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Podnosis
Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or…
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Recapping the headwinds and tailwinds from Q3
For-profit payers and providers have wrapped up yet another round of earnings calls. Insurance executives cited positive signs in the Medicaid space and plenty…
PodnosisHow to Evaluate Clinical AI Beyond the Demo (Sponsored)
Clinical AI must prove its value beyond a controlled demo. In this sponsored episode of Podnosis, host Irena Luo speaks with Chad Dodd, vice president of…
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Wearables, AI and women's heart health
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women. Conditions like heart disease and stroke kill more women each year than breast cancer, lung…
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Connecting the dots to improve pediatric developmental care
Pediatric developmental care is notoriously difficult to navigate. Providers often find it challenging to accept insurance, and provider shortages mean long…
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The hidden and not-so-hidden costs of the patient trust gap
Breakdowns in patient navigation can have consequences beyond patient frustration, contributing to missed appointments, avoidable emergency department visits…
PodnosisRedesigning prior authorization around the patient (Sponsored)
Prior authorization touches nearly every part of healthcare, yet patients, providers, health plans and pharmacy benefit managers experience its friction…
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Integrating care for people with serious mental illness
Serious mental illness (SMI) is challenging to address. Individuals with SMI die significantly earlier and are nearly twice as likely to have co-occurring…
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The future of independent contracting in healthcare
A growing number of clinicians are looking to work in healthcare as independent contractors, giving them more flexibility over when and how they work. While…
PodnosisThe strategic shift reshaping payment integrity (Sponsored)
As health plans confront rising medical and administrative costs, payment integrity is evolving from a collection of discrete interventions into an…
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How Providence is tackling its climate footprint
For years, health systems have been working to address their environmental impact. These efforts are largely voluntary and require systemwide buy-in to be…
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Breast cancer and Black women: Investigating the disparities
Racial disparities in breast cancer have persisted for years. Though Black women have a slightly lower incidence of breast cancer, they face a mortality rate…
PodnosisHealthcare's alignment gap isn't what you think (Sponsored)
Payers and providers agree on many of healthcare's most pressing challenges. Yet despite broad consensus around rising costs, workforce shortages and…
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How connected data can help patients navigate healthcare
There are a lot of disparate systems in healthcare that don’t always talk to each other. That can make navigating specialties like behavioral health…
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How video games are changing medical education
Video games are a massive industry, and they’re successful because they have mastered the art of player engagement. What if you could apply those same…
PodnosisThe stories behind the 2026 Fierce 50
The 2026 Fierce 50 brings together scientists, physicians, public health leaders, patient advocates and organizations working in very different ways to move…
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Primary care’s AI opportunity depends on new payment models
The U.S. is facing a rapidly aging population alongside a dearth of primary care physicians, who play a crucial role in catching health issues early and…
PodnosisWhy early CAR-T conversations matter in multiple myeloma (Sponsored)
This podcast episode is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson and Legend Biotech. Dr. Paresh Patel and multiple myeloma patient Julia P. have been compensated by…
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Bringing preventive care into the home
Consumer wearables are popular for a reason. People like to have their health data on demand. These insights can encourage healthy habits and may flag early…
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The biggest payer and provider trends from Q2
Elevated medical costs and policy turmoil continued to affect the financial performance of payers and providers in the second quarter. Providers are still…
PodnosisClosing the gaps in MS care during pregnancy
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease that requires proactive early intervention and treatment to achieve the best long-term outcomes. But…
PodnosisA look at CVS’ march toward a simpler patient experience
It’s no secret that healthcare is complicated. Patients face escalating costs and significant complexity as they try to navigate their own health…
PodnosisHaloMD's Patrick Velliky explains why No Surprises Act IDR enforcement matters (Sponsored)
In this sponsored episode of Podnosis, host Irena Luo speaks with Patrick Velliky, chief external affairs officer at HaloMD, about the No Surprises Act and the…
PodnosisA more connected approach to prenatal care
Despite the importance of prenatal care, recent CDC data show that access is declining. Fewer women are beginning prenatal care in the first trimester, while…
PodnosisWhy clinician-led IT is the future of care (Sponsored)
As healthcare organizations look to ease clinician burden and improve care delivery, health IT is becoming a strategic lever, not just an operational tool. In…
PodnosisOpenAI’s health AI chief: ‘Bet on the models getting better’
For millions of people, AI chatbots have become a new front door to health information. More than 230 million people use ChatGPT each week for health and…
PodnosisPrimary care’s AI moment
Artificial intelligence is here to stay, and physicians should be learning how to use it thoughtfully. That’s the argument Shawn Martin, CEO of the…
PodnosisACCESS Model: behavioral health edition
A new value-based care program for chronic condition management begins July 5. The Advancing Chronic Care with Effective Scalable Solutions Model, or ACCESS…
PodnosisBadges, bots and blind spots
Cybersecurity has long been a priority for hospitals, but the risks are shifting as AI, biometrics and digital identity tools become more deeply embedded in…
PodnosisWhy one life insurer is going big on health incentives
Life insurance may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about healthcare. But some life insurers are increasingly interested in…
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UnitedHealthcare exec talks AI, affordability and member engagement
