Health Equity Now with John Gorman Gabriel Hitchcock

John first met Chris Palmieri while he was coming up through Visiting Nurse Service of New York, making waves through the launch of VNSNY Choice Health Plans. When Chris took over CCA as CEO in 2015, no one imagined just how quickly he would propel CCA to new heights of growth in specialty care for the chronically ill and vulnerable elders, nor massively expand their impact in Massachusetts. Last year alone, CCA grew its footprint to three new states and is on track to do $2.5B in revenue. Friends for over 17 years, John knows Chris is just getting started. Enjoy!

In the second part of our conversation with the incredible Dr. Lisa, John and Lisa discuss vaccine hesitancy within the Black community, Lisa's lived experience as a Black patient and Doc in health care, and the important role POC have to play as founders and innovators pushing our health care system forward. Enjoy!

Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick is a CDC-trained medical epidemiologist and board-certified infectious diseases physician. Dr. Lisa, as she is affectionately known by her patients, is the former medical director for Washington DC’s Medicaid program and the founder and CEO of Grapevine Health. Grapevine is a data-driven health media company that delivers trusted health information to people where they are. Dr. Lisa is a fixture of the DC metropolitan health care ecosystem and a nationally recognized advocate for underserved patients. In Part 1 of this two part interview, John and Dr. Lisa discuss the roll of empathy in health care, the expanding responsibility and importance of CHWs, and the founding of Grapevine Health. Learn more at https://grapevinehealth.com/

Sachin Jain, MD, MBA is President and CEO of SCAN Group and Health Plan, where he is charged with leading the organization’s growth, diversification, and emerging efforts to reduce healthcare disparities. SCAN’s revenues top $3.4B and the organization serves 220,000 patients. Under Dr. Jain’s leadership SCAN has maintained its 4.5 STAR rating for the 5th year in a row; offered new products (ISNP) and expanded operations into Arizona and Nevada; launched new subsidiaries focused on home-based primary care, homeless healthcare, and PACE. John and Sachin sit down to discuss SCAN's future, principled leadership in healthcare, and health equity.

The host John Gorman and producer Gabe Hitchcock created this show to draw attention to the people in healthcare that are leading by their example in enacting real change within the healthcare industry. Leaders that are striving to improve the lives of as many patients as possible, and who have successfully built a business case around that ethos. In John’s mind, you need look no farther than Dr. Chris Chen, CEO of ChenMed. At 30-40% annual growth, ChenMed is one of the fastest growing patient-centered care companies in the US.

In the world of managed care few have their finger on the pulse quite like Anthem's Chief Health Officer, Dr. Shantanu Agrawal. With over 40 million members and 80,000 employees, Anthem is one of the largest healthcare insurance providers in the world. Fortunately for all of us, Dr. Agrawal has a bold vision for advancing health equity for their members, employees, and communities. John sits down with Dr. Agrawal to discuss his SDOH strategy, thoughts on COVID-19 vaccine policy, and much much more. Enjoy!
Recorded Sept. 1, 2021