Better Value Health
Brought to you by Setu Vora, MD who is currently the Chief Medical Officer of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Pequot Health Care. In this podcast we explore new ideas, challenges, and opportunities in healthcare in the United States. This podcast unlocks ways for American workers and employers to save lives and save money. We will talk with interesting and innovative leaders in this space about all things health and the business of healthcare in America.
Episodes
11 episodes
Episode 11: GLP1 gets the Award ! What's Next?
Weight loss injections, game-changing diabetes drugs, and a multi-billion-dollar industry—GLP-1 medications have taken the world by storm. But how did we get here? In this podcast, we break down the history, scientific advances, and...
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Season 2025
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Episode 11
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16:33
Episode 10: The Cold Facts About Cold Showers
We don't mean to throw cold water on the hottest health and wellness trend. In this episode, we will examine the latest scientific research on Cold water Immersion. It seems everyone is doing it! Tech bros, business moguls, athletes...
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Season 2025
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Episode 10
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6:11
Episode 9: Top 3 Techniques for Healthy Habits
A review published this November 2024 in the BMJ Public Health examined many behavior change techniques (BCTs) used in lifestyle interventions to improve chronic diseases. The study found that 3 specific BCTs- goal setting, self-mo...
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Season 2024
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Episode 9
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1:28
Episode 8: With Al Lewis on Health Literacy with Quizzify
In this episode, we talk with Al Lewis about all things health literacy. Can improving health literacy improve engagement and health behaviors? Al Lewis is the founder of Quizzify, whose mission is to help companies teach their employees to uti...
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Season 2024
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Episode 8
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34:03
Episode 7: Jeff Hogan of Upside Health Advisors
In this episode, Jeff Hogan, a respected leader and veteran in the health benefits space, talks about his "Why"- why it is life's mission to improve health care quality and affordability. It is personal for him now at this stage of his career.&...
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Season 2024
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Episode 7
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51:53
Episode 6: Cancer Prevention and Early Detection at a Tribal Nation
In this episode, I share our experience with cancer prevention and multi-cancer early detection at the Tribal Nation. This episode was recorded at my speaking engagement at The Conference Board 24th Annual Employee Health Care Conference on Mar...
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Season 2024
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Episode 6
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30:56
Episode 5: With Kevin Kumler of Virta on the State of Obesity and Diabetes Care
In this episode, I interview Kevin Kumler, President of Virta Health US. Kevin shares his personal and professional journey leading up to Virta. Kevin shared the big, bold mission statement that all Virtans live by- To reverse di...
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Season 2024
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Episode 5
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34:21
Episode 4: What's the Main Reason Driving Healthcare Costs? Dr. Ge Bai of Johns Hopkins
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Ge Bai on what drives healthcare costs in the US. She had some surprising insights to share. Ge Bai, PhD, CPA is a Professor of Accounting at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Professor ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 4
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31:51
Episode 3: Ashok Subramanian, CEO of Centivo, on How Employers Can Save Money
It’s time to radically transform healthcare affordability. We agree.In this episode, we meet with Ashok Subramanian, CEO of Centivo-a next-gen health plan that is built to be used. Centivo is an innovative health plan for self-funded employ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 3
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41:22
Episode 2: Eric Arlia, VP Pharmacy HHC on Critical Drug Shortages
In this episode, we talk with Eric Arlia, VP of Pharmacy Services at Hartford HealthCare about critical drug shortages that disrupt and impact patient care in the United States. Eric talks about his professional journey that led him to be the l...
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Season 2024
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Episode 2
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37:58
