Value Health Voices
by Dr. Amar Rewari and Dr. Anthony Paravati
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About this podcast
We discuss the most impactful health policy and healthcare finances developments shaping the US Healthcare system now and in the future. We also discuss personal development for physician executives. Co-hosts Dr Anthony Paravati and Dr Amar Rewari.
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- Paying More, Getting Less: Joel White's Five Fixes for America's Broken Health Care Market · 58 min · Episode 37American families now spend roughly one fifth of their income on health premiums, and if current trends hold, that number could reach 40 percent by 2032. In this episode of Value…
- Dr. Zeke Emanuel: The ACA's Fatal Flaw, Junking 340B, and Why AI Will Outperform Doctors · 60 min · Episode 36Dr. Ezekiel "Zeke" Emanuel helped design the Affordable Care Act, and 16 years later he has a surprising answer to what he would change: the law made an already impossible system…
- Mark Cuban: Why You're Overpaying for Prescriptions – and Who's Pocketing the Difference · 56 min · Episode 35Mark Cuban did not set out to become the most disruptive force in American drug pricing. He just wanted to know why the same generic pill could cost $15 at one pharmacy and $500…
- Ask Your Doctor: AMA CEO John Whyte on Deepfakes, Bots, and Who's Accountable When AI Gets It Wrong · 44 min · Episode 34A physician's mother called her, worried. She'd seen a video of her daughter selling a weight loss product. Her daughter had never made the video - a scammer had cloned her face…
- From Medicare to Maryland: Dr. Meena Seshamani on Making Healthcare Human Again · 48 min · Episode 33Transitioning from directing Medicare for 170 million Americans to managing a $20 billion state healthcare budget requires a unique blend of clinical, economic, and policy…
- The Three Words AI Won't Say: Inside Mednet's Bet on Honest Medicine · 56 min · Episode 32Can AI replace physicians? Dr. Nadine Housri explains why Mednet merges AI in medicine with human expertise to solve the most complex patient cases. Episode Resources: •…
- The Value-Based Care Illusion: Consolidation and the Future of Specialist Medicine · 54 min · Episode 31Discover how health system consolidation impacts specialist stipends and care costs. Dr. Eric Bricker reveals how physicians can reclaim their market power. Episode Resources…
- Do Hospitals "Launder" Billions in Medicaid Fraud? ft. Brian Blase · 45 min · Episode 30Discover how government policies distort U.S. healthcare. Brian Blase exposes Medicaid gimmicks, ACA exchange flaws, and healthcare policy reforms. Episode Resources: • The…
- The Truth Behind Health Insurance Denials with Warris Bokhari · 59 min · Episode 29Claimable founder Warris Bokhari exposes the truth behind medical insurance denials. Learn how to successfully appeal claims and win life-saving patient care. Episode Resources…
- The Real Crisis Destroying US Healthcare ft. Sachin Jain · 51 min · Episode 28Dr. Sachin Jain reveals why healthcare faces a leadership crisis, not a payment crisis. Learn how SCAN Health Plan is transforming Medicare Advantage. Episode Resources: •…
- The $200 Billion Healthcare Cartel Destroying Your Doctor: The MultiPlan Lawsuit with Matt Lavin · 1 h 3 min · Episode 27What is the MultiPlan lawsuit? Attorney Matt Lavin exposes how commercial insurers allegedly use price fixing to underpay out-of-network healthcare claims. Episode Resources •…
- The Business of Diagnostics: Reimbursement, PAMA & Innovation with Quest CMO Dr. Yuri Fesko · 59 min · Episode 26Quest Diagnostics CMO Dr. Yuri Fesko joins Value Health Voices to decode the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, the impact of PAMA and SALSA, and the future of precision medicine…
- The Clinical Case for Sunlight Therapy to Reduce Hospital Stays with Dr. Roger Seheult · 1 h 0 min · Episode 25Dr. Roger Seheult makes the clinical case for sunlight therapy. Discover the evidence for using infrared light to reduce hospital stays by 30% and cut costs. Episode Resources…
- Physician Advocacy in California: How the CMA Fights Back with Dr. Shannon Udovic-Constant · 45 min · Episode 24Learn how physician advocacy in California is tackling the industry's biggest threats. Discover how the CMA fights Medi-Cal cuts, private equity, and physician burnout. Episode…
- AI in Oncology: The Reality & Future of Cancer Care with Dr. Sanjay Juneja · 1 h 2 min · Episode 23Is the rapid rise of artificial intelligence a threat to medicine or its greatest hope? In this episode, we tackle the massive hype and complex reality of AI in oncology with one…
- Decoding US Healthcare Policy Challenges Amid a Shutdown · 55 min · Episode 22From a government shutdown halting FDA approvals to the looming expiration of ACA subsidies threatening to raise insurance premiums for millions, the American healthcare system…
- PBMs: They Make More When You Spend More: Inside the PBM Business Model (VHV fundamentals episode) · 20 min · Episode 22One of America's largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) just announced they'll stop taking rebates from drug manufacturers. The Senate's response? "Not impressed." Why? Because…
- Ep. 21 340B Drug Pricing Program: Controversy & Reform · 1 h 3 min · Episode 21The 340B drug pricing program was created to help safety-net hospitals and clinics stretch their resources to care for low-income and uninsured patients. But has it spiraled out…
- Ep. 20 Navigating Cancer Care in Uncertain Times with ACCC's Meagan O'Neill · 52 min · Episode 20How do we deliver high-quality cancer care in a system under pressure? Meagan O'Neill, Executive Director of the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC), joins us to talk about…
- Ep. 19 AMA President Dr. Bobby Mukkamala: Fighting for Physicians and Patients from the Front Lines · 57 min · Episode 19Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, President of the American Medical Association and practicing ENT surgeon in Flint, Michigan, joins Value Health Voices to discuss the critical challenges…
