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CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.
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4.8 • 31 Ratings
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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
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How the SVB Failure Affects Healthcare
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has sent shockwaves through the tech industry. But how will it affect the healthcare industry? John and David have the answers.
TOPICS
(0:55) Why should we care about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse?
(7:53) The implications of the SVB collapse on healthcare
(8:23) Did SVB have ties with healthcare companies?
(12:00) Are healthcare institutions like hospitals and health plans in danger of suffering a similar fate?
ABOUT CARETALK
CareTalk 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.
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What Eli Lilly's Insulin Price Cut Really Means
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?
TOPICS
(0:34) Is the Eli Lilly’s Insulin price cut a big deal?
(2:07) What does the price cut mean for Americans who need Insulin?
(5:41) Why is Eli Lilly reducing the prices now?
(6:28) How have Insulin prices affected diabetics in the past?
(8:08) Why is Insulin so expensive in the United States?
(9:17) Who are the major players in the Insulin market?
(11:22) What will this cut mean for other drug pricing, drug companies and consumer costs?
(12:56) Does Lilly Stand to lose money from this decision?
ABOUT CARETALK
CareTalk 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.
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Will Uncle Sam Be the Only Customer in Healthcare?
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 half of all healthcare. The private sector is getting the message, with some big players –like Humana—ignoring private customers altogether.
Are we on a one way train to single payer? Will innovation suffer? And if government pays all the bills, should it own all the hospitals, physician practices and drug companies, too?
In this episode of CareTalk, John and David share how they feel about the government being the main customer for healthcare.
TOPICS:
(0:56) Humana’s big move pulling out of the employer market
(4:00) Break down of the role of the government in healthcare over the past few decades
(8:37) Do employer-led or private foundation led initiatives have an opportunity for meaningful influence on their own?
(12:45) What can we learn from healthcare markets overseas?
(15:40) What is the closet example to a true free-market-system?
(16:00) What will be the impact on promising, but sometimes expensive new technologies?
ABOUT CARETALK
CareTalk 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.
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Michelle Davey on Reinventing Care Delivery With Virtual Care
Michelle Davey, Co-Founder & CEO of Wheel Health, joins CareTalk to discuss how virtual care is revolutionizing care delivery.
ABOUT CARETALK
CareTalk 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.
ABOUT MICHELLE DAVEY
Growing up in a rural area with limited medical resources, Michelle became focused on improving patient access to care. Her career took on a journey through healthcare, tech, marketplaces and virtual care. After recognizing the need for a new workforce configuration in healthcare, she co-founded Wheel. Michelle is a thought-leader focused on the urgent need for reinventing healthcare delivery models, clinician empowerment, and the future of work in healthcare.
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Jean Drouin on Why Value-Based Care Will Succeed
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 hard to align, available data and analytics aren’t up to the task, it takes too long for providers to be rewarded, and payers and providers just don’t trust one another.
With all these challenges, can value based care succeed? Clarify Health CEO, Jean Drouin, joins CareTalk to explain why the answer is a resounding YES!
ABOUT CARETALK
CareTalk 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.
ABOUT JEAN DROUIN
Jean Drouin, MD, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Clarify Health, an enterprise analytics and value-based payments platform company. Jean has over 25 years of experience in healthcare management, technology, operations, finance, and cultural change.
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2023 State of Digital Healthcare
Digital health had plenty of ups and downs in 2022, with continued innovation and billions in new investment. With new advances in 2023, like ChatGPT and sensor technologies, it’s time to look ahead. And who better to do that with than Jess DaMassa from WTF Health?
ABOUT CARETALK
CareTalk 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.
ABOUT WTF HEALTH
WTF Health gives you a glimpse of the future of health by introducing you to the people who are going to change it. Jessica DaMassa, the emerging ‘It girl’ of health tech interviewing, chats it up with the ‘who’s who’ of the health innovation set.
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#digitalhealth #healthcarestartup #healthstartup #healthtech #health #healthcarebusiness
Customer Reviews
One of the Best!
Amazing show that really gets to heart of what is wrong with healthcare in the US and how to fix it!
Great healthcare industry podcast
I work in digital health and first heard of CareTalk Podcast when a former CEO who I worked for was featured as a guest on the show. I like listening to CareTalk Podcast to keep up with the industry and upcoming companies worth paying attention to. Occasionally I’ll learn a thing or two about the political side of the industry too, which is a plus.
The best healthcare podcast for keeping up with the industry
I listen to Caretalk to stay up to date with the complex world of healthcare policy and industry news. David and John are veterans of the industry who, week in and week out, help less savvy listeners like myself understand all angles of the biggest issues trending in healthcare.
Unlike similar podcasts, the hosts don’t let guests ramble on about their own companies. Instead, they push guests to tackle bigger issues and pull no punches with their questions.