technology w/ David Feinberg, MD
Send us Fan Mail Dr. David Feinberg was CEO of Geisinger and UCLA Health, then led Google Health before becoming CEO of Cerner. For the past year he’s been…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.How to Live a Long and Healthy Life with Dan Buettner
Send us Fan Mail Dan Buettner has unlocked profound secrets of longevity and happiness. He journeyed to the unique places around the world, dubbed the Blue…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Executive Feature: Building a Better Mental Health System with Christina Mainelli of Quartet Health
Send us Fan Mail The behavioral health crisis is in full swing. It’s well known that there’s a shortage of providers. But that’s just the first step. We also…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.What Dana-Farber's Shakeup Means for Cancer Care
Send us Fan Mail The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute rocked the cancer world this month by dropping its long standing partner, Brigham and Women’s in favor of…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Executive Feature: AI and the New Era of Medical Diagnosis with Seth Rainford of Digital Diagnostics
Send us Fan Mail Affordability, access, and quality are often referred to as the Iron Triangle of healthcare. There are tradeoffs among them and you can…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Can OTC Narcan Help Fight the Opioid Crisis?
Send us Fan Mail Opioid overdoses killed more than 100,000 people in the US last year, more than traffic accidents and suicides combined. Fentanyl is a major…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.How to Treat Health Misinformation with Dr. Geeta Nayyar
Send us Fan Mail Misinformation has always plagued healthcare, but it’s gotten worse recently. Dr. Geeta Nayyar (author, Dead Wrong: Diagnosing and Treating…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.How Prior Authorization Impacts Healthcare
Send us Fan Mail Prior authorization. It’s a dreaded phrase for patients and providers alike. Now some health plans like Cigna say they’re cutting back on the…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.2023 Digital Health Trends & Challenges with Jess DaMassa
Send us Fan Mail After incredible growth during the pandemic, digital health is adjusting to its own kind of new normal. Interest remains strong, deals are…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.How Randomness Impacts Healthcare with Anupam B. Jena
Send us Fan Mail Anupam B. Jena (Host of Freakonomics MD) joins CareTalk to talk about the hidden side of medicine and how unexpected—but predictable—events…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Raising Awareness of Sarcoma Cancer with James C. Wittig, MD
Send us Fan Mail Sarcomas are cancers of the connective tissues, with more than 15,000 new cases and 7000 deaths in the US every year. Sarcomas are often…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Putting Patients Over Profits with Stacey Richter (Host, Relentless Health Value)
Send us Fan Mail Stacey Richter (Host, Relentless Health Value podcast) joins CareTalk to discuss how the healthcare industry can put patients over profits by…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Mid-Year Grades for Our 2023 Healthcare Predictions
Send us Fan Mail We made some bold and not so bold predictions about healthcare at the start of the year. Now that we're halfway through 2023, it’s a good time…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.The Arrival of OTC Birth Control
Send us Fan Mail Access to the birth control pill is becoming easier, now that FDA has approved an over the counter version of a product that’s been available…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.FDA Approves Leqembi: What You Should Know
Send us Fan Mail FDA just approved Leqembi, a drug to slow the cognitive decline of Alzheimer’s patients, and Medicare has agreed to pay for it. Is it time for…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.What's Google Doing in Healthcare?
Send us Fan Mail Google has been making a lot of noise in the healthcare space lately. In this episode of CareTalk, John and David take a look at all of…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Will Healthcare's Staffing Shortage Ever End?
Send us Fan Mail Will the healthcare staffing crisis ever end? We were talking about shortages five years ago and then things really went crazy during the…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Why Millions Are Losing Medicaid
Send us Fan Mail More than a million people –including hundreds of thousands of children-- lost Medicaid coverage in the last few weeks as the pandemic-era…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Why Are Doctors Unionizing?
Send us Fan Mail Medical residents and fellows at Mass General Brigham just voted overwhelmingly to form a union. Apparently these new physicians aren’t going…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Can Independent Physician Practices Survive?
Send us Fan Mail Independent physician practices are facing an uphill battle in an era where hospitals are growing increasingly larger. With their vast…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.What is the Healthcare Impact of the Debt Limit Deal?
Send us Fan Mail Congress’s failure to raise the debt limit has brought the US perilously close to default. Republicans have insisted on major cuts to federal…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Should Hospitals Have Their Own Police Forces?
