Tuning In to The C-Suite

Tuning In to The C-Suite

A monthly podcast where editors of Managed Healthcare Executive chat with healthcare professionals and executives in the C-suite. Each episode you will find a conversation about the most important issues facing American healthcare today: its cost, effectiveness, delivery and organization, and its fairness. Listen in. Learn a lot. For more information, visit us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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December 22, 2025 23 mins
In this latest episode of his “Conversations With Perry and Friends” podcast, Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, spoke with C. Daniels Mullins, Ph.D., a professor of practice, sciences, and health outcomes research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore and a pioneer in incorporating the patient point of view into research and healthcare.
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In this episode of his “Conversations With Perry and Friends” podcast, Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, spoke with Rita Shane, vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive (MHE) editorial advisory board, is host of the "Conversations with Perry and Friends" podcast. In this episode, Cohen speaks with Jon Bloom, M.D., co-founder and CEO of Podimetrics, about the evolving role of physicians in U.S. healthcare.

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Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the "Conversations with Perry and Friends" podcast. In this episode, Cohen speaks with Saar Mahna, J.D., MBA, CEO and founder of Banjo Health, an artificial intelligence company focused on prior authorization.

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Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. In this episode, his guest is Paul Fronstin, Ph.D., director of health benefits research at the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
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Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a longtime member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, is host of the Conversations with Perry and Friends podcast. His guest this episode is John Baackes, the former CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan.
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Featured in this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast is Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research at EBRI, who shed light on the evolving landscape of health benefits with editors of Managed Healthcare Executive. Fronstin discussed the challenges employers face in designing health plans that steer employees toward high-value care. He also shared insights on high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), noting ...
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In this latest episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, Briana Contreras, an editor with MHE had the pleasure of meeting Loren McCaghy, director of consulting, health and consumer engagement and product insight at Accenture, to discuss the organization's latest report on U.S. consumers switching healthcare providers and insurance payers. One of those surveys were on payer experiences and the other on patient experiences. M...
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In our latest "Meet the Board" podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive Editors caught up with board member, Eric Hunter, CEO of Care Oregon, to discuss a number of topics, with one including the merger that never closed with SCAN Health Plan due to local opposition from Oregonians, emphasizing the need for partnerships to meet scaling and capital requirements. 

On the other hand, Hunter also praised Oregon's caref...
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In the latest episode of the Meet the Board podcast series, Managing Editor, Peter Wehrwein, catches up with Chief Clinical Officer at Optum Rx and EAB member, David Calabrese, about his new role alongside his team's progress in improving quality, patient safety and health equity in healthcare. David highlights efforts to address pharmacy deserts and medication shortages; and the two discuss the challenges and future of retail...
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A limited pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform bill may be used as a "pay for" to offset the costs of extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities, shares Kelly, of Capitol Advocacy & Government Affairs.
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In this month’s episode of Meet the Board, MHE’s Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein and spoke with a new member of our editorial advisory board, Marci J. Chodroff, MD, FACP, VP of Medical Affairs at Magellan Rx Management, a Prime Therapeutics company. The two discussed Chodroff's career transition from clinical practice to pharmacy benefits management, then crossed over to highlight challenges like Medicare regulations and the gr...
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In this episode, MHE's Peter Wehrwein spoke with Patrick Cooney, president of The Federal Group, discussing Washington's focus on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). Cooney highlighted increased federal attention on PBMs, with legislative activity indicating bipartisan interest in reform. Despite recent setbacks in negotiations over PBM-related provisions, both Democrats and Republicans aim for transparency and change. Cooney al...
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As we bring back our "Meet the Board" Series podcast series, Managed Healthcare Executive welcomes our newest Editorial Advisory Board member Greg Baker, CEO of AffirmedRx. In this conversation, Baker and Peter Wehrwein, MHE managing editor, discussed insights from Baker's career journey. Drawing from his experiences at Walgreens and Premise Health, Baker highlighted the importance of patient-centered care and process orientat...
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In this second part of a two-part podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive's Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein spoke with Ceci Connolly and Margaret "Meg" Murray about Medicare Advantage utilization and challenges, highlighting proposed CMS payment cuts and prior authorization issues. Murray emphasized MA's growth and benefits, while Connolly introduced MA for Tomorrow proposals. They also tackled drug pricing transparency c...
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In this first part of a two-part podcast episode, Managed Healthcare Executive's Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein kicks off our new podcast series "DC Roundtable," with guests Margaret "Meg" Murray, CEO of the Association of Community Affiliated Plans, and member of MHE's Editorial Advisory Board, and CeCi Connolly, president and CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, for a discussion on healthcare policy issues. The tri...
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In this month’s episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite, Briana Contreras, an editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, got to chatting with Sanjula Jain, Ph.D., chief research officer at Trilliant Health. 

In the conversation, Sanjula shared the concerning rise in cancer cases among those in their 30s and 40s, despite declining mortality rates. In this age range, neoplasm-related deaths are notably increasing, which cou...
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In this month’s episode, Briana Contreras, an editor of MHE, chatted with Lynn Carroll, executive of HSBlox, about the difference between predictive and generative AI, yet how each works together in preventive healthcare. In the discussion, Carroll expressed the challenges and opportunities with generative AI in clinical documentation, pharmaceutical research, and medical device manufacturing. Also shared were strategies for a...
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Briana Contreras, an editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, spoke with Fred Turner, CEO of Curative, in this month’s episode. The two talked about the challenges middle-class Americans face in dealing with medical debt, exploring the causes behind it and the impact on overall health. Fred also touched on potential solutions, both from the perspective of organizations like Curative and through collaborative efforts between var...
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Briana Contreras, an editor with Managed Healthcare Executive, spoke with Harsha Rajasimha, MD, founder and executive chairman of IndoUSrare, in this month's episode of Tuning in to the C-Suite podcast. The conversation was about how the disparity in diversity and ethnicity in rare disease clinical trials in the U.S. has led to gaps in understanding diseases and conditions, jeopardizing universal health, and increasing the eco...
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