As healthcare costs rise and access challenges persist, health plans face growing pressure to engage members more effectively. Employers and plan sponsors…
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The watchdog overseeing the integrity of HHS programs
What does the Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Inspector General do? Today, Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya sits down with…
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An insider’s look at LillyDirect
It’s been more than two years since Eli Lilly announced LillyDirect, a platform that combines telehealth and pharmacy services to provide access to…
PodnosisAI in health care: From hype to enterprise value (Sponsored)
Is AI in health care overhyped — or underutilized? In this sponsored episode of Podnosis, host Irena speaks with Sanjay Subramanian, SVP & Head of…
PodnosisThe broken pipeline of mental healthcare for LGBTQ teenagers
As almost 1 in 4 American teens identify as LGBTQ, affirming therapy can be life-saving. Yet availability is shrinking. Access to mental healthcare for LGBTQ…
PodnosisACA exchanges take spotlight in Q1
Payers and providers felt the upheaval and instability on the Affordable Care Act exchanges in the first quarter of this year. Marketplace plans saw…
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Inside the gaps in fertility and surrogacy systems
Fertility services—and conversations about them—are expanding across the U.S. But the sector remains underregulated, expensive and, in some cases…
PodnosisHow MRD Testing Is Reshaping Breast Cancer Risk Assessment (Sponsored)
In this sponsored episode of Podnosis, experts examine how molecular residual disease testing is transforming how clinicians assess recurrence risk in…
PodnosisThe push to expand access to emergency contraception
Condoms can be purchased almost anywhere, from big retailers to small convenience stores. The same can’t be said for female birth control. One company is…
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Why UnitedHealth Group is betting big on doulas
Maternal and infant health remains a significant challenge across the country. To support better outcomes for both pregnant women and their babies, industry…
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One man’s journey from gambling addiction to recovery and advocacy
Mike Sciandra grew up around gamblers. It wasn’t long before he became one. He gambled for more than 20 years, declaring bankruptcy twice. He knew he had…
PodnosisHow CVS Caremark is using innovative technology to simplify the prior authorization process (Sponsored)
Prior authorization is often cited as a major pain point in healthcare—but it doesn’t have to be. In this conversation, Dr. Michelle Gourdine…
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Shadow AI: Dos and don’ts for healthcare orgs
How many doctors are using AI tools in a healthcare setting? It’s a question everyone wants answered, and one that’s impossible to pin down…
PodnosisClinicians are burnt out. Peer support can help
The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted burnout in healthcare. While not new, the challenge was compounded by the toll of caring for patients on the frontlines…
PodnosisThe evolving state of exome and genome sequencing
Rare diseases, defined in the U.S. as conditions affecting fewer than 200,000 people, can take years, if not decades, to diagnose. About 10,000 rare diseases…
PodnosisHow CVS Caremark is shaping the future of pharmacy benefits (Sponsored)
In this sponsored episode of Podnosis, CVS Caremark Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Client Success Officer James Margiotta joins host Chris Hayden for…
PodnosisInside the economics of emergency medicine
Emergency departments are required by law to treat anyone who comes through the door. But the financial model behind that guarantee is under strain. In this…
PodnosisThe Fierce Healthcare team on the Fierce 15 of 2026
Fierce Healthcare's Fierce 15 is one of our favorite projects each year. Now in its eighth year, the list highlights companies bringing new ideas and…
PodnosisHealthcare’s mixed Q4, plus insights from the Lake Nona Impact Forum
Healthcare earnings season is offering a mixed picture of the industry. In the latest episode of "Podnosis," Fierce Healthcare's Dave Muoio and Paige Minemyer…
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Inside Advocate Health’s ‘hospital room of the future’
In five to 10 years, a hospital room could look very different. Advocate Health is beginning to build that room of the future today. The concept integrates…
PodnosisThe building blocks behind measurement-based behavioral healthcare
Measurement-based care is increasingly referenced in conversations across the behavioral health industry. Providers recognize the value of patient-reported…
PodnosisBringing down costs in dermatology
Dermatology may not be a specialty traditionally associated with high costs, but that is changing, in part because of the rise of new biologic drugs. Specialty…
PodnosisWhy trust and community matter for dual-eligible care (Sponsored)
Dual-eligible members are often described as the most complex population in health care, and many health plans continue to struggle with how best to support…
PodnosisA closer look at Elevance Health’s AI strategy
The buzz around artificial intelligence in healthcare hasn’t waned, and for major companies to keep up, they must invest in key applications. For the…
PodnosisHow doctors are rethinking care as colorectal cancer shifts younger
Colorectal cancer rates are rising rapidly among young people worldwide. Experts expect it to become the leading cause of cancer death among people ages 20 to…
PodnosisHave providers missed the mark on basic automation?
With all the talk about generative AI over the past few years, the conversation in healthcare has largely shifted away from less flashy use cases, such as…
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The TEAM model arrives, ready or not
On January 1, CMS launched its latest alternative payment model: TEAM, the Transforming Episode Accountability Model. The mandatory program requires hundreds…
PodnosisCutting employer costs by steering patients to top docs
Employers are in a tough spot. Healthcare costs are rising, while insurance plan options may seem overwhelming or inadequate. The need for real value has never…
PodnosisA Fierce federal health policy checkup
Since the Trump administration took office in January, healthcare policy has been moving quickly, with changes touching Medicaid funding, ACA subsidies…
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Inside Fierce Healthcare's Women of Influence special report
Each year, Fierce Healthcare’s Women of Influence special report asks a simple question: Who is actually reshaping healthcare from the inside? This year…
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The latest on prescription digital therapeutics
It’s been a buzzy few years for prescription digital therapeutics, marked by bankruptcies, reimbursement policy changes and AI advancements. At their…