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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
Kevin O'Leary
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
Martin Cech, Olivia Kosloff
A discussion with Meera Mani, Town Hall Ventures

Oct 17, 2025

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3 min read

A discussion with Meera Mani, Town Hall Ventures

Regulatory tailwinds, AI, and top decile returns— all in service of healthcare's underserved.

Kevin O'Leary
Kevin O'Leary
Zigging when others Zag - Now may be the time to lean into Medicare Advantage

Oct 13, 2025

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12 min read

Zigging when others Zag - Now may be the time to lean into Medicare Advantage

A guest perspective from Duncan Reece exploring how, despite Medicare Advantage's challenging current market dynamics, the market is still well-positioned for long-term growth

Duncan Reece
Duncan Reece
Enhanced subsidy uncertainty from the actuarial perspective

Oct 9, 2025

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5 min read

Enhanced subsidy uncertainty from the actuarial perspective

Sicker risk pools, tough timing, and the unlikely potential of catastrophic plan spillover

Martin Cech
Martin Cech
Sina Haeri, CEO of Ouma Health, on building a new maternity model

Aug 14, 2025

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28 min read

Sina Haeri, CEO of Ouma Health, on building a new maternity model

A discussion with Sina Haeri on Ouma's maternity model and how it is growing in the Medicaid market

Kevin O'Leary
Martin Cech
Kevin O'Leary, Martin Cech
Faris Ghawi and Amer Alnajar, Co-Founders of Vytalize Health, on building a VBC enabler

Aug 1, 2025

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31 min read

Faris Ghawi and Amer Alnajar, Co-Founders of Vytalize Health, on building a VBC enabler

An interview with the Co-Founders of Vytalize Health discussing the VBC enabler market and Vytalize's model

Kevin O'Leary
Kevin O'Leary
Nikita Singareddy, Co-Founder and CEO at Fortuna Health, on building in Medicaid

Jul 21, 2025

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34 min read

Nikita Singareddy, Co-Founder and CEO at Fortuna Health, on building in Medicaid

An interview with Fortuna Health's CEO discussing a variety of topics related to Fortuna's model and the Medicaid market more broadly

Kevin O'Leary
Martin Cech
Kevin O'Leary, Martin Cech
HTN Expert Series: Demystifying Provider Data
LockSimple

Apr 18, 2025

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1 min read

HTN Expert Series: Demystifying Provider Data

HTN Community Experts Andrew Rosenthal and Michael Stratton cover common use cases, data sources, and gotchas when it comes to provider data.

Michael Stratton
Andrew Rosenthal
Michael Stratton, Andrew Rosenthal
From Idea to Exit in Healthcare - Part 2: Scale Stage
LockSimple

Apr 1, 2025

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2 min read

From Idea to Exit in Healthcare - Part 2: Scale Stage

A panel discussion with experienced founders, investors, and operators sharing insights on evolving product strategy, building organizational capabilities, and optimizing operations for growth-stage healthcare startups transitioning from early traction to significant scale.

Sofia Guerra
Nour Al-Sultan
Justin Ley
Sofia Guerra, Nour Al-Sultan, Justin Ley
From Idea to Exit in Healthcare - Part 1: Idea Stage
LockSimple

Mar 12, 2025

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2 min read

From Idea to Exit in Healthcare - Part 1: Idea Stage

A panel discussion with experienced founders and operators sharing insights on validating problems, building teams, and establishing operational foundations for early-stage healthcare startups.

Nikita Singareddy
Kate Wolin
Diya Shah
Nikita Singareddy, Kate Wolin, Diya Shah
Navigating Medicaid Fee-for-Service Contracting
LockSimple

Feb 26, 2025

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1 min read

Navigating Medicaid Fee-for-Service Contracting

An in-depth walkthrough and tactical guide for health tech startups navigating Medicaid Fee-for-Service (FFS) contracting.

Andrea Ippolito
Andrea Ippolito
Lessons from Evaluating, Implementing, and Adopting Ambient AI

Dec 9, 2024

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7 min read

Lessons from Evaluating, Implementing, and Adopting Ambient AI

A discussion with an executive buyer and clinical champion from University of Health Care and ambient Al organization Nabla to share their experience and learnings from evaluating and implementing an ambient Al assistant across specialties.

Founders in Health Tech Talk: Building Zero to One and Beyond with Toyin Ajayi - Panel Recap

Apr 12, 2024

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16 min read

Founders in Health Tech Talk: Building Zero to One and Beyond with Toyin Ajayi - Panel Recap

We sat down to discuss startup building from 0 to 1, and beyond with Toyin Ajayi, Co-Founder & CEO of Cityblock Health.

