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Bluebird Kids Health CEO Chris Johnson makes the economic and moral case for investing in pediatric primary care for Medicaid populations. Drawing parallels between caring for frail seniors and serving healthy children, he explains why predictable wellness visits, combined with proactive population health management, can transform community outcomes. Chris discusses locating clinics in pediatric care deserts, measuring success through net promoter scores rather than billing codes, and advocating for children's health in changing policy landscapes.

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What happens when people simply cannot afford to use the insurance they technically have? Gary Johnson from Curae unpacks the quiet crisis of patient responsibility, rising deductibles, and expiring ACA subsidies. We explore how this crushes families, destabilizes hospital margins, and forces hard choices about who gets care and when, plus how better financial access models can change the trajectory.

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Attorney and Phia Group CEO Adam Russo breaks down what it really takes for self-funded employers to “win” at healthcare.

He explains how to use claims data as a strategic asset, design more innovative benefit plans, avoid stop-loss landmines, and turn employees into engaged healthcare consumers.

Adam also shares practical incentive programs and direct primary care strategies that have delivered free healthcare and 97% retention in his own company.

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Julio Martinez Clark breaks down how Bio Access helps founders protect their burn rate while getting to first in human data faster. He explains why time to site activation matters more than line item budgets, how to think about patient recruitment in emerging markets, and what inexperienced PhD and physician founders usually overlook when they try to manage overseas trials without an expert clinical operations partner.

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Obesity contributes more than $2 trillion to U.S. healthcare costs, but solutions remain fragmented. In this episode, Elina Onitskansky explains how aligning affordability, evidence-based medicine, and precision care can unlock massive value. We dive into her personal story, the systemic coding failures, and the importance of adherence and support. This conversation shows why obesity care is both a moral imperative and a business opportunity.

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Not all hospital tech is about medical records or patient charts. Allen Cooper takes us inside the world of environmental services, where clean rooms, infection control, and operational efficiency directly affect patient safety. Learn how his mobile platform equips frontline staff, streamlines facility management, and creates measurable quality gains while keeping costs in check.

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Jolly Nanda, founder of Althea, shares how her personal journey through decades of misdiagnosis inspired a mission to address the issues in healthcare data. From Medicare billing codes to wearable tech, she makes the case for individual health data ownership. She explains how the Acuvia platform is revolutionizing chronic disease care and interoperability by aligning incentives, not just systems.

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Mark Lee Fox spent nearly two decades engineering NASA’s rocket boosters—now he’s building wellness devices that help the human body heal itself. In this episode, he introduces Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy, a cutting-edge technology that uses magnetic energy to stimulate cellular repair, reduce pain, and calm the nervous system. A lifelong skeptic, Mark only believed in it after the science convinced him, thousands of studies, clinical results, and personal breakthroughs. We explore how PEMF works, the power of frequency pairs, and the regulatory challenges he faces. You’ll also hear remarkable real-world stories, from veterans to horses, that suggest energy healing could be the next frontier in trauma care, anxiety relief, and truly accessible healthcare.

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