Working Healthcare

Meredith Hirsh

The truth reshaping America’s $5 trillion healthcare system. This show provides a front-row seat to the policies, powerhouses and forces. Candid conversations no one else is telling with the most fascinating healthcare leaders, every week hosted by trailblazer Meredith Hirsh. You can’t fix what you don’t understand. Watch full video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@WorkingHealthcare Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/workinghealthcarepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workinghealthcare TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@workinghealthcarepod Meredith LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithfhirsh/ Contact Email: workinghealthcarepodcast@gmail.com

  1. Ep. 104 - Reclaiming Joy When Medicine Loses Its Meaning with Dr. Alen Voskanian

    5d ago

    Ep. 104 - Reclaiming Joy When Medicine Loses Its Meaning with Dr. Alen Voskanian

    What happens when the thing that broke you isn't the hard work but everything around it? On Working Healthcare, host Meredith Hirsh sits down with Dr. Alen Voskanian, physician, author and palliative care specialist, to explore what's really driving burnout in American medicine. Alen arrived in the U.S. at 19 as a refugee with no doctors in his family and no roadmap, just determination. He became a physician, found his calling in underserved communities and then nearly lost his joy to the relentless administrative friction he calls "pebbles in the shoe." His book, Reclaiming the Joy of Medicine, is a challenge to every clinician and healthcare leader: stop waiting for a once-in-a-century crisis to force change. The conversation is sharp, honest and deeply human, a reminder that care is literally in the word "healthcare." It just needs to be put back. Grab a listen and ask yourself: what pebbles are you carrying? Contact Alen: Instagram @alenvmd LinkedIn: /alenvoskanianmd Purchase Reclaiming the Joy of Medicine on Amazon Contact Meredith: Website: meredithhirsh.com Instagram: @workinghealthcare Facebook: WorkingHealthcare LinkedIn: @meredithfhirsh YouTube: @WorkingHealthcare

    46 min
  2. Ep. 103 - Follow the Money: Inside America's Drug Pricing Black Box (ft. Tesh Khullar)

    May 19

    Ep. 103 - Follow the Money: Inside America's Drug Pricing Black Box (ft. Tesh Khullar)

    If we are insured and spending nearly half a trillion dollars a year on prescription drugs, why are patients still standing at the pharmacy counter being told no? This episode of Working Healthcare follows that money. Host Meredith Hirsh sits down with Tesh Khullar, founder and CEO of Prism TPO and co-founder of HouseRx who has spent his career inside drug distribution, oncology data and specialty pharmacy. He explains how PBMs, vertically integrated insurers, 340B arbitrage and opaque rebates pull value out of the system before it ever reaches patients or independent practices. If you want to understand why the system works the way it does and who really absorbs the cost, this is the conversation to start with. Tune in. Contact Tesh: Website: prismtpo.com LinkedIn:  /tesh-k-269669  Contact Meredith: Website: meredithhirsh.com Instagram: @workinghealthcare Facebook: WorkingHealthcare LinkedIn: @meredithfhirsh YouTube: @WorkingHealthcare

    53 min
  3. Ep. 102 - Burnout, ‘Good Girls,’ and a System Never Built for Women with Sadie Wackett

    May 12

    Ep. 102 - Burnout, ‘Good Girls,’ and a System Never Built for Women with Sadie Wackett

    What if the real problem isn’t that women “can’t handle it,” but that the system never considered them in the first place? On this episode of Working Healthcare, host Meredith Hirsh sits down with leadership coach and former chief people officer Sadie Wackett. She spent decades as the only woman at the table in male-dominated industries. Drawing from her experience navigating IVF, international relocation and executive life in Palm Beach, Sadie explains how “good girl” conditioning, perfectionism and people-pleasing quietly burn women out, even as the workplace rewards them for shrinking into the role.  That pattern is costly. Together, Meredith and Sadie examine why so many high-achieving women feel numb, exhausted or as if they’re living someone else’s life. They also discuss what it takes to rewrite that script without blowing up a career. If nearly half of women report burnout, we need to stop treating it as a self-care problem and start recognizing it as a workforce and mental health crisis hiding in plain sight. Trying harder is not the answer. Press play to hear what can actually help high-achieving women in healthcare lead, thrive and stay in the work they care about. Contact Sadie: Website: sadiewackett.com Facebook: @Sadie Wackett Instagram: @sadiewackett LinkedIn: /sadie-wackett Contact Meredith: Website: meredithhirsh.com Instagram: @workinghealthcare Facebook: WorkingHealthcare LinkedIn: @meredithfhirsh YouTube: @WorkingHealthcare

    54 min
  4. Ep. 101 - Virtual Physical Therapy Was Written Off as Impossible. Ashok Gupta Proves It’s Not.

    May 5

    Ep. 101 - Virtual Physical Therapy Was Written Off as Impossible. Ashok Gupta Proves It’s Not.

    What happens when two physical therapists sitting on their couch realize the entire delivery model for their profession is broken? On Working Healthcare, host Meredith Hirsh talks with Ashok Gupta, Doctor of Physical Therapy and founder of TheraNow, about building a virtual physical therapy platform that now serves major hospital systems across the country. Ashok traces the journey from a website launch that drew zero visitors to a pivotal moment treating a hospital CEO recovering from hip replacement surgery — and how that single patient relationship changed everything. They dig into the economics of PT reimbursement, the PTA staffing debate, rural access failures and what a CMS innovation initiative is finally doing to kill the clipboard. The real question Ashok raises isn't whether telehealth works — it's why a system with the tools to change keeps choosing not to. Contact Ashok Gupta: Website: theranow.com Facebook: @theranow Instagram: @theranow101 X: @realtheranow YouTube: @theranow-therapistondemand4024 LinkedIn: /dr-ashok-gupta-dpt Contact Meredith: Website: meredithhirsh.com Instagram: @workinghealthcare Facebook: WorkingHealthcare LinkedIn: @meredithfhirsh YouTube: @WorkingHealthcare

