Can AI replace your therapist in 10 years? Better yet, can AI replace YOU?
In this week’s episode of Hope, Power and Healthcare, hosts Chris Hemphill and Melissa Reilly talk innovator summits, the future of “agentification”, and the 8 most critical tips for selling women’s health tech to payers.
Melissa draws on her over 20 years of experience at major healthcare organizations like Evernorth, Cigna, Optum Ventures and UHG to provide valuable insights for mission-driven founders and innovators, navigating the complex health tech landscape.
The hosts also converse on the concept of “agentification” - the automation of tasks and core service offerings using AI and if this approach is viable in the behavioral health or traditional therapy space.
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Links from today’s episode:
8 Insider Lessons from a Payer Industry Veteran:
https://www.newsletter.inwomenshealth.com/p/jobs-in-women-s-health-august-11-2025
Visit The Thyme, a Berkshires Mountain Hideaway with Soul:
The Thyme – Retreat to Wonderland
Hosts:Chris Hemphill - Chris’s 17 years in healthcare technology have spanned sales, operations, data science IC, and AI leadership. Chris couples this with a focus on health equity and serves as the NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy Research Fellow for Healthcare AI. Chris’s currently leads Modular Feedback, which focuses on helping healthcare innovators find and build thoughtful AI use cases: https://modularfeedback.com
Melissa Reilly - Melissa spent the last 20 years leading innovations at major payers: UnitedHealth Group(Optum Ventures), Aetna, and Evernorth/Cigna. She’s helped drive and commercialize multiple startups in AI & consumer testing, and she is now driving product and commercialization for healthcare innovators full-time. She brings industry expertise as well as a background in law, negotiation, & real estate. Her company’s name is STLTH.
Production:
Edited by Alyssa SchrollMusic by Chris Hemphill