Max Hakanson
Advisory Board expert contributing perspectives on payer and employer strategies, specialty drug management, and experiments in benefit design to address rising healthcare spend.
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Aug 6, 2024 • 39min
[Encore] Test, fail, and test again: Morgan Health's approach to employer costs
Max Hakanson, an Advisory Board payer expert, and Rivka Friedman, JPMorgan's Morgan Health innovation lead, discuss innovative approaches to managing rising healthcare costs for employers and employees. They highlight the limitations of traditional cost-sharing strategies and propose a shift towards tailored health solutions. The conversation covers effective care navigation methods, like advanced primary care, and emphasizes Morgan Health's mission to improve employee experiences while balancing affordability and quality. They also explore pilot programs aimed at smaller employers.
Jan 20, 2026 • 33min
282: What CEOs need to know in 2026 (Part 2)
Max Hakanson, Advisory Board expert on payer and employer strategies and specialty drug management. Natalie Trebes, Advisory Board expert on healthcare strategy, cost management, and behavioral health. They unpack rising spend, purchasers handing off outcomes to third parties, PBMs and startups reshaping obesity and GLP-1 care, tech platforms altering behavioral health, and how AI, wholesalers, and variable copay plans are shifting influence in healthcare.
Jan 13, 2026 • 34min
281: What CEOs need to know in 2026 (Part 1)
Max Hakanson, Advisory Board expert in healthcare financial modeling and care-delivery strategy, and Natalie Trebes, Advisory Board strategist on healthcare policy and access, discuss shifting safety-net responsibility and diffusion of power in 2026. They highlight strained insurance, hospitals, specialty care, and pharmacies. Conversations cover policy-driven funding changes, rural system risks, new entrants, and where organizations might partner or compete.
