19 episodes
Vital Signs with Jacob Effron by Redpoint Ventures
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5.0 • 14 Ratings
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On Vital Signs, Jacob Effron, an investor at Redpoint, digs into cutting-edge trends in healthtech and the people shaping them. Every two weeks he’ll explore a new sub-sector and trend with policy leaders, startup founders and industry executives.
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Ep 19: Mike Kopko on ACO Reach and The Future of Health Exchanges
Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Mike Kopko, CEO and co-founder of Pearl Health to discuss Pearl’s care model and what it’s been like building the company as ACO Reach evolved. Mike also shares some great stories negotiating claims in the early days of Oscar.
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Ep 18: Dr. Jeffrey Kang on CVS/Walgreens' Role in Healthcare and The Future of Risk Adjustment and Senior Care
Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Dr. Jeffrey Kang, CEO of WellBe Senior Medical, and former President of ChenMed, SVP Health and Wellness Solutions at Walgreens, CMO at Cigna, CMO at CMS and CEO of Urban Medical Group. They discuss risk adjustment, retailers in healthcare and how healthcare has/hasn't changed since his work doing risk-based care for complex patients and at CMS in the 80s and 90s.
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Ep 17: Naomi Allen on How to Sell to Employers and the Future of Mental Healthcare
Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Naomi Allen, CEO and founder of Brightline (child and teen focused mental health company that’s raised >$100M) and Castlight/Livongo exec. They discuss the difficulties of balancing employer customers and employee satisfaction at Castlight, how Livongo captured member delight and Brightline's care model.
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Ep 16: Dr. Jaewon Ryu on Geisinger's Fresh Food and DNA Sequencing Programs and the Future of Clinician Training
Jacob sits down with Geisinger CEO Dr. Jaewon Ryu to discuss how he and Geisinger think about their Fresh Food Farmacy, population-wide DNA sequencing efforts, and transforming medical education.
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Ep 15: Dr. Jenny Schneider on What Livongo Got Right and Improving Rural Healthcare
Jacob sits down with Homeward Health CEO and former Castlight and Livongo CMO Dr. Jenny Schneider to discuss solving provider shortages in rural markets, how tech can/can’t help care and what Livongo did to make coaching more effective.
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Ep 14: Vijay Kedar on Oscar Reflections and What's Required to Make At Home Care Work
Jacob and Nikhil sit down with Tomorrow Health CEO and former Oscar Texas GM Vijay Kedar to discuss lessons he learned at Oscar, reflections on the ACA market, the nuances of operationalizing at home care and what Tomorrow is building.
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Great discussion of past, present and future of value-based care start-ups and policy by two extremely knowledgeable and articulate participants in the space.