Highmark Health, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, SCAN, and TytoCare leaders discuss strategies for creating innovative, high-impact healthcare products. They discuss:

California Department of Health Care Services via YouTube: This early adopter webinar covers the goals, functionality and release timeline of DHCS's Medi-Cal Connect, formerly known as the Population Health Management (PHM) Service and next steps for engagement.

Availity via YouTube: In this episode, Ashley Basile, Availity Chief Product Officer of Clinical Solutions, discusses one of the most critical advancements shaping the future of healthcare: payer-to-payer data exchange.

The way patients access healthcare is changing. With direct-to-consumer (DTC) healthcare services, patients can now get prescriptions for weight loss, hormone therapy, and more—often without their provider’s knowledge.

MGMA via YouTube: CEO of Insight Marketing Group Jennifer Thompson joins the MGMA Insights Podcast to discuss how AI and automation transform medical practices. She shares strategies for improving patient engagement, streamlining operations, and reducing staff burnout. 

Advancing Health: A Podcast from the American Hospital Association via YouTube:

Inovalon INOvators Podcasts via YouTube: Navigating post-acute care transitions is complex, often leading to delays, inefficiencies, and fragmented patient experiences. How can we bridge these gaps and improve care coordination, approvals, and patient outcomes?

Stanford Department of Medicine: During this Grand Rounds, experts discuss "The Path to Universal Personalized Primary Care".

JAMA Network via YouTube: Interview with Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH, and David Cutler, PhD, authors of Telemedicine Adoption and Low-Value Care Use and Spending Among Fee-for-Service Medicare Beneficiaries. Hosted by Eve Rittenberg, MD.

Health coverage enrollment through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces now exceeds 24 million people, a dramatic increase in recent years fueled largely by enhanced premium aid, which started in 2021 as part of the American Rescue Plan Act and extended through 2025 under the Inflation Redu

CHESS Health Solutions via YouTube: We continue our ACO REACH conversation with Kim Williams, Senior Manager of Government Programs at CHESS Health Solutions, who discusses how this model facilitates enhanced care for the patient.

PYA, PC via YouTube: The Transforming Episodic Accountability Model (TEAM) is less than a year away. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, selected hospitals will be subject to this new Medicare mandatory episodic payment model for specified surgical episodes of care.

Inovalon via YouTube: Did you know that clinical care only impacts 20% of a person’s health outcomes? The remaining 80% is shaped by Social Drivers of Health (SDOH)—factors like education, income, housing, and transportation that directly affect patient well-being.

American Journal of Healthcare Strategy via YouTube: Cole from the American Journal of Healthcare Strategy interviews Eric Reimer, winner of the Entrepreneur of the Year award, about his innovative approach to managing chronic diseases such as kidney disease.

This presentation from January highlights the importance of Medicaid coverage for women and children and the threats to Medicaid financing being discussed by the incoming administration and Members of Congress.

Health plans are entering 2025 with more uncertainty than ever. With declining Star Ratings, CMS lawsuits, increased audit pressures, and a new administration, payers are navigating a rapidly shifting landscape. How can they stay ahead?

This webinar held by the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation discusses factors contributing to the rise in high drug costs and strategies used to increase access and improve affordability. Speakers discussed:

Median annual drug prices increased 35% between 2022-2023, faster than the rate of overall inflation, and during this period, prices increased for more than 2000 drugs.

In this video, representatives from Wintergreen discuss Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and strategies to address their challenges.

Healthcare IT Today via YouTube: In a recent interview, Ed Yurcisin, Chief Technology Officer of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), shed light on key advancements that aim to streamline quality measurement, improve interoperability, and accelerate the shift toward value-based ca

Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists via YouTube: On our latest episode of The Huddle, Sheetal Shah, founder of MettaHealth Partners discusses the evolving realm of AI, the role DCESs and other health care professionals can play in embracing and adopting AI technology, and the

In this video, Tina Freese Decker, 2025 chair of the AHA Board of Trustees, talks with Stacey Hughes, AHA executive vice president of government relations and public policy, and Ashley Thompson, AHA senior vice president of public policy analysis and development.

With 2024 in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look ahead. Healthcare costs are expected to grow by 8% in 2025 – the largest projected increase in over a decade – and the costs of employer-sponsored healthcare coverage are expected to rise 9%.

Garrett Schmitt via YouTube: Cost control has been one of the central objectives of Value-Based Care. Providers in ACOs and other APMs are participating in a variety of payment models with a cost control objective that is sometimes seen as secondary to other objectives.

Melanie Phelps via YouTube: American Heart Association ACO experience study findings.

The American Journal of Healthcare Strategy via YouTube: Cole from the American Journal of Healthcare Strategy interviews Eric Reimer, winner of the Entrepreneur of the Year award, about his innovative approach to managing chronic diseases such as kidney disease.

American Medical Association via YouTube: What is value-based care? How does value-based care work? How to optimize value-based care? What is population health management? What is cost control in health care?

American Medical Association via YouTube: This session of Private Practice Simple Solutions, part of the AMA STEPS Forward Innovation Academy, uses the STEPS Social Determinants of Health Toolkit as a guide. Topics addressed include defining social determinants of health, the impact of social nee

Innovaccer Inc. via YouTube: Start 2025 with a clear vision of the future of healthcare. This webinar will unravel the most significant AI trends poised to transform care delivery in the U.S., from improving patient outcomes to addressing workforce efficiency.

This webcast from AHRQ’s Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) program featured a moderated discussion with three CAHPS team members, who shared their research insights and described how patient narratives can be used to identify and address improvement opportunities. 

NAHDO 39th Annual Conference via YouTube:   
1. Data Sharing and Integration as Tools to Improve Health Outcomes
Presenter: Deja Kemp, Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy

Forbes via YouTube: When Alistair Erskine, Chief Information and Digital Officer for Emory Healthcare and the Vice President for Digital Health at Emory University, sought to address issues plaguing the healthcare industry, he knew he had to consider two major factors: the workforce shortage brou