In this Trending Health series, Vynamic team members will highlight how different sectors of the health industry are evolving to meet the demands of today’s ever-changing healthcare landscape through value creation and strategic transformations.

In this episode, Mindy McGrath, Saurabh Raman, and Ryan Hummel dive into how payers are shifting from short-term cost cutting to long-term strategic transformation as a result of rising costs, policy upheaval, and evolving consumer demands.

To learn more about how we can help your team navigate these strategic decisions, reach out to [email protected] and [email protected]. 

Podcast Tags: healthcare, health plan, healthcare strategy, health innovation, strategic transformation 

Source Links:

• Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2025 
• UnitedHealth reports highest medical costs since COVID-19 pandemic’s start 
• New Evernorth program to cap out-of-pocket costs for Wegovy, Zepbound at $200 
• Spending growth on GLP-1s outpaces specialty drugs: Evernorth study 
• Elevance Health Reports First Quarter 2024 Results 

Panel – Mindy McGrath, Saurabh Raman, Ryan Hummel 

Research & Production – Julia Morrison, Saurabh Raman, Ryan Hummel, Everly Petruzzelli

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com.