Becker’s Payer Issues Podcast

Join Marcy Tatsch, Executive VP and General Manager at Truven by Merative, as she dives into the complexities of rising healthcare costs. With a wealth of experience in healthcare analytics, Marcy discusses key drivers like aging and chronic diseases. She highlights innovative solutions such as GLP-1 drugs and data-centric strategies that can save employers millions. Marcy emphasizes the importance of sophisticated data use for crafting smarter benefit strategies while enhancing care quality. It's a data-driven approach to navigating today's healthcare landscape!

In this episode, Shana Hoffman, President and CEO of Lucet, shares why behavioral health is the key to transforming patient outcomes and reducing costs. She discusses how Lucet is breaking down fragmentation, scaling integrated care, and achieving measurable results for patients and health plans. This episode is sponsored by Lucet.

In this episode, Vinay Kulkarni, Chief Information Officer at SCAN Group, discusses how AI, automation, and digital tools are transforming Medicare Advantage. He explains how these technologies improve care coordination, reduce administrative burden, and personalize care for seniors while maintaining high-quality, empathetic member experiences.

In this episode of Payer Issues, Rachel French, Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer at MD Live by Evernorth, discusses the impact of point solution fatigue on the member experience, and how MD Live is redefining access with care that's connected, personalized, and provider-guided.This episode is sponsored by MD Live by Evernorth.

This episode features Dave Raccagni, Vice President of Innovation, Market Insights, and Communications at Cigna Healthcare, Dental & Vision. He discusses Cigna Dental's partnership with Paytient to expand flexible, no-interest dental payment options for 13 million members, how the program improves preventive and critical care access, and its potential to drive long-term health and cost savings across broader areas of care.

On this episode, Mark Grippi, AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio Market President joins the podcast to discuss opening dialogue with members to improve care, the role of health risk assessments, and overcoming digital fatigue in healthcare.

This episode features Dr. Richard Celko, Chief Dental Officer at UPMC Health Plan who discusses challenges with access to dental care in rural areas, strategies for addressing community needs, and insights on current events shaping the dental industry.

This episode features Heather Tamborino, CFO at EmblemHealth, who discusses the company’s $2 million investment in food security across New York City. She shares how EmblemHealth’s neighborhood care centers are addressing food insecurity, connecting social and medical care, and redefining health equity as both a mission and a strategic imperative.

This episode features Richard Greene, President of Clever Care Health Plan, discussing how the organization is growing through a unique model that combines Eastern and Western medicine, invests in culturally tailored community centers, and builds sustainable relationships with providers and members across California.

This episode features Colleen Briggs, President of the Blue Cross NC Foundation and Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at Blue Cross NC. She discusses the Feed Your Health initiative, how food-based interventions are improving outcomes for members with diabetes, and what it takes to move these programs from pilot to sustainable, systemwide solutions.