In this episode, we sit down with Robert De Vita, a seasoned healthcare executive and policy leader with decades of experience shaping systems from the ground up. From launching health insurance cooperatives to teaching health leadership in MBA programs, Bob brings an insider’s perspective on what’s broken in the current system—and how we might fix it.

We explore:

• Why affordability and accessibility remain elusive in American health insurance

• Lessons from launching a federally backed cooperative health plan

• How policy, business models, and local innovation must align for real reform

• What the next generation of leaders needs to know about navigating healthcare systems

With past leadership roles at Common Ground Healthcare and Wheaton Franciscan, and advisory positions across academia and nonprofit boards, Bob offers pragmatic insights, combining a rare mix of executive wisdom and ground-level perspective.