CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. Visit us at www.CareTalkPodcast.com
Episodes
337 episodes
Why 340B Matters More Than Ever w/ Scott Seidelmann, CEO, NuvemRx
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) care for more than 30 million Americans, yet many people have never heard of them or understand how they stay afloat. A major piece of their financial survival is the 340B drug pricing pro...
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Detecting Lung Cancer Earlier With AI w/ Prashant Warier, Founder & CEO, Qure.ai
Lung cancer is often discovered too late, when treatments are expensive and survival rates are low. But what if routine chest x-rays could flag cancer early…long before symptoms appear? AI is transforming everyday imaging into a pow...
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Why Health Insurance Is So Confusing
Health insurance in the United States is incredibly complex, filled with deductibles, co-pays, co-insurance, narrow networks and more. Why is our system such a maze? Is it the unintended product of decades of patchwork policies, or is the compl...
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How AI Agents Cure Healthcare's Admin Burdens w/ Chetan Reddy, Founder & CEO, Confido Health
Phone lines are jammed. Staff are overwhelmed. Patients wait, hang up, or fall through the cracks entirely. Meanwhile, the pressure to improve access keeps climbing.In this Executive Feature, Chetan Reddy, Founder and CEO of Confido Hea...
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Modernizing Healthcare Data Security w/ Aimee Cardwell
If you don’t know where the patient’s data is at every moment, you really can’t protect it yet. That’s the reality many healthcare organizations are facing. Regulations can help but legacy siloed systems keep patients exposed.In this ep...
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Can Agentic AI Fix Healthcare?
AI assistants like transcription co-pilots and chat-bots are yesterday’s news. Now, we’re entering the new era of agentic AI. The new tools are powerful but a little unsettling. AI giving advice is one thing, but are we ready for AI to take act...
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Turning Clinical Data Chaos into Clarity w/ John Laursen, SVP of Communications, IMO Health
Healthcare is drowning in messy, inconsistent data, and IMO Health is helping clean it up so organizations can turn information into real clinical insight.In this CareTalk Executive Feature episode, host David E. Williams speaks with Jo...
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The Blueprint for Rural Health Success w/ Albert L. Wright Jr., President & CEO, WVU Medicine
What if rural hospitals could thrive instead of just survive?In this episode of CareTalk Executive Features, WVU Medicine President & CEO Albert L. Wright, Jr. joins host David Williams to share how the health system is redefining r...
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The Truth About Tylenol and Autism w/ Dr. Zeke Emanuel
Vaccines save lives, misinformation spreads fast, and ice cream, believe it or not, might actually be good for you.In this episode of CareTalk, Dr. Zeke Emanuel joins John Driscoll to discuss vaccine myths, public health confusion, and ...
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Can $50B Save Rural Healthcare?
Will the $50 billion rural transformation fund save rural hospitals or hasten their demise? In this episode of CareTalk, hosts David E. Williams and John Driscoll debate whether CMS’s plan to reshape rural healthcare can actually ...
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Fixing Healthcare’s Front Door w/ Dr. Ashish Mandavia, Founder & CEO, Sohar Health
The digital front door to healthcare is jammed, and it’s costing patients, providers, and payers alike.In this episode of CareTalk Executive Features, host David Williams talks with Dr. Ashish Mandavia, CEO and cofounder of Sohar Health...
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Healing Through Human Connection w/ Darin Buxbaum, CEO, Wider Circle
Medicaid covers nearly 90 million Americans, but coverage doesn’t always equal health.What if the real driver of outcomes isn’t the doctor’s office or an app, but the communityitself?In this episode of CareTalk Executive Feature...
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Crowdsourcing Hope for ALS Research w/ Tris Dyson
Every 90 minutes, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with ALS — a devastating disease that has long resisted conventional research and treatment efforts.In this episode of Caretalk, Tris Dyson, Founder and Managing Director of Challenge W...
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Breaking Healthcare’s Data Bottleneck w/ Shubh Sinha, Co-founder & CEO, Integral
Healthcare sits on mountains of valuable data, but compliance bottlenecks prevent organizations from unlocking its potential.In this Executive Feature episode of Caretalk, Shubh Sinha, CEO and co-founder of Integral, explains how his co...
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The Hidden Costs of Prior Authorization
Have you ever had your health plan deny a treatment that your doctor says you need? Well, you're not alone. But there's good news: People who appeal insurance denials often win. In this episode of CareTalk Podcast: Hea...
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Improving Access to Care with a Clinic in a Box w/ Karthik Ganesh
Access to healthcare in the U.S. is broken, with millions forced to choose between essential needs and seeing a doctor. Traditional clinics are too costly to scale, and telemedicine has hit adoption limits. In this episode of CareTalk, John Dri...
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Fixing What's Broken in Pharmacy Benefits w/ Dr. Alan Pannier, SVP of Product Strategy, SmithRx
Healthcare spending continues to surge, with pharmacy costs now representing 30-40% of total healthcare spend. In this episode of CareTalk Executive Features, David Williams speaks with Dr. Alan Pannier, SVP of Product Strat...
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Why Healthcare Costs Keep Rising
Forget about the price of eggs. It’s healthcare costs that are rising fast. Double digit increases are coming for 2026 and cost sharing is rising for employees. Weight loss drugs like Ozempic are adding billions to the bill and AI is a wild car...
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Fixing The Flaws In Clinical Research w/ Faro Health Founder & CEO, Scott Chetham
Clinical trials are the backbone of medical progress, but they've become increasingly complex, costly, and slow. Can technology smooth the process without compromising rigor?Scott Chetham, Founder and CEO of Faro Health and former clini...
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Making Mental Health More Accessible w/ Dr. Tom Milam
Access to mental health care remains out of reach for millions, especially in rural communities. In this episode of Caretalk, John Driscoll speaks with Dr. Tom Milam, Chief Medical Officer of Iris Telehealth, about breaking down barriers throug...
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Creating Health Content People Can Trust w/ Dr. Joseph Feuerstein
Patients today are flooded with health information. Much of it inaccurate or misleading At the same time, trust in healthcare providers and institutions has eroded. So how can patient education cut through the noise and actually help?Dr...
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A New Model for Addiction Care w/ Dr. Yusuf Sherwani
Substance use disorder affects millions, yet less than 10% receive treatment. In this episode of CareTalk, John Driscoll speaks with Dr. Yusuf Sherwani, CEO and Co-Founder of Pelago, about a new approach to addiction care. They explore how Pela...
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Delivering on the Promise of CAR T Cell Therapy w/ Dr. Jason Bock
The future of cancer treatment is on the horizon, but can we afford it, regulate it, and deliver it at scale?In this episode of the HealthBiz Podcast, Dr. Jason Bock, Co-founder and CEO of CTMC, discusses the progress of CAR T cell ther...
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Lessons From a Former White House Doctor w/ Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman
Photos of President Trump's bruised hands prompted a rare public medical update, but what really happens behind closed doors when a President's Health is at stake? Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman, former physician to President Obama and Chief Quali...
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Making AI Safe for Healthcare w/ Dr. Holly Urban
Generative AI is transforming the way clinicians interact with technology. In this episode, Dr. Holly Urban, VP of Business Development at Wolters Kluwer, joins John Driscoll to discuss how AI, ambient listening tools, and trusted medical conte...
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