Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Strengthening Payer Provider Collaboration to Improve Care and Efficiency with Dr. Daniel Elliott
Mar 14, 2026
Dr. Daniel J. Elliott, Centene’s Chief Medical Officer for Provider Experience and former primary care clinician, shares ideas on tightening payer-provider collaboration. He discusses practical AI for workflow gains. He highlights reducing prior authorization friction. He focuses on aligning strategy with usable data to tackle cost and workforce pressures.
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Provider Turned Payer Perspective
- Daniel J. Elliott moved from 21 years as a primary care clinician and health system leader to the payer side at Centene to learn payer levers.
- He served as a local market CMO in Delaware, then became CMO for Provider Experience to work nationally across lines of business.
Shared Purpose Unites Payers And Providers
- Payers and providers are fighting the same fight and must solve systemic problems together to deliver quality, affordable care.
- Current financial and coverage pressures sharpen underlying challenges and create a moment for closer partnership and joint solutions.
Data Needs To Be Actionable For Providers
- The biggest gap is translating payer data into meaningful, actionable information for providers rather than generic score reports.
- Providers often lack the broader market view payers have, so targeted, practice-specific insights can drive action and improvement.