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Health Tech Nerds Radio

Kevin O'Leary, Martin Cech
Medicare Advantage
Medicaid
Artificial Intelligence
Medicare
CMS
AI In Healthcare
Value-Based Care
Humana
Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare
Access (CMS Program)
Behavioral Health
Lifestance Health
Mental Health
Photon Health
Health Systems
CARA
LEAD (CMMI Program)
Cityblock Health
No Surprises Act
ACA

Where we share our weekly news debriefs and discussions with industry experts. These are lo-fi recordings aimed at giving our readers more opportunities to engage with our analysis and a view into some of the conversations that shape it.

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Kevin and Martin open with a wild AI story: a personal-assistant app is now negotiating discounts with telehealth vendors on users' behalf, opening up some genuinely strange territory around bots negotiating with other bots.

From there it's Oscar's ... more

Kevin and Martin open on where autonomous clinical AI actually stands post-ARPA-H awards and the Zeke Emanuel conversation. They then discuss whether employer-sponsored insurance is nearing its end — Julie Yoo’s "Great Health Plan Replacement" thesis... more

This week's Grand Roundup is a replay of last week's Health Tech Nerds company presentation: Kevin sits down with Leah Sparks, CEO and founder of Wildflower Health, for a look into the maternal health and women's health market.

Leah walks through Wi... more

Kevin and Martin are out this week, so TGR is running our Q2 earnings wrap-up with HTN's Sean Leimbach, covering the quarter across the HTN Research coverage universe.

First up: AI. Centene's Sarah London gave what Kevin calls “the quote of earnings... more

Kevin and Martin open on employer health: Bloomberg is asking staff to contribute to health insurance premiums after years of covering 100%, and a new survey shows small employers fleeing the big-three PBMs for centers of excellence and advanced prim... more

Kevin and Martin dig into a busy week of Q2 earnings, starting with Doximity's whiplash quarter. From there they run through then payer calls: Oscar and Clover both grew close to 50% while improving MLR. They discuss Oscar's Oswell radiology agent an... more

Kevin and Martin chat about a packed earnings week: Teladoc's BetterHelp cash pay business fell off a cliff in mid-May, Humana passed its 2026 MA stress test but is still terming 600,000 members from low-star plans to hit its 2028 margin target, Cent... more

Kevin and Martin kick off with Q2 payer earnings. Elevance's stock fell 11% despite beating estimates because the company signaled Medicaid market exits without giving Wall Street any sizing to work with, while United warned that the No Surprises Act... more

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Leah Sparks
CEO and Founder of Wildflower Health
Wildflower Health
Episode: The Grand Roundup: Wildflower Health CEO Leah Sparks on the $100B maternal health gap, the Every Mother acquisition, and D2C's next frontier
Bryan Sivak
Co-founder/Managing Partner at Evidenced
Evidenced
Episode: Betting on regulatory tailwinds: how Evidenced picks its deals | Bryan Sivak & Sean Glass
Sean Glass
Co-founder/Managing Partner at Evidenced
Evidenced
Episode: Betting on regulatory tailwinds: how Evidenced picks its deals | Bryan Sivak & Sean Glass
Sam Melamed
Chief Insurance Nerd at NCD
NCD
Episode: CMS Bridge forecast, broker fraud, and the ACA numbers everyone's misreading | Sam Melamed (NCD)
Jeremy Friese
Physician and founder discussing prior authorization improvements
Humata Health
Episode: A physician-turned-founder's take on making prior auth actually work | Jeremy Friese (Humata Health)
Jeremy Fries
CEO and Founder of Humata Health
Humata Health
Episode: The Grand Roundup: Agentic voice AI wars, recent funding roundup, Cityblock acquires Homeward, UpDoc's FDA clearance, Humata's WISeR rollout, and more
JD Friedland
Executive Director for Ventures at Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
Episode: The Grand Roundup: Anti-tiering contracts and the OhioHealth ruling, Thoreau/Ensemble update, 340B and Eli Lilly, OpenLoop's D2C play, Cleveland Clinic on AI trust, and more
Hashem Zikry
Medical director for clinical research and policy at Counsel Health
Counsel Health
Episode: The Grand Roundup: $12B Matt Holt/Ensemble deal, Hawaii's payvider bet unravels, PwC's highest commercial trend in 18 years, Clover Stars win, clinical AI regulation, and more
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel
Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and University Professor at UPenn, healthcare policy expert
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: Why U.S. healthcare doesn't need more money—it needs a different system | Ezekiel Emanuel

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Host of Health Tech Nerds Radio
Martin
Co-host of Health Tech Nerds Radio, engages guests and asks policy questions

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Building and scaling an in-home care model for Medicaid populations | Dr. Rebekah Gee and Rebecca Kavoussi (Nest Health)
Q: Where is Nest currently operating and what are expansion plans?
Nest started in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, expanded to Arizona (Maricopa and Mojave County), with plans for multiple state expansions and additional services.
Building and scaling an in-home care model for Medicaid populations | Dr. Rebekah Gee and Rebecca Kavoussi (Nest Health)
Q: How does Nest get paid and what does the contracting look like with payers?
Nest operates within value-based contracts with payers, getting paid for the identified population or on a target list with upside/downside based on quality and cost, and earning engagement-based payments.
Building and scaling an in-home care model for Medicaid populations | Dr. Rebekah Gee and Rebecca Kavoussi (Nest Health)
Q: What is the core care model and why focus on the family unit?
The model treats the family as the unit of care, with the family acting as the entry point for identifying high-need members and enabling a broader set of services to the entire household, which improves efficiency and outcomes.
Designing and delivering home-based care for dual-eligible populations | Oren Shatken + Romanos Fessas (Jukebox Health)
Q: What does the economics look like from the plans' perspective, and how do you approach capturing value?
Plans tend to be attracted to entities that deliver measurable cost savings and improved outcomes. Jukebox Health emphasizes total cost of care and ROI, arguing that enhanced home independence reduces hospitalizations and ED visits. They discuss shared savings models and the potential for value-based arrangements, while also acknowledging the need for precise, individualized data to justify investments for each member.
Designing and delivering home-based care for dual-eligible populations | Oren Shatken + Romanos Fessas (Jukebox Health)
Q: I'd love to get an overview of the Jukebox model. Can you walk us through the pieces and what higher meeting those needs for the LTSS population?
The model centers on entering the home with a team that includes occupational therapists who assess both health and home safety, followed by delivering a suite of interventions—from home modifications to medication adherence tools—and coordinating with plans to integrate these services. The aim is to create a scalable chassis of technology and human services that can be deployed across markets, with a strong emphasis on training, contractor quality, and reducing costs by preventing avoidable health events.

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The show centers on weekly health tech news and policy-focused conversations with industry leaders, health systems executives, and startups applying technology to care delivery. Episodes frequently tackle AI in medicine, payer-provider dynamics, value-based care, and the economics of modern healthcare, with practical examples from large health systems and innovative vendors. A notable strength is the blend of policy nuance with real-world implementation stories, featuring guests who speak to regulatory shifts, financing, and operational strategies in health tech. This flexibility makes it useful for listeners who want actionable takeaways for product strategy, market access, and strategic partnerships in healthcare technology.

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Recent guests on Health Tech Nerds Radio include:

1. Leah Sparks
2. Bryan Sivak
3. Sean Glass
4. Sam Melamed
5. Jeremy Friese
6. Jeremy Fries
7. JD Friedland
8. Hashem Zikry

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