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Medicare Meet-Up

Meg Koepke and Melissa Cohen

27 episodes

6 months ago

In the final episode of the Re-examining Value series, Meg and Melissa speak with Jennifer Clawson, partner and director of Value-Based Health Systems at Boston Consulting Group and Stefan Larsson, Chairman and Founder of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) about the future of value in healthcare. You can learn more about Jennifer Clawson and Stefan Larsson’s latest work in their New England Journal of Medicine article “Value-Based Health Care at an Inflection...

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In the final episode of the Re-examining Value series, Meg and Melissa speak with Jennifer Clawson, partner and director of Value-Based Health Systems at Boston Consulting Group and Stefan Larsson, Chairman and Founder of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) about the future of value in healthcare. You can learn more about Jennifer Clawson and Stefan Larsson’s latest work in their New England Journal of Medicine article “Value-Based Health Care at an Inflection...

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Episodes (20/27)

Medicare Meet-Up

Season 3 Episode 9 – Re-examining Value Part 3 of 3

In the final episode of the Re-examining Value series, Meg and Melissa speak with Jennifer Clawson, partner and director of Value-Based Health Systems at Boston Consulting Group and Stefan Larsson, Chairman and Founder of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) about the future of value in healthcare. You can learn more about Jennifer Clawson and Stefan Larsson’s latest work in their New England Journal of Medicine article “Value-Based Health Care at an Inflection...

2 years ago

48 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Season 3 Episode 8 – Re-examining Value Part 2 of 3

In the second episode of the Re-examining Value series, the Medicare Team speaks with Ann Greiner, president and CEO of the Primary Care Collaborative and Brock Slabach, COO of the National Rural Health Association about ongoing opportunities to improve patients’ care in the value movement. Show notes: “Wakely Risk Insight for the Medicare Shared Savings Program: Performance Year 2023 Results.” (Wakely)“Relationships Matter: How Usual is Usual Source of (Primary) Care?” (Primary Care C...

2 years ago

47 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Season 3 Episode 7 – Re-examining Value Part 1 of 3

In this first episode of the Re-examining Value series, the Medicare Team speaks with Mai Pham, founder and president of the Institute for Exceptional Care, and Rob Nelb, principal analyst from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) about what the value movement got right and where it falls short.

2 years ago

41 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Season 3 Episode 6 – Life After PHE

The Medicare Team is joined by national experts and colleagues Lauren Block, Leah Montgomery, and Maddy Bjorklund from Aurrera Health Group to talk about life after the public health emergency for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Show Notes Here are links to the podcasts Meg, Melissa, and Maddy recommended in the intro: Good InsideFilms to be Buried WithRelentless Health ValueKHN’s What the HealthTrade-offsFor more information on the PHE topics addressed during the episode, ...

2 years ago

30 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Season 3 Episode 5 - Answering Listener Questions: Part 2 of 2

The Medicare Team talks with special guests Kristal Vardaman and Mary Russell, Senior Directors at Aurrera Health Group, to answer listener questions about emerging policies and considerations for serving dual-eligible individuals.

2 years ago

24 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Season 3 Episode 4 – Answering Listener Questions: Part 1 of 2

In the first episode of 2023, special guest Jeff Micklos, executive director of the Health Care Transformation Task Force, joins the Medicare Team to answer listener questions about the current state of value-based care and the top health policy priorities in the new year. Show notes For more information about the Health Care Transformation Task Force, visit www.hcttf.org or reach out to Jeff at jeff.micklos@hcttf.org. To learn more about the Accountable Care Action Collabo...

2 years ago

36 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Season 3 Episode 3

In the last episode of 2022, the Medicare Team learns whether their healthcare predictions from January’s podcast came true – and if anyone fulfilled their New Year’s resolutions. Special guest Jen Ryan – executive vice president of Aurrera Health Group with more than 20 years of experience in Medicaid policy – joins Meg and Melissa as they share new predictions for the upcoming year. Show Notes: Comparison chart from Medicare.gov for original Medicare and Medicare Advantage (starts on...

2 years ago

31 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Season 3 Episode 2

The Medicare Team catches up with special guests Ashley Fitch, Director of Community Partnerships and Innovation from Mount Sinai and Kathy Vesley, President and CEO of Bay Aging to learn more about how they are addressing social determinants of health through building networks of community-based organizations. Meg and Melissa also discuss Medicare Open Enrollment, the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A) extension, and all things flu season. Here are some tips from AARP t...

3 years ago

49 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Season 3 Premiere

In the first episode of Season 3, Meg, Melissa, and Brede catch up on all the Medicare news that happened over summer break including the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Physician Fee Schedule proposed changes for MSSP, and the many new Requests for Information. Meg also checks in with Jason Rose, Chief Executive Officer of AdhereHealth, a healthcare technology solutions company centered on improving medication adherence, to get his take on the changes to Part D in the Inflation R...

3 years ago

29 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Medicare Meet-Up Health Equity Mini-Series Part 2

In this second installment of the Medicare Meet-up Health Equity Mini-Series – and the last episode of Season 2 – Meg, Melissa and Brede chat about the latest Medicare news and the recent Aurrera Health Group webinar – Making Sense of Payment Mechanisms in ACO REACH. They continue the discussion of health equity and interview Leon Caldwell, Ph.D., American Hospital Association’s senior director for health equity strategies and innovation at the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity about ...

3 years ago

37 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Medicare Meet-Up Health Equity Mini-Series Part 1

In this episode of the Medicare Meet-up, Meg, Melissa and Brede talk Health Equity. They interview Megan Thomas of Aurrera Health Group around a report prepared for the California Health Care Foundation, Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity in California and speak to Spencer Pratt from Unite Us about the importance of social care as a key component of healthcare.

3 years ago

43 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

The team talks about the ACO REACH Model and shares insights from the HLTH ViVE conference. Subscribe to our newsletter here.

3 years ago

33 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

February Episode

The team from Meet Up talks all things Direct Contracting. Sign up for our weekly Medicare newsletter.

3 years ago

30 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

January Episode

Our first episode of 2022 takes a look into the future with Meg, Melissa and Brede making their healthcare predictions for the year.

3 years ago

25 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

December Episode

Melissa, Meg and Brede close out the year with a discussion of final rules and the top 3 Medicare moments of 2021.

3 years ago

20 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

November Episode

Our November episode takes a look back at October with a discussion of the CMMI Strategy Refresh, the Reconciliation Bill and other recent Medicare news.

4 years ago

22 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Season 2 Premiere

Season 2 premiers with a look at recent Medicare news – including nursing homes and mental, dental, and vision benefits. Plus new a new format including a call to action to share your in real life stories of healthcare heroism.

4 years ago

21 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Medicare Meet-Up Season 2 Trailer”

Hear what’s in store for Season 2 of the Medicare Meet-Up.

4 years ago

1 minute

Medicare Meet-Up

Medicare Meet-up with Dawn Alley

Brede Eschliman, Meg Koepke, MHA and Melissa Cohen recap what they have learned from their guests on this season finale of the Medicare Meet-up as well an in depth discussion of the past, present and future of the CMS Innovation Center with former CMMI Chief Strategy Officer, Dawn Alley.

4 years ago

38 minutes

Medicare Meet-Up

Medicare Meet Up with Emily Brower

Brede, Meg and Melissa host value-based care and alternative payment champion and true believer Emily Brower of Trinity Health.

4 years ago

31 minutes