Healthcare Rap

Chris McGhee, CEO & Co-Founder of Current Health, returns to share how the national dialogue about health at home programs, drug therapies, and empowered consumers has changed since he reacquired his company from Best Buy Health. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the launch of the CMS ACCESS Model. Is CMS creating a framework for treating chronic conditions rather than just a short-term payment structure, and how does the model open up new partnerships that can help make preventive health a reality? 

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Mary Varghese Presti, Corporate VP of Microsoft Health and Life Sciences, discusses where consumer experience, nursing, and AI are colliding to create some interesting tailwinds for patients and clinicians. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Reach3’s new consumer health survey. What does the survey say about the use of digital health and wellness tools, and how does it help us to look at the data through the consumer lens? 

ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES 

Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry. 

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Dr. Sarah Matt discusses themes from her book The Borderless Healthcare Revolution, what consumer-centered health means from a surgeon’s point of view, and why we can’t burn down the system even when we see so many flaws. 

All that, plus a recap of the Rap Community's June Think Tank chat about the ongoing move to preventive health. Join the free community at https://healthcarerapcommunity.com to attend our monthly chats. 

ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES 

Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry. 

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Nathan Shatz, founder of SuperBiome, reveals the results of Jared's skin microbiome test live on the air, explains how germs are good, and shares how it motivated him when people told him he was too young to be a founder. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about whether GLP-1’s will be more disruptive than AI. Does it mean that we can sometimes get lost in the current ways that healthcare grows its profits and forget that society’s better off with less chronic disease? 

ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES 

Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry. 

Reach out on LinkedIn to learn more. 

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Jared and Adam Cherrington started cooking up the idea for this episode while sitting in the back of a shuttle bus at Swaay.Health Live. The two discuss how to keep the voice of the patient a priority, where patient experience and consumer centricity overlap, and what they’re both seeing in these areas that give them hope … and frustration. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about whole-body scans. How do they work, who are the main players, and what’s their true value in a consumer’s constellation of care? 

ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES 

Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry. 

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SiPhox Health Co-Founder and CEO Michael Dubrovsky joins Jared at Nourishing Change to discuss the future of at-home blood testing, preventative health, and how AI is transforming health analysis. They explore how accessible testing can empower individuals to live longer, healthier lives and the innovations driving this movement. 

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Dr. Payam Zamani, CEO and Founder of MY DR NOW, shares how you don’t need urgent care if you do primary care right, how outcomes improve when you make it easy for patients to be compliant, and whether he thinks patients using LLMs are good for business. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the Nourishing Change conference. How did the conference’s attendee mix reflect the collaboration that needs to happen to make healthcare more preventive, and how much progress is possible if you and I join the Movement?

ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES 

Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry. 

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Kroger Health's Jim Kirby recaps the Nourishing Change Conference's biggest year yet, highlights what stood out from sessions and exhibitors, and gives a preview of what to expect as the Movement continues into 2027 and beyond. 

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Mike Roaldi, President of Cityblock Health, discusses the economics of care delivery while working to better engage consumers, what’s behind Cityblock’s recent growth, and how patients are using ChatGPT for their health. 

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the new Samsung Health app features. How is Samsung positioning the upcoming Galaxy Watch as a proactive health partner, and how can we lead the charge to bridge the gap between healthcare and prevention? 

ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES 

Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry. 

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Kristy Roldan, VP of Growth at MDRG, joins Jared to talk about the newest ways that healthcare is happening outside of hospitals, why outlier thinking is important in consumer research, and how AI is and isn’t helping us better understand consumers’ health behavior.

All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Noom’s new at-home biomarker testing. How can this latest move from correction to detection impact the quickly changing direct-to-consumer preventive space, and are we witnessing the digital front door and new patient consult transform right before our eyes? 

ANNOUNCING RAP COLLABORATIVES 

Exciting news! We’re launching Rap Collaboratives, curated workgroups of founders, builders, and operators working together to grow the adoption of consumer-centered health. Through content, community, and co-creation, members help shape what’s next and get their perspective in front of the industry. 

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