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For the final installment in Vynamic’s 2025 health industry outlook series, Jen is joined by Vynamic’s Head of Life Sciences, Karen Baldry, and Head of Life Sciences Europe, Gemma Pfister, to focus on the Life Sciences industry – the trends most impacting the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.

To learn more about Vynamic’s overall 2025 Health Industry Outlook, visit: https://vynamic.com/insights/navigating-turbulence-and-transformation-2025-health-industry-outlook/

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotech, Inflation Reduction Act, product launch, direct-to-consumer, pharmacy, integrated delivery networks

Panel – Karen Baldry, Gemma Pfister, Jen Burke

Research & Production – Jen Burke, Mindy McGrath

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

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

For the second installment in Vynamic’s 2025 health industry outlook series, Jen is joined by Vynamic’s Head of Health Services, Ryan Hummel, and Director, Vish Kaushik, to focus on the Health Services industry – the trends most impacting providers, health plans, and pharmacy.

To learn more about Vynamic’s 2025 Health Industry Outlook, visit: https://vynamic.com/insights/navigating-turbulence-and-transformation-2025-health-industry-outlook/

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, health services, providers, pharmacy, PBMs, hybrid care, virtual care, value-based care, Inflation Reduction Act, AI, digital tools, next-generation medicine, drug shortages, supply chain

Panel – Jen Burke, Ryan Hummel, Vish Kaushik

Research & Production – Jen Burke, Mindy McGrath

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

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

For the second installment in Vynamic\’s 2025 health industry outlook series, Jen is joined by Vynamic’s Head of Health Services, Ryan Hummel, and Director, Vish Kaushik, to focus on the Health Services industry – the trends most impacting providers, health plans, and pharmacy.

To learn more about Vynamic’s 2025 Health Industry Outlook, visit: https://vynamic.com/insights/navigating-turbulence-and-transformation-2025-health-industry-outlook/

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, health services, providers, pharmacy, PBMs, hybrid care, virtual care, value-based care, Inflation Reduction Act, AI, digital tools, next-generation medicine, drug shortages, supply chain

Panel – Jen Burke, Ryan Hummel, Vish Kaushik

Research & Production – Jen Burke, Mindy McGrath

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

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

As 2025 begins, the health industry is charging forward into a transformative era. Faced with unprecedented challenges and opportunities, leaders are rethinking how health care is delivered, financed, and optimized. On this episode, Jen & Mindy dive into the pressing trends, bold outlooks, and actionable strategies leaders need to know to stay ahead in 2025.

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, life sciences, health policy, public health, Inflation Reduction Act, AI, digital tools, product launch, next-generation medicine, drug shortages, supply chain, CXT 

Panel – Jen Burke, Mindy McGrath 

Research & Production – Jen Burke, Mindy McGrath 

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki 

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

When it comes to deploying AI technologies, there are both technical and ethical considerations – in healthcare, given the critical and sensitive data and decisions at play, these can be magnified nearly exponentially. Jen is joined by Vynamic’s AI Mobilization Lead, Todd Quartiere, and Director, Vish Kaushik to discuss core principles and applications of responsible AI for health services organizations. 

To learn more about applications of responsible AI in your health services organization, check out the AI At Vynamic page for more information. 

Podcast Tags: healthcare, health services, responsible AI, artificial intelligence, innovation, responsible use, tech transformation, digital transformation   

Panel – Todd Quartiere, Vish Kaushik, Jen Burke 

Research & Production – Jen Burke 

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto

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

On November 6th, Donald Trump was announced as the 47th President of the United States, returning to the White House for his second term. In this episode, Jen, Mindy, and Ryan discuss the potential changes to the healthcare industry that Republicans could look to enact over the next four years, including limiting reproductive rights and abortion access, making changes to the Affordable Care Act, and cutting funding to Medicaid. 

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, life sciences, health policy, public health, reproductive rights, abortion, Affordable Care Act, Inflation Reduction Act, health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, pharmaceuticals 

Source Links: 

• Voters in Seven States Approve Constitutional Amendments to Protect Abortion Rights 
• With a Trump Presidency, Grave Threats to Reproductive Freedoms Expected 
• 10 Reasons a Second Trump Presidency Will Decimate Sexual and Reproductive Health 
• What Trump’s 2024 Victory Means for the Affordable Care Act  
• Under the Biden-Harris Administration, Over 20 Million Selected Affordable Health Coverage in ACA Marketplace Since Start of Open Enrollment Period, a Record High 
• Millions at risk of losing health insurance after Trump\’s victory 
• Fact check: Vance’s promise to cover people with preexisting conditions 
• How a Donald Trump presidency would change health care, from Medicaid to chronic disease 

Panel –Jen Burke, Mindy McGrath, Ryan Hummel 

Research & Production – Adrea Cope, Jen Burke 

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki 

For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com or share a voicemail at 1-888-VYNAMIC. 

Last month, Life Sciences marketing, commercial and medical leaders from across the country gathered at Reuter’s Pharma Customer Engagement to address current challenges and share industry best practices. In this episode, Jen is joined by Vynamic’s Customer Experience Transformation Lead, Mike Zapiec, and Head of Life Sciences, Karen Baldry to share what they learned about effectively engaging customers. 

For more information about Vynamic’s work in Customer Experience Transformation, visit:  

Podcast Tags: healthcare, life sciences, customer experience, omnichannel 

Panel – Mike Zapiec, Karen Baldry, Jen Burke 

Research & Production – Mike Zapiec, Karen Baldry, Jen Burke 

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki 

For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com or share a voicemail at 1-888-VYNAMIC. 

With the first round of CMS price negotiations behind us, and the next list of targets to be released in February 2026, it’s clear that theorized implications from the Inflation Reduction Act are becoming realities for the life sciences industry. In this episode, Jen and Mindy are joined by Putnam Associates Partner, Scott Briggs, to explore how companies can navigate the new pricing pressures and negotiation frameworks while continuing to innovate and ensure patient access to critical therapies.

For more information about Putnam’s work in Value, Pricing and Access, visit their website: https://www.putassoc.com/our-expertise/value-pricing-access/

For more information about Vynamic’s work in Market Access, visit: https://vynamic.com/what-we-do/health-industry/life-sciences/market-access/

Podcast Tags: healthcare, life sciences, product launch, market access, drug pricing, life sciences trends

Panel – Scott Briggs, Mindy McGrath, Jen Burke

Research & Production – Scott Briggs, Mindy McGrath, Jen Burke

Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki

For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com or share a voicemail at 1-888-VYNAMIC.

Design thinking may be one of the hottest buzzwords echoing throughout the halls of the business and technology worlds today, but the concept is not new. Since the late 1950s, designers of products of all types have employed and adhered to principles of design thinking like empathy, prototyping, co-creation, and user-centricity to create technical and physical products we all use today. Recently, as the gap between patient and healthcare companies has narrowed, the life sciences sector has shown a heightened interest in applying design thinking to the products and services they create and offer.

In this episode, Jen is joined by Vynamic’s Michael Hudson and Vish Kaushik to discuss a major news item that has had everyone buzzing over the last few months – ChatGPT.

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, AI, artificial intelligence, healthcare technology, health plans, providers, life sciences

Source Links:

• Top 10 Applications of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in the Healthcare Industry

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1-888-VYNAMIC.

Michael Hudson, Senior Director

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Vish Kaushik, Director

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Jen Burke, Healthcare Industry Strategist

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