The ACO Show

Join our hosts along with Dr. Farzad Mostashari on this episode as they dive into CMS's update on the Medicare value-based care strategy. From discussing alignment and growth to equity in healthcare, they provide insights and suggestions for the future of accountable care. Read the update here: Update On The Medicare Value-Based Care Strategy: Alignment, Growth, Equity Submit your questions, comments, or episode ideas to acoshow@aledade.com

Explore the dynamic landscape of healthcare and technology with hosts Josh and Sean on the ACO Show. Guests Rosemary Weldon and Ritwik Tewari, from Aledade, share their expertise as they discuss the challenges and innovations shaping the industry, including the advancements in technology that help improve patient care.

Join us for a story tracing the origins and evolution of Community Health Center, Inc. Mark Masselli, president and CEO of Community Health Center, Inc. in Middletown, CT, alongside Charles Barber, Writer-in-Residence at Wesleyan University, guide listeners through the enthralling narrative depicted in Barber's book, "Peace & Health." Explore the beginnings of the Health Center amidst the backdrop of social upheaval, legislative reforms, and grassroots advocacy, illuminating the transformative power of community-driven health care initiatives. Uncover the pivotal moments and visionary leadership that propelled the center from modest beginnings to a beacon of excellence in health care provision. And learn about the recent partnership with Aledade, exemplifying a shared commitment to innovation, collaboration, and equitable care delivery. To learn more about the story behind Community Health Center, Inc. and Barber's book "Peace & Health," visit peaceandhealth.com.

Dive into Aaron McKethan's journey from policy nerd to healthcare innovator at Aledade Plus, improving patient care and reducing costs.

Explore the impact and solutions of the Change healthcare cyber crisis with expert analysis and firsthand accounts.

Dive into the world of community health centers and value-based care with Tracy Causey, CEO of Capital Area Health Network in Virginia and Kevin Van Dyke, executive director of Aledade in Virginia. Hear their experience navigating multiple value-based contracts and integrating behavioral health services with primary care. Learn how more accessible patient health data and dynamic support has helped improve preventive care.

Sean and Josh are joined by Dr. Maureen Padden, a family and obesity medicine doctor from Pensacola, Florida, and Dr. Christopher Nunes from Spyglass Primary Care in Melbourne, Florida to discuss how value-based contracts have improved their relationships with Florida Blue, their patients, and their staff. They delve into the benefits and challenges of being independent physicians, the crucial role the Aledade app plays in providing accessible data, and the importance of staff retention on quality patient care.

Sean and Josh are joined by Rachel Lively, Vice President of Community Health Center Operations at Valley Health, to discuss her experience providing substance use treatments to patients in West Virginia. Rachel shares challenges and successes involving decreasing stigma around substance use disorders, the evolution of treatment methods, and the critical role that CHCs can play in providing individualized care to patients on the path to recovery.

Explore the transformative power of ACOs with Nick Phillis from Florida, revealing positive impacts on patient care and healthcare delivery.

Explore tangible initiatives for health equity with Tamara Thomas, VP of Equity and Inclusion at Aledade

Josh and Brian are joined by Wes Edwards, Chief Financial Officer of Med First Primary & Urgent Care in North Carolina. Wes discusses his clinic’s success with value-based care, the financial sustainability of value-based care models, and the crucial link between exceptional patient care and financial outcomes. Plus, a special farewell as Brian says goodbye to the ACO Show.

In this episode we sit down with Leigh Efird, Director of Pharmacy at Aledade, to dive into the world of value-based care from the pharmacy perspective. She shares the ways she interacts with patients to help them better understand their health and how managing medications can impact that.

Josh and Brian are joined by Dr. Christine Meyer and Casey Korba to discuss Hill Day and how to advocate for value-based care to legislators.

Josh and Brian are joined by Aledade’s Chief Financial Officer, John Doyle. They discuss the economic incentives associated with delivering primary care on the front lines and why health care professionals need to be able to talk openly about the financial forces in the system.

Josh and Brian are joined by Blake Madden, writer, editor and founder of the newsletter Hospitalogy, focused on analyzing health care’s financing, policy changes and more. They discussed some of the positive shifts he sees in the health care system and how he’s making sense of those changes for his subscribers.

Season 5 of The ACO Show kicks off with Josh and Brian joined by Travis Broome, Aledade’s Senior Vice President for Policy and Economics to discuss the 2022 Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) results. As the largest and most successful value-based care program in American history, the results of this program tell us a lot about the progress of value-based care, and what that means for patients and primary care professionals around the country.

Josh and Brian are joined by Lightspeed Venture Partners investor, Galym Imanbayev, MD, to discuss Aledade’s Series F funding round. They delve into what led to this latest round of funding, the transparency throughout the process and how these funds are going to ensure that primary care practices and health centers are receiving the resources they need to thrive in value-based care.

Josh and Brian are joined by Kevin O’Leary and Ryan Russell, co-founders of Health Tech Nerds, a trusted resource in health care helping their members learn, network, build, and grow to maximize our collective impact on the health care system. They drill down on the various value-based care models, how they work, and what they mean for patients, doctors and clinicians.

Josh and Brian are joined by Al Kushner, author of “Virtual Medicare: 10 Costly Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make.” They delve into the active role patients play in enrolling in Medicare, and the high - and often unknown - costs of delay.

In this episode, Josh and Brian hand over the mic to Aledade’s Chief Policy Officer, Sean Cavanaugh, a former Director of Medicare and senior leader at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) as he talks with the two current leaders of his former offices. Sean is joined by Meena Seshamani, M.D., Ph.D., Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center for Medicare, and Elizabeth Fowler, Ph.D., J.D., Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). Directors Seshamani and Fowler discuss how they view their centers and how they’re united by one common strategic vision.