In our end-of-year wrap-up episode, we looked back on conversations with leaders from CVS Health/Aetna, Meharry Medical College, the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Optum and others that break down and expand on the topics of health equity and taking care of the whole patient and the whole system.

In this episode of SOAP Notes with Dr. Jay LaBine, Jay sits down with Dr. Kyu Rhee, senior vice president and Aetna chief medical officer at CVS Health. The two unpack the meaning of health equity, define lessons learned over the course of the pandemic and identify how health care can stand to treat people utilizing ‘value-based’ care moving forward.

Mark Switaj, founder and CEO of Roundtrip, joins the podcast to discuss the role of non-emergency medical transportation during the pandemic and its role in future value-based care models.

Our latest episode of SOAP Notes highlights National Hospice and Palliative Care month - and with it the work that Lynn Rosenbach and Banner Health does for its patients. Tune in to hear how Banner Health is able to identify its hospice patients and how they've helped improve care transitions for all of their patients.

In the season premiere of SOAP Notes with Dr. Jay LaBine, Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, FAAN, stops by the podcast to discuss what it means to "age in community" and her work with the CAPABLE program.

In episode 8 of SOAP Notes, Jay sits down with Highmark Health's Dr. Monique Reese to talk about the future of home and community-based care.

In episode 7 of SOAP Notes with Dr. Jay LaBine, Jay sits down with Dr. Daniel Frank, chief medical officer (CMO) of Optum Care, to talk about the recently exposed flaws of our healthcare system, the pivot to telehealth, protecting our vulnerable senior population, and the role of physicians in the investment in value-based care delivery.

In episode 6 of SOAP Notes with Dr. Jay LaBine, Jay sits down with Dr. Vincent Mor, professor of health services, policy and practice, to talk about a federal grant obtained by Mor and Brown University to research aging as well as vaccine hesitance, challenges with senior care, care delivery and access to facility care.

In episode 5, Valinda Rutledge, EVP of Federal Affairs at APG, discusses the health care priorities of the Biden administration, the future for Direct Contracting and more on the podcast.

In this episode of SOAP Notes, Dr. Jay LaBine and Kristy Duffey, Chief Nursing Officer at Optum, talk about the role of home health, lessons learned from COVID-19, healthcare disparities and innovation for the future of senior care.