    50 min
  5. Ep. 100 - Private Equity vs. Independent Medicine: When Wall Street Enters the Exam Room (ft. Anna Sobkiv)

    Apr 28

    Ep. 100 - Private Equity vs. Independent Medicine: When Wall Street Enters the Exam Room (ft. Anna Sobkiv)

    Is private equity helping physician practices survive or quietly redefining the future of independent medicine? Host Meredith Hirsh sits down in her Delray Beach podcast studio with Anna Sobkiv, Executive Director, Healthcare Services, J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking, to examine one of the biggest forces reshaping healthcare today. Anna draws on her experience advising physicians and healthcare businesses on growth, acquisition and succession planning to explain why private equity keeps accelerating and why certain specialties attract so much investor interest. She also breaks down what these deals can mean for physician ownership, practice autonomy and the long-term sustainability of independent medicine. She reflects on building a career in healthcare finance and advising clients at the highest levels of banking in a field where women remain underrepresented. Listen now for a sharp conversation about private equity, physician practice ownership and the future of healthcare. Contact Anna Sobkiv at: Email: anna.sobkiv@jpmorgan.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-sobkiv-mba-3697952a Contact Meredith: Website: meredithhirsh.com Instagram: @workinghealthcare Facebook: WorkingHealthcare LinkedIn: @meredithfhirsh YouTube: @WorkingHealthcare

    56 min
  6. Ep. 99 - CEO Shift: How Leadership Changes as Healthcare Companies Grow (ft. Joe Luminiello)

    Apr 21

    Ep. 99 - CEO Shift: How Leadership Changes as Healthcare Companies Grow (ft. Joe Luminiello)

    What separates an entrepreneur from a CEO, and why does that distinction matter in healthcare today? Host Meredith Hirsh talks with RCG Intel co-founder and CEO Joe Luminiello about how leadership must evolve as healthcare companies grow and scale. With more than four decades of biopharma experience, Joe explores the tension between vision and execution, the difference between authority and power, and the risks of misaligned leadership in scaling organizations. The conversation reveals how strategy, culture and decision-making influence outcomes across the healthcare system at a time of relentless change. Listen now for Joe’s sharp perspective on leadership, longevity and scaling success in healthcare. Contact Joe Luminiello at: Website: https://rcgintel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeluminiello/ Contact Meredith: Website: meredithhirsh.com Instagram: @workinghealthcare Facebook: WorkingHealthcare LinkedIn: @meredithfhirsh YouTube: @WorkingHealthcare

    55 min
  7. Ep. 98 - Ukraine to U.S. Medicine: Dr. Maryna Yudina on Prevention vs Profit in Healthcare

    Apr 14

    Ep. 98 - Ukraine to U.S. Medicine: Dr. Maryna Yudina on Prevention vs Profit in Healthcare

    Question why prevention keeps losing to profit in American healthcare. In this episode of Working Healthcare, host Meredith Hirsh sits down with Dr. Maryna Yudina to explore how her journey from Ukraine to the United States shaped the way she sees cost, incentives and value in medicine. Now working in preventive brain health and neurofeedback, Maryna shares where the U.S. gets it right, where it fails patients and why the system so often waits for crisis before it acts. Hear her perspective on delayed intervention, rising costs and the business forces shaping care. Tune in to learn what American healthcare truly rewards and what must happen if prevention is ever going to win. Contact Dr. Maryna Yudina at:  Website: qss.rocks  Email: success@qss.rocks  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-maryna-yudina-bb843643/ Contact Meredith: Website: meredithhirsh.com Instagram: @workinghealthcare Facebook: WorkingHealthcare LinkedIn: @meredithfhirsh YouTube: @WorkingHealthcare

    53 min
  8. Ep. 97 - When Patients Disappear, Healthcare Fails (ft. Paul Harris)

    Apr 7

    Ep. 97 - When Patients Disappear, Healthcare Fails (ft. Paul Harris)

    Step into one of healthcare’s most expensive blind spots: the patients who quietly fall out of care while busy practices struggle to keep up. On this episode of Working Healthcare, Meredith Hirsh talks with Paul Harris about what happens when missed follow-up, broken workflows and weak reactivation systems go unchecked. What looks like a scheduling problem is often something far more serious — delayed treatment, worsening outcomes and patients slipping through the cracks in plain sight. With a journalist’s instinct and an operator’s perspective, Paul examines the hidden failures driving care gaps across the healthcare system. The conversation digs into accountability, automation, staffing strain and the growing influence of private equity, all while practices face increasing pressure to protect revenue and still deliver truly patient-centered care. If healthcare is built to keep people healthy, why are so many patients still being lost by the very systems meant to support them? Listen now, challenge the status quo and rethink what real follow-up should look like. Contact Meredith: Website: meredithhirsh.com Instagram: @workinghealthcare Facebook: WorkingHealthcare LinkedIn: @meredithfhirsh YouTube: @WorkingHealthcare

    49 min
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The truth reshaping America’s $5 trillion healthcare system. This show provides a front-row seat to the policies, powerhouses and forces. Candid conversations no one else is telling with the most fascinating healthcare leaders, every week hosted by trailblazer Meredith Hirsh. You can’t fix what you don’t understand. Watch full video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@WorkingHealthcare Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/workinghealthcarepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workinghealthcare TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@workinghealthcarepod Meredith LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithfhirsh/ Contact Email: workinghealthcarepodcast@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Meredith Hirsh
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    106
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Working Healthcare
  • Show Website
    Working Healthcare

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