In this Trending Health series, Vynamic team members will highlight how different sectors of the health industry are evolving to meet the demands of today’s ever-changing healthcare landscape through value creation and strategic transformations.In this episode, Mindy McGrath, Saurabh Raman, and Ryan Hummel dive into how payers are shifting from short-term cost cutting to long-term strategic transformation as a result of rising costs, policy upheaval, and evolving consumer demands.To learn more about how we can help your team navigate these strategic decisions, reach out to Saurabh.Raman@vynamic.com (mailto:Saurabh.Raman@vynamic.com) and Ryan.Hummel@vynamic.com (mailto:Ryan.Hummel@vynamic.com). Podcast Tags: healthcare, health plan, healthcare strategy, health innovation, strategic transformation Source Links:* Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2025 (%5C) * UnitedHealth reports highest medical costs since COVID-19 pandemic’s start (%5C) * New Evernorth program to cap out-of-pocket costs for Wegovy, Zepbound at $200 (%5C) * Spending growth on GLP-1s outpaces specialty drugs: Evernorth study (%5C) * Elevance Health Reports First Quarter 2024 Results (%5C) Panel – Mindy McGrath, Saurabh Raman, Ryan Hummel Research & Production – Julia Morrison, Saurabh Raman, Ryan Hummel, Everly PetruzzelliRecording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel SkoneckiFor additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com (%5C).