There is an emerging ecosystem made of equal parts Payer, provider and member. The benefits and impact of digitization in healthcare will have far reaching implications for payer, provider and the member. This session will focus on how payers are improving the overall provider and member experience through lower payments abrasion, clearer and more concise electronic communication and simple, easy to read Explanation of Payments and Explanation of Benefits.This episode is sponsored by Zelis

Shara McClure, Divisional Senior Vice President of Texas Health Care Delivery for BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, joined the podcast to talk about her career journey, growing membership and how COVID-19 is affecting insurers.

Amy Acker, Vice President of Payer Relations at Advantia Health, joined the podcast to talk about negotiating pay for performance contracts and quality metrics that are most important to both sides.

In this episode, we are joined by Billy Padilla, Chief Information Officer at Xtend Healthcare, as he discusses the benefits of robotic process automation and artificial intelligence in the revenue cycle. This episode is sponsored by Xtend Healthcare.

Vijay Venkatesan, VP and Chief Analytics Officer at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, joined the podcast to talk about automation, healthcare data and the workforce of the future.

Richard Sanchez, CEO of CalOptima, joined the podcast to talk about managing social determinants of health, increasing vaccination rates among members and organizational growth.

Dr. Darren Wethers, Vice President of Clinical Operations at BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona, to talk about growing members hip from government payers and how COVID-19 has transformed the field.

Stephen Kinsely, Group Vice President of Strategy and Payer Engagement at Surgical Care Affiliates, joined the podcast to talk about the transition to value-based care and what's on the horizon for ASCs.

Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of EmblemHealth, joined the podcast to talk about digital empowerment for members, population health and the big policy issues in healthcare today.

In this episode we are joined by Laura Anderson, Senior Vice President of RCM Product Management at Change Healthcare to discuss the key challenges revenue cycle leaders face today and how to address those challenges. She will also dive into topics around price transparency, consumerism and the role of innovation and technology in the revenue cycle.This episode is sponsored by Change Healthcare.

In this wrap-up episode, Laura Dyrda, Editor in Chief at Becker's Healthcare and host of the Payer Issues Podcast, gives a brief overview of some news in the payer space.

Dr. Caroline Carney joined the podcast to talk about growing accessibility to mental health services, emerging therapies, and new partnerships to increase access to care.

Ceci Connolly, President and CEO of Alliance Community Health Plan, joined the podcast to talk about vaccine requirements, telehealth and the shift to value-based care from the payer perspective.

In this wrap-up episode, Laura Dyrda, Editor in Chief at Becker's Healthcare and host of the Payer Issues Podcast, gives a brief overview of some news in the payer space.

Matt Eyles, President and CEO of AHIP, joined the podcast to talk about ongoing COVID-19 vaccine efforts and coverage, and some of the big policy issues affecting insurers over the next year.

  There has been a number of Payments solution innovation and optimization advances that have served to offer a greater Provider payment experience. Through increase speed of delivery, reduce processing costs and payment accuracy, Providers have been the beneficiary of an improved aggregation experience and payer reputation. As we look to the future, join this podcast as we discuss and explain the benefits payers and providers can realized from specific innovations and what future holds regarding improvements, enhancements and anticipated results. This episode is sponsored by Zelis.  

In this wrap-up episode, Laura Dyrda, Editor in Chief at Becker's Healthcare and host of the Payer Issues Podcast, gives a brief overview of some news in the payer space.

This episode features Sachin Jain, President and CEO at SCAN Group and Health Plan. Here, he discusses priorities in his career, what he’s working on at SCAN Group, and more.

In this wrap-up episode, Laura Dyrda, Editor in Chief at Becker's Healthcare and host of the Payer Issues Podcast, gives a brief overview of some news in the payer space.

In this episode, we are joined by Ashish V. Shah, CEO & Co-founder of Dina, Mary Naylor, Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology & Director of the NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Alexandra Drane, CEO & Co-founder of ArchAngel.They discuss the growth in Medicare Advantage, what MA plans can do now to support people as they receive care at home, and how that differs from fee-for-service, with Supplemental Benefits as the perfect example.This podcast is sponsored by Dina.