Healthscape

Josh Weiner, Senior Vice President of Consumer Analytics & Engagement at CVS Health, joins MBA student Anand Chatterjee to discuss how data, experimentation, and emerging technologies are reshaping the healthcare experience. Drawing on his leadership at CVS Health, Josh shares insights on consumer engagement, the role of AI in care delivery, and why improving healthcare often requires innovation from within the system.

Tune in to hear why healthcare struggles to match the consumer experience of other industries, how wearable devices and interoperable data could transform care, and why aligning incentives across the healthcare ecosystem remains one of the biggest challenges to improving outcomes.

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What does it take to redesign the American healthcare system from first principles?

Dr. Jim Weinstein, world-renowned spine surgeon, former CEO of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, and current Senior Vice President at Microsoft Healthcare, joins MD-MBA candidate Abhinav Balu on this episode of Healthscape to explore how incentives, data infrastructure, and AI are reshaping care delivery.

From the landmark SPORT trial to the creation of the High-Value Healthcare Collaborative, Dr. Weinstein explains why more money isn’t the solution, why system design determines outcomes, and why healthcare needs ecosystem transformation, not just better technology.

They also discuss Microsoft’s Diagnostic Orchestrator AI, the promise of multimodal data, and the importance of judgment in an AI-enabled future.

Tune in for a conversation on value, innovation, and the road ahead for healthcare.

Nikita Singareddy, CEO & Co-Founder of Fortuna Health, joins MBA student Kara Koopman to discuss building venture-worthy businesses in Medicaid, one of the US’ largest and most fragmented healthcare programs. After raising $18 million from a16z to create the "TurboTax of Medicaid," Nikita shares how Fortuna is bringing consumer-first technology to Medicaidenrollment and why "too hard" often signals opportunity.

Tune in to hear why the PHE unwinding was the catalyst, how Fortuna found rare win-win-win alignment across healthcare stakeholders, and the complexity of scaling across 56 different state programs.

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ChatGPT Health made headlines – b.well made it possible. CEO & Founder Kristen Valdes joins MBA student Ashley Lemon to discuss how b.well x OpenAI's partnership enables trusted conversational health AI at scale. After 11 years of hard work connecting thousands of healthcare endpoints into one shared network, b.well is ushering in a new era: one where Americans finally control their own health data.

Tune in to hear how b.well unlocks transparency, agency, and choice – and how the consumerization of healthcare we crave is now within reach.

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What does winning in healthcare venture actually look like in the age of AI?

In this episode, Neil Patel, Head of Ventures at Redesign Health, joins MD-MBA candidate Abhi Balu for a sharp, behind-the-scenes conversation on building and scaling healthcare startups that actually work.

They break down why deep clinical partnerships are the real unlock for identifying high-impact problems, how AI is fundamentally reshaping the unit economics of healthcare SaaS, and what it takes to scale both the top and bottom line in a heavily regulated industry.

A must-listen for founders, operators, and investors navigating the next era of healthcare innovation.

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Neil Patel, Head of Ventures at Redesign Health

Abhi Balu, MD-MBA Candidate

Craig Garthwaite, Professor of Strategy and Director of Healthcare at Kellogg, joins MBA students Ashley Lemon and Kaiya Adam to discuss what’s next for the healthcare ecosystem in 2026. Fresh off the heels of the JPM Healthcare Conference, they unpack the latest dynamics across sub-sectors, including: 

• The future of GLP-1s
• Will AI actually make drugs cheaper
• How the IRA might impact drug development
• What’s next for MA, ACA, and Medicaid markets
• How to think about hospital system economics
• How LLMs will reshape outcomes and regulation
• What policymakers get wrong
• Rapid fire Q&A 

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Dr. Ben Schwartz, Senior Advisor of Commons Clinic, joins MD-MBA candidate Abhi Balu to discuss how to make value-based care succeed in a specialty setting. We discuss what value in healthcare means, how value-based care has evolved over time, and dive into the unique care model Commons is building to make value-based care sustainable in a multi-specialty, integrated platform. You won't want to miss this!

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Dr. Ben Schwartz, CMO Commons Clinic

⁠Abhinav Balu, MD-MBA Candidate

Dr. Rishi Khakhkhar, CMO of Counsel Health and fellow Kellogg alum, joins MD-MBA candidate Abhi Balu to discuss how Counsel is building a personalized, AI-powered doctor to help solve the access challenges facing healthcare today. We explore why seamlessly integrating patient data into the care delivery environment is essential for true personalization, and how this kind of integrated operating system can meaningfully shape a patient’s health over their lifetime. We also dive into bold predictions about the future of care delivery that you won’t want to miss!

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Dr. Rishi Khakhar, CMO Counsel Health

Abhinav Balu, MD-MBA Candidate

Dr. Brad Diephuis, COO & President of Thyme Care, joins Kellogg MBA student Joy Basinger to unpack how wraparound, value-based oncology care is transforming the cancer experience—especially for high-risk, MA populations. They explore how Thyme Care is going beyond the doctor’s office to deliver proactive, tech-enabled symptom monitoring and reduce avoidable ER visits and hospitalizations.

From standardizing care team workflows through the Thyme Box platform to deepening integration with partners like Oak Street Health, this episode dives into the value of structured, longitudinal support in oncology.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Thyme Care and Dr. Brad Diephuis

04:57 The Thyme Care Model: Supporting Cancer Patients

12:41 Technology Integration in Care Delivery

20:15 Thyme Care's Business Model and Revenue Generation

22:57 Measuring Outcomes and Quality of Care

27:42 Focus on Medicare Advantage Population

30:35 Partnerships and Collaborations in Value-Based Care (e.g., Oak Street)

34:48 Future Growth and Service Expansion

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Dr. Brad Diephuis, COO & President of Thyme Care

⁠Joy Basinger, Kellogg MBA ('25)⁠

Dr. Jana Goldberg, CMO of Heartbeat Health, joins Kellogg MBA student Joy Basinger to explore how virtual-first cardiology is transforming heart care delivery. They dive into the growing burden of cardiovascular disease. especially in rural areas, and the opportunity to intervene earlier and more effectively through virtual monitoring and AI. From reducing cardiac readmissions by over 50% to building strong primary care and cardiology collaborations, this episode examines how Heartbeat’s value-based model improves outcomes while lowering cost. Tune in for insights on shifting care into the home, advancing telecardiology, and the future of hybrid specialty care.

Timestamps:

1:54 - Dr. Goldberg's Career Journey & Influences

4:20 - Challenges in Cardiovascular Care Today

10:20 - Virtual Care & Heartbeat's Care Model

13:22 - Heartbeat's Patient Journey

20:02 - AI in Cardiovascular Care

22:56 - Succeeding in Value-Based Care Model

31:08 - Innovations & Future of Cardiovascular Care

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Dr. Jana Goldberg, CMO Heartbeat Health

Joy Basinger, Kellogg MBA ('25)

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