Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of CMS, and Amy Gleason, Director of the U.S. DOGE Service, sit down with Mendel Erlenwein at CMS headquarters in Washington D.C. to reveal how they're tackling $140 billion in Medicare fraud — including shutting down 221 fake hospices in Los Angeles linked to Russia, China, and Cuba.In this episode of Healthcare Trailblazers, Dr. Oz and Amy Gleason discuss the "Kill the Clipboard" patient data initiative, why Medicare still runs on 1970s COBOL code, and what happens when foreign governments infiltrate America's healthcare system. As Dr. Oz puts it: "When there's friction in the system, somebody's making money."TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Inside CMS headquarters with Dr. Oz and Amy Gleason2:41 "Kill the Clipboard" — fixing patient data access8:52 Patient engagement crisis and the path forward15:54 $140 billion in Medicare fraud — where the money goes17:39 Shutting down 221 fake hospices in Los Angeles18:45 Foreign government involvement: Russia, China, and Cuba21:10 Medicare runs on 1970s COBOL code23:26 "When there's friction, somebody's making money"ABOUT THE GUESTS:Dr. Mehmet Oz serves as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), overseeing $2 trillion in annual Medicare and Medicaid spending.Amy Gleason is the Director of the U.S. DOGE Service and Strategic Advisor to CMS. A former ER nurse turned healthcare technology leader, she previously served at the U.S. Digital Service under both the Trump and Biden administrations.SUBSCRIBE to Healthcare Trailblazers for conversations with the leaders transforming American healthcare.#MedicareFraud #CMS #HealthcareReform #DrOz #DOGE

In this episode of the Healthcare Trailblazers Podcast, we sit down with Ryan Eder, CEO of LainaHealth, to unpack a rare 20-year healthcare journey that spans hardware, software, computer vision, AI, military research, COVID pivots, and ultimately the creation of a nationwide virtual physical therapy practice.Ryan walks through how a senior design thesis turned into a decade-long R&D effort, why the company shut down millions of dollars of hardware overnight, and how AI-driven computer vision became the backbone of scalable, tech-enabled MSK care.This is a candid, execution-level conversation about building real healthcare companies, surviving pivots, and designing care models that actually work — for patients, providers, and payers alike.👇 Chapters below — jump to what matters most.00:00 – AI in Healthcare Is Not Optional02:48 – It Started as a College Design Project05:57 – 13 Years of Hardware… Then We Shut It Down10:58 – Why Virtual Physical Therapy Finally Works14:32 – The Numbers No One Likes to Share19:18 – AI as a Clinician’s Force Multiplier22:35 – The CMMI ACCESS Model: Reality vs Hype25:05 – Where Virtual Care Goes Next

Lt. Col. Jayme Hanson, former CFO overseeing half of the National Capital Region's military healthcare system, shares eye-opening insights about the Defense Health Agency (DHA), veteran suicide epidemic, and why moving military healthcare to private sector care could be a costly mistake. From combat medic to healthcare executive, Hanson exposes the hidden dynamics between politics, healthcare, and the military that most people never see.Lt. Col. Hanson brings decades of experience from serving as a combat medic to leading healthcare operations for major military facilities including Pentagon, Fort Belvoir, and more. His candid perspective on leadership, government inefficiency, and solutions for the veteran crisis is both sobering and hopeful.Timeline:0:00 - Introduction: Healthcare meets military leadership8:28 - Inside military healthcare: The 10M person system nobody knows20:20 - The veteran suicide crisis and PTSD solutions29:44 - Why young Americans are physically and mentally unfit37:30 - How military healthcare actually gets funded42:16 - Leadership advice for fixing the system#MilitaryHealthcare #VeteranCare #DefenseHealthAgency #VeteranSuicide #HealthcareReform #MilitaryLeadership