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CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

338 episodes

2 weeks ago

Send us a text 2025 has been another whirlwind year for healthcare. Between the new Administration upending the apple care, the explosion of AI, and the continued march of GLP-1s, the landscape has shifted under our feet. Will things settle down in 2026 or become even more volatile? Hosts David E. Williams and John Driscoll join CareTalk to share their predictions for 2026, discussing how AI will evolve, why affordability will dominate the conversation, what may change in drug pricing and va...

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Send us a text 2025 has been another whirlwind year for healthcare. Between the new Administration upending the apple care, the explosion of AI, and the continued march of GLP-1s, the landscape has shifted under our feet. Will things settle down in 2026 or become even more volatile? Hosts David E. Williams and John Driscoll join CareTalk to share their predictions for 2026, discussing how AI will evolve, why affordability will dominate the conversation, what may change in drug pricing and va...

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CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

2026 Healthcare Trends and Predictions

Send us a text 2025 has been another whirlwind year for healthcare. Between the new Administration upending the apple care, the explosion of AI, and the continued march of GLP-1s, the landscape has shifted under our feet. Will things settle down in 2026 or become even more volatile? Hosts David E. Williams and John Driscoll join CareTalk to share their predictions for 2026, discussing how AI will evolve, why affordability will dominate the conversation, what may change in drug pricing and va...

2 weeks ago

20 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Why 340B Matters More Than Ever w/ Scott Seidelmann, CEO, NuvemRx

Send us a text 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 program, which has quietly become one of the most important funding mechanisms in the safety net and it is under growing pressure. Scott Seidelmann, CEO of Nuvem, joins CareTalk hosts David E. Williams and John Driscoll to discuss how FQHCs serve...

3 weeks ago

25 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Detecting Lung Cancer Earlier With AI w/ Prashant Warier, Founder & CEO, Qure.ai

Send us a text 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 powerful early detection tool, reshaping screening economics and saving lives around the world. Prashant Warier, CEO and Founder of Qure.ai, joins CareTalk to discuss how AI enables earlier diagnosis, why chest x-rays are an untapped opportu...

3 weeks ago

30 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Why Health Insurance Is So Confusing

Send us a text 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 complexity intentional? In this episode of CareTalk, hosts David E. Williams and John Driscoll break down the real reasons health insurance is so hard to navigate, exploring the structural fragmentation of the system, the role of intermediari...

1 month ago

26 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

How AI Agents Cure Healthcare's Admin Burdens w/ Chetan Reddy, Founder & CEO, Confido Health

Send us a text 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 Health, joins host, David E. Williams to discuss why patient access is breaking down, how AI voice agents can resolve routine calls instantly, and what it takes for practices to improve patient experience without adding staff. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CON...

1 month ago

35 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Modernizing Healthcare Data Security w/ Aimee Cardwell

Send us a text 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 episode of the HealthBiz Podcast, David Williams is joined by Aimee Cardwell, CISO-in-residence at Transcend. Aimee breaks down why compliance doesn’t equal security, how legacy architectures and vendor ecosystems create hidden vulnerabilities, a...

1 month ago

39 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Can Agentic AI Fix Healthcare?

Send us a text 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 action on our behalf? In this episode of CareTalk, hosts John Driscoll and David Williams explore the dawn of agentic AI, systems that act autonomously to perform complex tasks, including in healthcare. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a wee...

1 month ago

26 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Turning Clinical Data Chaos into Clarity w/ John Laursen, SVP of Communications, IMO Health

Send us a text 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 John Laursen, Senior Vice President of Commercialization at IMO Health, about how to separate hype from real value in AI healthcare. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT JOHN LAURSEN John Laursen is an accomplished Senior Vice President Of Commercialization at IMO Health...

2 months ago

31 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

The Blueprint for Rural Health Success w/ Albert L. Wright Jr., President & CEO, WVU Medicine

Send us a text 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 rural healthcare, expanding access, advancing innovation, and aligning care delivery through initiatives like Peak Health. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT ALBERT L. WRIGHT JR. Albert is the president and CEO of the West Virginia University (WVU) Health System, the ...

2 months ago

36 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

The Truth About Tylenol and Autism w/ Dr. Zeke Emanuel

Send us a text 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 how the healthcare system can communicate science more effectively. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT DR. ZEKE EMANUEL Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, is the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives, the Co-Director of the Healthcare Transformation Institute, and the Diane v...

2 months ago

22 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Can $50B Save Rural Healthcare?

Send us a text 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 work. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk 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 (Presiden...

2 months ago

22 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Fixing Healthcare’s Front Door w/ Dr. Ashish Mandavia, Founder & CEO, Sohar Health

Send us a text 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, about how AI and automation can transform eligibility and benefits verification from a frustrating bottleneck into a seamless, real-time process. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT DR. ASHISH MANDAVIA Dr. Ashish Mandavia is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sohar Health, ...

2 months ago

38 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Healing Through Human Connection w/ Darin Buxbaum, CEO, Wider Circle

Send us a text 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 community itself? In this episode of CareTalk Executive Features, WiderCircle co-founder and CEO Darin Buxbaum joins David Williams to share how peer-led circles and community engagement are improving health outcomes, boosting member trust, and delivering value for health plans. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT DARIN BUXBAUM Darin Bu...

2 months ago

27 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Crowdsourcing Hope for ALS Research w/ Tris Dyson

Send us a text 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 Works, joins host John Driscoll to discuss how prize-based innovation and crowdsourcing could unlock new breakthroughs. Dyson shares his personal journey, why shifting incentives matters, and how bold new models can spark hope for ALS patients a...

3 months ago

24 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Breaking Healthcare’s Data Bottleneck w/ Shubh Sinha, Co-founder & CEO, Integral

Send us a text 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 company is changing that by treating data infrastructure and compliance as one unified system rather than separate processes. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT SHUBH SINHA Shubh Sinha is CEO and Co-founder of Integral Privacy Technologies, where he's reimagining enterp...

3 months ago

41 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

The Hidden Costs of Prior Authorization

Send us a text 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: Healthcare. Unfiltered., hosts John Driscoll and David E. Williams dig into the history of prior authorization, why denials are so common, and what patients can do to fight back. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive...

3 months ago

22 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Improving Access to Care with a Clinic in a Box w/ Karthik Ganesh

Send us a text 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 Driscoll sits down with Karthik Ganesh, CEO of OnMed, to discuss how OnMed’s “clinic in a box” is expanding access to care. Ganesh shares his journey across healthcare, why access has always been his passion, and how OnMed’s innovative care ...

3 months ago

21 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Fixing What's Broken in Pharmacy Benefits w/ Dr. Alan Pannier, SVP of Product Strategy, SmithRx

Send us a text 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 Strategy at SmithRx, about how legacy PBMs’ misaligned incentives drive up costs, the toll on patients, employers, and independent pharmacies, and how a modern PBM model focused on transparency, fair reimbursement, and aligned incentives could final...

3 months ago

39 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Why Healthcare Costs Keep Rising

Send us a text 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 card, which could bring costs down or make them rise even faster. In this episode, David E. Williams and John Driscoll unpack what’s driving the rising cost of healthcare and what it means for the future. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk...

4 months ago

21 minutes

CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Fixing The Flaws In Clinical Research w/ Faro Health Founder & CEO, Scott Chetham

Send us a text 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 clinical operations leader at Verily, explains why outdated processes bog down research and how Faro’s digital trial platform is making studies faster, more efficient, and more patient-friendly. By transforming static documents into connected, intel...

4 months ago

29 minutes