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PopHealth Podcast is here to provide various thought leaders of population health the opportunity and platform to discuss the different dynamics of population health, care transitions, and readmission prevention

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    • May 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 198 EPISODES

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    The PopHealth Podcast is an enlightening journey into the world of population health like never before. From the very first episode, it is clear that the creator poured their passion and expertise into crafting a podcast that is both informative and deeply engaging. Each episode is a captivating blend of insightful discussions, expert interviews, and real-world case studies that seamlessly weave together the intricate tapestry of population health. The hosts' ability to break down complex concepts into easily digestible insights is truly commendable.

    The best aspect of this podcast is its ability to provide clarity and insights into the world of healthcare. The invaluable information and perspectives shared by the guests, including renowned leaders in the healthcare industry, make it a must-listen for anyone invested in the future of managed care. Whether you are well-established as someone who can translate creative energy into impact or just getting started as a catalyst for change, this podcast covers a huge breadth of topics related to building a thriving healthcare ecosystem. The conversations are led by Gavin and the entire PopHealth team, who do an incredible job guiding discussions while engaging listeners to seek more knowledge.

    There aren't many negatives about this podcast, but one potential downside could be that some episodes may become too technical or specific for certain listeners who are not familiar with population health or healthcare management. However, this can be mitigated by listening to episodes that resonate with one's interests or seeking out additional resources for clarification.

    In conclusion, The PopHealth Podcast stands out as a high-quality and informative healthcare podcast that provides valuable insights into the world of healthcare. With its focus on population health and managed care, it offers in-depth discussions, expert interviews, and real-world case studies that appeal to professionals in the field as well as those interested in improving healthcare systems. Overall, it is a must-listen podcast series that will leave listeners informed and inspired to make positive changes in the industry.



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    Latest episodes from PopHealth Podcast

    Health Net and Vivant Health Partner to Improve Patient Care in Dignity Health Sacramento Hospitals

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 40:17


    Health Net's Regional Medical Director Dr. Anshul Dixit and Vivant Health's Utilization Management Review Supervisor Kathleen Loredo share how they partner together with Dignity Health's greater Sacramento hospitals, including one recent effort that reduced unnecessary hospital stays by 400 while increasing provider show up rates by 20% after discharge.

    Med-Cal Eligibility Update with Medi-Cal Expert Lisa Ramsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 34:57


    Lisa Ramsey, a former Medi-Cal worker who created Medi-Cal Consulting Services, joins the show to share about updates on Medi-Cal eligibility, including reminders about some often misunderstood limits on income requirements.

    California Association of Area Agencies on Aging's Christina Mills on the Aging and Disability Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 37:33


    Chrisina Mills, a leading advocate for the disability community, was recently appointed to serve as the Executive Director for the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging.  Christina, who was born with osteogenesis imperfecta (bones can easily break), has led a 25 year career in advocacy for the disabled community and looks forward to supporting older adults with initiatives that often align with both the aging and disability communities.

    DHCS' Community Supports & ECM' Primary & Secondary Measures with MCQMD Section Chief Joanna Allboe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 32:13


    California Department of Health Care Services' Joanna Aalboe joins the show to share about the continued evolution of California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM)/Medi-Cal transformation as well as how managed care organizations (MCOs) will start to be measured in 2025 and beyond.

    Cancer Resource Center of the Desert's Impact & Role as a New ECM in Imperial Valley (Bordering Mexico)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 31:49


    Cancer Resource Center of the Desert CEO Helen Palomino joins the show and shares how her organization has a large impact on the Mexican American community, majority of whom are on Medi-Cal, in navigating an often complex system in which residents choose to receive care on both sides of the border.

    Medi-Cal Transformation & CalAIM Initiative Heading into 2025 with Dora Barilla of HC² Strategies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 34:00


    Dora returns to the show to recap Medi-Cal Transformation and the CalAIM initiative in 2024, including what's worked as well as challenges still to overcome in 2025 and beyond. Dora helps lead HC² Strategies, a statewide consultancy/facilitator that helps health plans, community based organizations, as well as other providers of social and medical care come together to create positive outcomes leveraging the new resources available via the CalAIM initiative.

    Inland Empire Health Plan's Dr. Ben Jauregui: Transitions of Care & the Inland Coalition on Aging

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 40:01


    Dr. Jauregui's parents were an inspiration to the work he now does in the Inland Empire, including serving with IEHP and even volunteering as a DJ at various community events. Dr. Jauregui shares about the impact his team has in serving over 1.5M IEHP members and how the Inland Coalition is developing a master plan to be rolled out to the 4.6+M individuals living in the Inland Empire

    Disability Rights California Executive Director Andy Imparato

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 34:22


    Disability Right California (DRC) and its 350 employees serve the community of over 10 millions individuals in california with developmental, behavioral, as well as physical health disabilities. Andy Imparato shares about the history of DRC, it's connection to federal efforts, and how he was inspired to get involved and ultimately have a career in serving as a leader in advocating for the rights of individuals with disabilities.

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    InnovAGE Leaders Maria Lozzano and Shadie Qaqish Discuss PACE Growth in California and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 28:29


    InnovAge leaders Maria and Shadie join host Gavin Ward to give background on InnovAge (including its growth in CA and other states), the "secret" of PACE, and why PACE's growth nationally may not be as rapid as other service types.

    Data Exchange Framework with John Ohanian-Chief Data Officer, California Health & Human Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 34:18


    John joins the show and shares how he went from thinking he'd be a Summer Camp Director to leading the implementation of California's Data Exchange Framework. He discusses how his role as the Chief Data Officer for CAHHS as well as his Director role for the Center for Data Inisghts and Innovation is to help lead organizaitons, whether healthcare, county, or community based, to share pertinent information to best impact those they care for in California.

    California Association of Health Plans (CAHP) President and CEO Charles Bacchi on 2024 Initiatives, Upcoming Annual Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 39:30


    California Association of Health Plans (CAHP) President and CEO Charles Bacchi joins host Gavin Ward to discuss CAHP's 2024 Initiatives, upcoming CAHP Conference with over California 1,000 healthcare leaders, and more.

    Titanium Healthcare's California Impact with Founder & CEO Gray Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 38:12


    From a small clinic in downtown LA to impacting tens of thousands of lives in California and beyond, Gray shares how Titanium has expanded in scope and location to help the historically underserved access care in meaningful ways through traditional medical services as well as CalAIM funded enhanced care management, community supports, and more.

    California's Community Health Worker Growth: Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans Partnering with Pear Suite

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 42:29


    Colby Takeda, Pear Suite Co-Founder and CEO, shares how his upbringing, including serving in a nursing home as a teenager, was an inspirtation into serving his community and and ultimately becoming a national leader in the community health worker space. Since 2022's approval of the community health worker benefit in California, Colby shares how his tech enabled platform organization, Pear Suite, has helped community based organizations, including a barber shops, become commuinty health worker sites that are able to bill for their important work in the community.

    Valerie Martinez- Blue Shield of California (BSC) Promise Health Plan's Chief Health Equity Officer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 35:29


    Beginning no later than 2024, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) required all Medi-Cal managed care organizations to have a chief health equity officer (CHEO). Valerie shares how BSC Promise Health Plan gave her the opportunity in 2022 to be its first CHEO and some of the progress she's made in her first 18 months.

    California Medical Association Partner Heath Tech 4 Medicaid's Adimika Arthur on Medicaid IT Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 26:16


    The California Medical Association has partnered with Health Tech 4 Medicaid (HT4M) at its upcoming 2nd annual CMA HIT Summit, "Health IT In the Safety Net." HT4M's founder Adimika Arthur, whose career has been instrumental in ensuring access to care, joins the show to share the importance of Health IT on health equity and ensuring a safety net for those that may otherwise struggle to get the care they need.

    CalAIM Leaders' 2023 Highlights & Future Outlook: DHCS' Michel Huizar & HC² Strategies Dora Barilla

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 39:32


    From the highlights and challenges in 2023 to what to expect in 2024 and beyond, Gavin discusses CalAIM with guests Michel Huizar, Branch Chief, DHCS Managed Care Quality and Monitoring Division, and Dora Barilla, Co-Founder, HC² Strategies.

    Michael Costa- Executive Director of California Association of Area Agencies on Aging (C4A)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 33:30


    Michael's history with health plans and advocacy played a key role in his recruitment to lead C4A, an organization established to advocate and collaborate on behalf of California's "Triple As." Michael shares how his organization supports older adults throughout the state and what their focus is in 2024 and ahead.

    California's Office of Healthcare Affordability with Director Elizabeth Landsberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 36:01


    Under the California Department of Health Care Access and Information, Elizabeth shares how the newly created Officer of Healthcare Affordability is helping the most populous state to manage healthcare costs through growth targets and other efforts for 40M Californians.

    Medi-Cal Eligibility with Lisa Ramsey, Founder of Medi-Cal Consulting Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 29:06


    Over 15M Californians are Medi-Cal beneficiaries, yet there are so many misceptions about Medi-Cal and very few Californians truly understand Medi-Cal eligibility. Lisa shares how she went from an entry level Medi-Cal worker to an expert, where she now leads a team that helps families navigate Medi-Cal, including asset and income limits, or lack thereof.

    Anthem Regional Vice President Beau Hennemann: California's Long Term Supports and Services, CalAIM

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 35:04


    Beau shares how an initial stint as a temporary worker landed him a role with California's In-Home Supportive Sevices that became a springboard into his career as he ultimately become well versed in California's long term supports (LTSS) and services as well as home and community based services (HCBS). That foundation has helpd Beau become one of Anthem and California's leaders for the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM).

    L.A. CARE Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sameer Amin on His First Year and What's To Come in 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 43:21


    L.A. CARE is one of the largest health plans in CA, serving millions in L.A. County, primarily Medi-Cal beneficiaries. L.A. CARE CMO Dr. Sameer Amin joins host Gavin Ward to share some of the highlights of his first year and what we can expect in 2024 with the state's largest Medi-Cal managed care organization.

    California Association of Health Plans President/CEO Charles Bacchi- Initiative & Annual Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 19:23


    Charles joins the show and shares about the latest CAHP initiatives and what to expect at the annual 2023 conference where over 1,000 leaders from DHCS, Health Plans, and providers gather in the desert.

    WellSpace Health's Greater Sacramento Impact with Leaders Christie Gonzalez and Cordia Losh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 36:30


    WellSpace Health has been serving the Greater Sacramento area for many decades, and the CalAIM initiative is only going to increase its impact. Wellspace leaders Christie Gonzales and Cordia Losh join the show to share about the impact WellSpace has had in the community and what's to come through the CalAIM initaitive, enhanced care management, and more.

    CA Department of Health Care Services' Susan Phillip Updates Us on 2024 Manged Care Plan Contracts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 31:50


    Susan Phillip joins the show to discuss the process and results of DHCS' procurement and results for the 2024 managed care plan contracts. Susan, who serves as DHCS' Deputy Director, Health Care Delivery Systems, shares how she came into the role and what we can expect heading into 2024 and beyond.

    California Commission on Aging Legislative Director Leza Coleman Explains CCOA and Its Initiatives

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 31:36


    Leza joined the show and shares how her passion for older adults has led to her work wtih CCOAin the Golden State. CCOA's latest initiatives include efforts to ensure the aging population has access to legislative meetings as well as a recognized voice and influence into lawmaking.

    Health Net VP Darrel Ng and Medi-Cal Redetermination or "Renewal"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 27:22


    Health Net's VP of Communications and Marketing joined the show to share how the end of the pandemic and Public Health Emergency (PHE) is making the annual Medi-Cal redetermination of eligibility unlike recent years before as Californians were automatically renewed during the PHE. The state, Health Net, and other Medi-Cal plans are making significant outreach attempts to ensure Medi-Cal beneficiaries know how to renew their eligibility, but 2-3 million Californians are still expected to lose eligibility.

    Kern Family Health Care's Dan Diaz: How CalAIM and ECM are Impacting Thousands of Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 31:17


    Dan discusses his journey as the son of immigrant parents that inspired Dan to make a difference in Kern County where he's spent his entire life. From ICU nurse to leading enhanced care management efforts of the 20th largest county in the US, Dan's shares how he's played a role in saving lives both literally and figuratively as he now helps lead enhanced care management efforts in Bakersfield and Kern County.

    California's Caregiver Resource Centers (CRC) with Valley CRC Exec. Director Michelle Dibuduo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 21:25


    So many Californians provide care to their loved ones and often don't know where to turn for help and support. Michelle shares how her own journey as a caregiver led to her receiving support from Valley CRC. Now as the Executive Director, Michelle shed lights on how caregiver resource centers throughout the state like hers in the Central Valley region can be a great resource for caregivers.

    Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) Chief Medical Officer Dr. Takashi Wada on Year 1 of CalAIM

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 37:18


    Dr. Wada returns to PopHealth Podcast to share some of the initial results of IEHP's California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) efforts as well as what's to come next for IEHP, including how the end of the Covid-19 related Public Health Emergency (PHE) may have a significant impact on eligibility for the Medi-Cal population.

    Americal College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)- Southern California Leader Jonathan Westall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 27:45


    Jon joins the show to give some insight into what the American College of Healthcare Executives is all about and how it has helped shape him into the leader he is today as VP, Ancillary Services, at MLK Community Healthcare. We also learn how Jon just welcome his 4th child and his unexpected connection with party buses.

    America's Physician Groups' President and CEO Susan Dentzer: The First 9 Months and 2023 Outlook

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 36:24


    America's Physican Groups' New President and CEO Susan Dentzer joins the podcast to share about her first 9 months in the role as well as what's to come in 2023, including ACO Reach and direct contracting, for the organization that is "taking responsibiity for America's health."

    California Medi-Cal Policy Expert Lisa Chan-Sawin, Founder of Transform Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 39:01


    Lisa joins the show and shares how she's grown into a policy expert during the 2000s and how Transform Health got its start in Sacramento. Lisa typically is the facilitator of meetings and discussions, but it's great to have her "on the other side" to hear her story as well as she and Transform Health are literally transofrming healthcare in California and througout the country, including a focus on Medicaid waivers.

    Contra Costa Health Plan's CMO Dr. Dennis Hsieh on CalAIM

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 28:20


    CCHP Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dennis Hsieh discusses the inspiration behind his passion for his leadership role at Contra Costa Health Plan, the county operated health system serving the East Bay. We learn of his shared passion for soccer with host Gavin Ward, but more importantly how his time as a young man serving in Chinatown was an inspiration for him to be a leader that seeks quality care delivery for his members in Northern California.

    California Association of Health Plans' President and CEO Charles Bacchi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 21:54


    California Association of Health Plans' (CAHP) Charles Bacchi joins the show to give some background on the work of CAHP, including some of its memorable moments in his nearly 2 decades with CAHP.  Charles also shares about his cowboy background and CAHP's upcoming annual conference in October with the some of California's biggest names in healthcare.

    DHCS Chief, Benefits Division on California's New Community Health Worker Benefit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 30:32


    California Department of Health Care Services' Chief of the Benefits Division Lisa Murawski joined host Gavin Ward to provide details on the new Community Health Worker (CHW) benefit that has been years in the making.  The new benefit delivery doesn't require someone with a clinical background to make a big impact in the healthcare community, and will likely be a new career pathway for individuals seeking to serve their local healthcare community members that may have previously been underserved and/or unsure how to navigate the healthcare system.

    CalAIM Facilitator Dora Barilla and HC² Strategies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 36:05


    Dora joins the show and shares how a combination of blessings, hard work as a healthcare leader (and mom), as well as a miracle have paved the way to today, where Dora and HC2 Strategies are leading large scale CalAIM collaborations between health plans, providers, and the community.

    Dr. James Schultz, CMO of Neighborhood Healthcare, on Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 32:11


    Dr. Schultz shares how his work serving individuals goes beyond just the Inland Empire and San Diego, but also to the Himalayas. He also shares how Federally Qualified Health Centers like Neighborhood Healthcare provide services for individuals that may otherwise struggle to access primary and other medical care.

    Medi-Medi/Dual Eligibles: California DHCS' Anastasia Dodson (Medicare Innovation & Integration)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 28:47


    California Department of Health Care Services' Anastasia Dodson helps give an overview of the "dual eligible" population in California and how upcoming changes will impact the delivery of care for Californians who have both Medicare and Medi-Cal (Mediciad in California), now called Medicare Medi-Cal Plans (MMPs or Medi-Medi plans), for Exclusively Aligned Enrollment Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (EAE D-SNPs).

    Health Net Medi-Cal President Martha Santana-Chin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 39:02


    Martha, a Medi-Cal beneficiary as a child in Ventura County, shares how her journey in the managed Medi-Cal world has ultimately led her to help lead a team that manages the care of millions of lives in California, including many that receive care in rural areas.

    Yingjia Huang from CA DHCS and Medi-Cal Eligibility: Changes After The Public Health Emergency

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 19:34


    Yingjia, who serves in the role of Assistant Deputy Director, Health Care Benefits and Eligibility for California's Department of Health Care Services, joins the show to share how the significant eligibility adjustments shown during the pandemic (ie public health emergency) will be unwound and what that means to some of the millions of Californians on Medi-Cal.

    Paige Brogan- CalAIM Principal, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, on CalAIM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 36:44


    Health plan and CalAIM expert Paige Brogan joins the show to share how the opportunity to make a big impact inspired her to join BSC Promise Health Plan. Paige gives some insight into the early days of CalAIM and while she is enthiusiastic about CalAIM, she shares why other medical leaders may be more in a sit and wait approach before celebrating the initiative.

    California DHCS Chief Quality Officer Palav Babaria & 2023 Population Health Management Launch

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 25:04


    Palav joins host Gavin Ward to discuss the new Popation Health Management efforts that DHCS is launching in 2023 in California. Before getting into the details, Palav reveals her competiveness in board games and where her passion for serving the safety net was inspired.

    Partnership HealthPlan of California's Rebecca Boyd Anderson and Population Health

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 29:02


    Rebecca shares how her journey to become a nurse and experience with worker's compensation set a foundation that allowed her to build a population health department at Partnership Health Plan of California.

    CalOptima CEO Michael Hunn, a Former Priest, Discusses Medi-Cal and CalAIM

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 43:12


    Michael joins the show ande breaks down new opportunities for care and support that are available through California's new CalAIM initiative. CalOptima is the largest insurer in Orange County, caring for over 25% of the Orange County population, which may be a surprise vs. what the general public may think of when it comes to the OC demographics.

    L.A. Care's Cynthia Carmona Shares How CalAIM Commmunity Supports Benefit Medi-Cal Members

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 29:40


    L.A. Care's Senior Director of Safety Net Initiatives' background in policy and community service helped prepare her to serve beneficiaries for California's largest managed Medi-Cal provider. Cynthia breaks down how the new CalAIM community supports are helping equip L.A Care to better serve its 2+ million membership.

    New SCAN Health Plan Initiatives: CalAIM and PACE (myPlace Health)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 30:03


    SCAN's Sr. VP of Healthcare Services Eve Gelb joins SCAN backed myPlace Health Founder and CEO Robbie Pottharst in a 2-part episode that explores how SCAN is leveraging innovative models of care (ie CalAIM, PACE) that bring together both health and social services that historically were either unavailable and/or unable to be managed well with traditional models of care.

    Inland Empire Health Plan's (IEHP's) Dr. Takashi Wada and an Overview of CalAIM

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 34:47


    Dr. Wada shares how both his parents and UCLA were inspirtation in his choice to become a public servant, but not until after a stint as a bartender in London. Dr. Wada gives an overview of IEHP and how CalAIM is bringing enhanced care management and community supports to managed medi-cal beneficiaries across the Inand Empire and throughout California.

    Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care's Chris McLaughlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 25:31


    Social workers, whether we know it or not, are in our lives direclty or indirectly on a daily basis, caring for us, our loves ones, and our community.  Chris joins the show to share how the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care brings together up and coming social work leaders alongside veterans to advocate, collaborate, and cultivate an envionrment that ultimately benefits all served by social workers in healthcare.  Chris also shares about their upcoming annual conference in October in Nashville, TN.

    Providence St. John's Health Center Director of Case Management Debbie Pacheco

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 36:37


    Case Management leaders help ensure hospitals are running smoothly and efficiently, while at the same time leading a team that equips patients for success once they discharge from a hospital, or what Providence may call a "ministry."  Debbie joins the show and will touch on her journey and how she leads a team serving patient populations of all types in Santa Monica, CA.

    Josh Luke- Ten Years of the Hospital Readmission Penalty: Lesson Learned & Best Practice Providers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 24:40


    Hospital Readmissions Guru and Healthcare Futurist Dr. Josh Luke takes a look back over the past 10 years to share what strategies have worked with readmission prevention. Josh also shares about how he became known as a expert in the readmission and care transitions space through his development of the National Readmission Prevention Collaborative, which took off in the early days of the readmission penalties.

    The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's Dr. Liz Fowler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 29:40


    Liz shares how the Center for Medicare and Medicaid's (CMMI's) "Innovation Center" tests care and reimbursement models that often become the norm, including accountable care models and much of what we've have seen in the value movement.  

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