HTN Lunch & Learn: Understanding the Role of a Clinician in Early-Stage Startup Building
LockSimple

Apr 3, 2024

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7 min read

HTN Lunch & Learn: Understanding the Role of a Clinician in Early-Stage Startup Building

We discuss the role of a clinician in early-stage startup building with Andrew Schutzbank, MD, MPH, CEO & Founder of Schutzworks.

HTN Lunch & Learn: The New Healthcare Startup Imperative: Professional Government Advocacy - What's Happening, Where is CMS/CMMI Going and How to Influence Policy Decisions as a Startup
LockSimple

Feb 15, 2024

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6 min read

HTN Lunch & Learn: The New Healthcare Startup Imperative: Professional Government Advocacy - What's Happening, Where is CMS/CMMI Going and How to Influence Policy Decisions as a Startup

We discuss professional government advocacy and how to influence policy decisions with Andrew Schwab, Founder of Platform Government Strategies.

HTN Lunch & Learn: Perspectives from a Medicare Advantage Market President
LockSimple

Feb 2, 2024

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1 min read

HTN Lunch & Learn: Perspectives from a Medicare Advantage Market President

We discuss the complex world of Medicare Advantage, from growth dynamics to operationl issues to margin discipline with Zach Kosky, a former Medicare Advantage Market President.

HTN Lunch & Learn: Novel Payments Models for Specialty VBC Models with Accorded

Feb 1, 2024

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5 min read

HTN Lunch & Learn: Novel Payments Models for Specialty VBC Models with Accorded

We discuss novel payments models for specialty VBC with Frank Cheung, Co-Founder of Accorded & Mike Goodman, Co-Founder of Oshi Health.

HTN Lunch & Learn: Building a Startup Selling to Medicare Advantage Plans
LockSimple

Dec 28, 2023

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1 min read

HTN Lunch & Learn: Building a Startup Selling to Medicare Advantage Plans

We discuss best practices for building a startup selling to Medicare Advantage with Joshua Habib, COO of Together Senior Health.

HTN Lunch & Learn: Lessons from the Strategic Investment Ecosystem
LockSimple

Dec 6, 2023

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1 min read

HTN Lunch & Learn: Lessons from the Strategic Investment Ecosystem

We discuss the strategic investor landscape with, Ezra Mehlman, Managing Partner of Health Enterprise Partners.

HTN Lunch & Learn: Healthcare Marketing & Content Strategies
LockSimple

Nov 30, 2023

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1 min read

HTN Lunch & Learn: Healthcare Marketing & Content Strategies

We discuss best practices for healthcare marketing & content strategies with Dr. Geeta Nayyar.

Health Tech Nerds
Health Tech Nerds
HTN Interview: Unpacking How Oscar is Leveraging its Tech Platform to Enable Oscar’s 2024 Expansion Plans
LockSimple

Nov 16, 2023

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13 min read

HTN Interview: Unpacking How Oscar is Leveraging its Tech Platform to Enable Oscar’s 2024 Expansion Plans

A discussion with Mario Schlosser on how Oscar is leveraging its technology platform and AI to enable its 2024 expansion plans and drive innovation.

HTN Lunch & Learn: Clinicians in Investing - The Journey From Clinical Medicine To Investing with Tara Bishop
LockSimple

Nov 9, 2023

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4 min read

HTN Lunch & Learn: Clinicians in Investing - The Journey From Clinical Medicine To Investing with Tara Bishop

We discuss the journey from clinical medicine to venture capital investing with Tara Bishop, Co-Founder of Black Opal Ventures.

HTN Lunch & Learn: Patient-Driven Growth Strategies
LockSimple

Oct 31, 2023

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4 min read

HTN Lunch & Learn: Patient-Driven Growth Strategies

We discuss all things patient driven growth strategies with Chris Turitzin, Chief Growth Officer of Bicycle Health.

HTN Lunch & Learn: Payer Strategies for GLP-1 Medications
LockSimple

Oct 12, 2023

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5 min read

HTN Lunch & Learn: Payer Strategies for GLP-1 Medications

We discuss payer strategies for GLP-1 medications with Deana Bell and Mark Gruenhaupt from Milliman.

Deana Bell
Mark Gruenhaupt
Deana Bell, Mark Gruenhaupt
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