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Weekly Health Policy Briefing | 10/23/2025

Oct 23, 2025

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15 min read

Weekly Health Policy Briefing | 10/23/2025

earnings season starts with Elevance and Molina, Cedar launches a digital safety net, and the ACA saved money but also made everyone angry

Martin Cech

Prior authorizations, past and present with Archelle Georgiou, MD

Oct 23, 2025

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7 min read

Prior authorizations, past and present with Archelle Georgiou, MD

History doesn't always repeat, but it rhymes.

Kevin O'Leary

Community Brain Trust: Navigating PBM cost management in PACE programs, Verily launches consumer app, challenges in the care delivery market and more

Oct 22, 2025

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18 min read

Community Brain Trust: Navigating PBM cost management in PACE programs, Verily launches consumer app, challenges in the care delivery market and more

Community Brain Trust October 22 2025

Health Tech Nerds

Provider consolidation and its malcontents: an interview Olivia Kosloff

Oct 21, 2025

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17 min read

Provider consolidation and its malcontents: an interview Olivia Kosloff

A discussion with the Acute Condition author and American Economic Liberties Project Senior Fellow on the alternatives to the increasingly corporate practice of medicine

Martin Cech, Olivia Kosloff

Rachel Wilson, Co-founder and COO of Bluebird Kids Health on pediatric value-based care

Oct 20, 2025

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33 min read

Rachel Wilson, Co-founder and COO of Bluebird Kids Health on pediatric value-based care

The challenges and opportunities of Medicaid Managed Care for children, build versus buy decisions, and the opportunity for generational returns by investing in children’s health.

Martin Cech