Send us Fan Mail Violent attacks against healthcare workers are rising, leading some hospitals to launch their own police forces. Enhanced security and faster…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.What's Behind the Adderall Shortage?
Send us Fan Mail The Adderall shortage is causing hardships for patients and families relying on the medication to manage ADHD. The surge in ADHD diagnoses and…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.The Epidemic of Loneliness
Send us Fan Mail Surgeon General Vivek Murphy recently issued an advisory calling it an epidemic. Things were bad enough before the pandemic but they got…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Cybersecurity Concerns in Healthcare
Send us Fan Mail As healthcare increasingly relies on technology, it has become even more susceptible to cyber threats, making cybersecurity a major area of…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Dr. Eric Bricker on Healthcare Finance
Send us Fan Mail It finally happened! CareTalk and Dr. Eric Bricker (AHealthcareZ), two titans of healthcare YouTube, join forces to take on some of the…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.The Challenges of Rural Health
Send us Fan Mail Rural communities have fewer doctors, nurses and medical facilities per person than the country as a whole. Some rural hospitals have closed…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Has Surprise Billing Met Its Match?
Send us Fan Mail Zack Cooper joins CareTalk to discuss why surprise medical bills might soon become a thing of the past. TOPICS (1:22) Zack’s deep dive into…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Zeke Emanuel on AI in Healthcare
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Zeke Emanuel joins the show to share his thoughts on the artificial intelligence craze and how it could impact healthcare. TOPICS (1:04)…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Brooke Ellison on Defying Disability
Send us Fan Mail Brooke Ellison's incredible life journey is an inspiration to us all. At just 11 years old, she faced the unimaginable - being struck by a car…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Why Rare Disease Research is So Important
Send us Fan Mail Rare diseases, despite their name, are more prevalent than one might expect, impacting up to 10% of the population, particularly children. But…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.How the SVB Failure Affects Healthcare
Send us Fan Mail The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has sent shockwaves through the tech industry. But how will it affect the healthcare industry? John…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.What Eli Lilly's Insulin Price Cut Really Means
Send us Fan Mail Eli Lilly is slashing insulin prices by 70%. Have we entered a new era of drug affordability or is this announcement just a lot of hot air?…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Will Uncle Sam Be the Only Customer in Healthcare?
Send us Fan Mail The US is often called a free market health care system. But Medicare and Medicaid are the biggest insurers, and the government pays for about…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Michelle Davey on Reinventing Care Delivery With Virtual Care
Send us Fan Mail Michelle Davey, Co-Founder & CEO of Wheel Health, joins CareTalk to discuss how virtual care is revolutionizing care delivery. ABOUT CARETALK…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Jean Drouin on Why Value-Based Care Will Succeed
Send us Fan Mail Value based care is a great idea, at least in theory. It’s cheaper and better than fee for service. But uptake is slow because incentives are…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.2023 State of Digital Healthcare
Send us Fan Mail Digital health had plenty of ups and downs in 2022, with continued innovation and billions in new investment. With new advances in 2023, like…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Why Urgent Care is Growing So Fast
Send us Fan Mail Urgent care centers are popping up everywhere! Patient volumes ballooned 60% since before the pandemic, and investors keep eating it up. In…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.How the Debt Ceiling Can Affect Healthcare
Send us Fan Mail With the federal debt limit reached, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has begun using “extraordinary measures” to pay the government’s bills…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.The Unwinding of Medicaid
Send us Fan Mail Congress has recently passed a spending bill that will "unwind" a requirement for states to maintain continuous enrollment in Medicaid in…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Is The US Healthcare System Collapsing?
Send us Fan Mail Time magazine recently published an article that claims the us healthcare system is about to collapse. Is this just another sensational…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Do We Really Need AI in Healthcare?
Send us Fan Mail Artificial intelligence (AI) has been all the rage lately, thanks to ChatGPT. In this episode of the CareTalk Podcast, John and David assess…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.2023 Healthcare Predictions
Send us Fan Mail John and David continue our end-of-year tradition by sharing their hot takes and predictions for healthcare in 2023. Will staffing shortages…
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.Dr. Otis Brawley on Cancer Screening and Health Disparities
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Otis Brawley joins the show to discuss reducing cancer overscreening and health disparities. ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast…