iFHP Executive Podcast Series Christopher Watney

Chris Watney talks to Nick Astwick, CEO of Southern Cross Health Society about contemporising New Zealand's largest health fund, the opportunity for health insurers to be much more relevant in assuring their members' health, the importance of achieving better value care and how his experience of launching Kiwibank shaped his leadership style.

In the second episode in iFHP's new Changemakers podcast series, Chris Watney, CEO at iFHP speaks with Dr Wizdom Powell, Chief Social impact & Diversity Officer at Headspace, about enabling people to face the growing mental health crisis with confidence and resilience, why mental health is still a difficult subject in today's society, tackling disparities in health outcomes and helping people live better lives through mindfulness, coaching and digital therapy.

In the first episode in iFHP's new Changemakers podcast series, Barbara Vanneuville, partnerships manager at iFHP speaks with Anna Birney of the School of System Change about reimagining health systems to centre on resilience instead of disease, the importance of system thinking, and the opportunity to create change in healthcare that benefits everyone, but most importantly the individual.

At iFHP's Biennial conference in Vancouver, Chris Watney spent some time with Chair and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, Greg Adams. In this podcast, we discover the journey Greg took to the top of one of America's largest and most influential integrated managed care businesses, the future he sees for the business and healthcare in general, his views on leadership, and how the industry needs to redefine how care is delivered to ensure access, quality, and affordability for all.

In this episode of the iFHP Executive Podcast series we speak with Matt Eyles, President and CEO of AHIP about the key challenges and opportunities faced by US health funds as they exit the pandemic and face a new and uncertain future for health in America.

Chris Watney talks to AXA's head of health insurance in Germany, Dr Thilo Schumacher, about sustainability in the insurance model, what good innovation looks like, AXA's recent announcement with Microsoft and why parents spent more on dental care for their children during lockdown.