Moving to Value Unscripted
by Moving to Value Alliance
Latest episode
Rethinking Specialty Care to Recover Value (feat. Brent Nicholson)
Rethinking Specialty Care to Recover Value (feat. Brent Nicholson)
About this podcast
Honest conversations with disruptors in healthcare.
Presented by the Moving to Value Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to cultivating a healthcare ecosystem that prioritizes high-quality outcomes at affordable costs for employers and consumers. Learn more at movingtovalue.org.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 65 episodes
- Rethinking Specialty Care to Recover Value (feat. Brent Nicholson) · 46 minSpecialty care—surgeries, cancer care, and complex procedures—drives nearly half of all employer health spend and is rising faster than any other category. Brent Nicholson…
- The Cost of Ignorance in Employer Health Plans (feat. Emma Fox) · 46 minWhy should we accept impossible healthcare cost increases without questioning the numbers? We sit down with Emma Fox, CEO of Foxwatch Consulting and EVP at Liberty Company…
- Emancipating Data to Take Control of Health Spend (feat. Jeff Hogan) · 48 minWith US healthcare spending reaching an unsustainable $5.7 trillion, employers face a turning point as double-digit renewal hikes threaten their bottom line. Jeff Hogan…
- Why Are We Still Paying For Low-Value Care? (feat. Mark Fendrick) · 41 min"Never ask a barber if you need a haircut." Misaligned incentives within the fee-for-service structure have normalized more spending on low-value services and less spending on…
- Re-Release: The Nuka Blueprint (feat. April Kyle & Dr. Doug Eby) · 1 h 5 minRe-release of a conversation recorded in July 2025. What would healthcare look like if it were truly built around the people it serves? In this episode, we take a closer look at…
- How to Spot PBM Markups Hiding in Plain Sight (feat. James Murray) · 36 minWhat if a generic medication retailing for $15 was billed to your company’s health plan for over $6,000? James Murray, Founder and Managing Director of Murray Strategic…
- Insurance Giants are Running Out of Time (feat. François de Brantes) · 44 minThe legacy insurance machine is running out of time, and the pendulum is swinging back toward employers. Healthcare innovation pioneer François de Brantes lays out a ruthless…
- Treating the 'Madness' of Healthcare's Status Quo (feat. William Bestermann) · 42 minThe American healthcare system is financially engineered to wait for expensive medical disasters rather than preventing them. Perhaps no one has a clearer view of how to…
- Scaling Up Self-Funded Employer-Led Healthcare (feat. Ashley Bacot) · 47 minPicture a healthcare plan with free primary care visits, physicals and health screenings, $0 copays for most services and prescriptions and negotiated direct contracts for most…
- How to Build Community Owned Health Plans (feat. Bryce Heinbaugh) · 49 minIn Ohio's rural Ashtabula County, employers and patients struggled with rising costs and accessing services until a community coalition built a localized healthcare ecosystem…
- Confronting Soaring Emergency Care Costs (feat. Al Lewis) · 34 minER visits account for roughly six percent of health plan spend, with costs rising faster than almost any other hospital service. Why is ER spending is spiraling out of control?…
- Winning the Benefits Market Attention Economy (feat. Chris Fisher) · 40 minTired of muddled pitches, point solution fatigue and hours of endless meetings? You're not the only one. Chris Fisher is on a mission to fix one of the biggest bottlenecks in the…
- How to Curb Profiteering and Reclaim True Value (feat. Wendell Potter) · 34 minThe American healthcare system is facing market failure driven by consolidation by industry profiteers. Perhaps no one has a clearer view of how this took place — and what to do…
- Taking On Healthcare's Trillion Dollar Crisis (feat. AJ Loiacono) · 50 min"We could probably think of dozens of brilliant ideas on this very podcast to improve healthcare," says AJ Loiacono, Co-Founder & CEO of Judi Health. "Good luck implementing any…
- Leveraging Association Health Plans for Small Employers (feat. Grace Brangwynne) · 39 min"Now is the time to strike when the iron is hot. People need healthcare." Join us in the halls of the Connecticut General Assembly, where lawmakers are considering a bill to…
- Shedding Light on Healthcare's Blind Spots (feat. Ann Lewandowski) · 42 minWhy do savvy business leaders track every penny of office spend but ignore the "black box" of what's often their second-largest expense? With renowned healthcare advisor Ann…
- Serially Innovating Health Tech Solutions (feat. Michael LaFauci) · 36 minFrom the ball park to the operating room, Michael LaFauci spots solutions with an innovator's eye. The idea for his current venture, Midas Healthcare Solutions, began with a lint…
- Rewiring Healthcare Incentives with ICHRAs (feat. Chris Ellis) · 45 minAre we approaching the "401(k) moment" of health insurance? We're joined by Chris Ellis, co-founder and CEO of Thatch, a platform that helps employers offer personalized…
- A Holistic Approach to Health Equity (feat. Chantel Jackson) · 29 minWhat does healthcare look like when a community-centered approach takes the lead? New York State Assembly Member Chantel Jackson, a licensed social worker representing New York’s…
- Fixing Healthcare Spending w/ Donovan Pyle · 37 minHealthcare is the second or third largest expense of most employers. As costs continue to rise, hidden incentives, legacy brokerage models and lack of transparency keep employers…
