CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Send us Fan MailFood as medicine is moving from buzzword to real healthcare strategy.In this CareTalk episode, Spencer Pratt, Chief Growth Officer of NourishedRx, explains why nutrition is finally getting the policy, payer, and consumer support needed to impact chronic disease at scale.🎙️⚕️ABOUT SPENCER PRATTSpencer is Chief Growth Officer at NourishedRx. He is a leader in developing innovative frameworks and solutions for addressing social drivers of health, health equity, and population health.Prior to joining NourishedRx, Spencer held leadership roles at Unite Us and Carrot Health and established a consumer insights solution at Optum. He takes an innovative and customer-centric approach to ensure value creation and exceptional experience for healthcare organizations and members.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk:  Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us Fan MailIs American primary care already past the point of no return?In this clip from our episode “Why US Healthcare is Fundamentally Broken”, host David E. Williams and guest Zeev Neuwirth, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Rezilient Health, confront a stark reality about where primary care spending stands today.🎙️⚕️ABOUT ZEEV NEUWIRTH, MDFor the past 30 years, his work has been centered around humanizing healthcare, making it more affordable, accessible, equitable, and effective for all people. Strategically, his approach is to leverage digital technologies, data analytics, and consumer-centric business models to create sustainable, scalable solutions. He believes it is critical that we drive towards an integrated healthcare delivery system built upon preventive primary & population-based healthcare.In addition to his industry work, he has published two Amazon best-selling books - "Reframing Healthcare: A Roadmap For Creating Disruptive Change" and "Beyond the Walls: Megatrends, Movements, and Market Disruptors Transforming American Healthcare." His podcast, "Creating a New Healthcare" is now in its ninth year with over 200 posted episodes. These efforts are all in service of reorienting the way individuals and organizations think about healthcare, and redirecting resources and efforts to catalyze movement towards a system that delivers the healthcare and health outcomes that people want and need.🎙️⚕️ABOUT HEALTH BIZ PODCASTHealthBiz is a CareTalk podcast that delivers in-depth interviews on healthcare business, technology, and policy with entrepreneurs and CEOs. Host David E. Williams — president of the healthcare strategy consulting boutique Health Business Group — is also a board member, investor in private healthcare companies, and author of the Health Business Blog. Known for his strategic insights and sharp humor, David offers a refreshing break from the usual healthcare industry BS.GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk:  Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Zeev Neuwirth, physician and healthcare executive who champions human-centered primary and population care. He explains why primary care is collapsing, argues for prepaid/team-based models and direct employer contracting, warns that tech and GLP-1s are not silver bullets, and pushes for lifestyle medicine, better funding, and outcomes-aligned payment.

Send us Fan MailIs this AI moment in healthcare really different from all the hype that came before?In this clip from our episode “A Brief History of AI in Healthcare”, Lekan Wang, Partner at JSL Health Capital, makes his case for why the data is finally backing up the optimism.Check out the full episode here🎙️⚕️ABOUT LEKAN WANGLekan Wang is a partner at JSL Health Capital, an AI first healthcare investment fund that is joining with some of the cutting edge companies that are leveraging technology in advancing healthcare and  hopefully creating better outcomes at lower costs.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk:  Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Lon Hecht, CEO of Care2U and a healthcare leader with 25+ years in telehealth and home-based care, talks about bringing hospital-level services into patients' homes. He explains Care2U's two-provider model, obstacles that slowed hospital-at-home, managing seniors' acute needs, payer integrations and market strategy. The conversation explores scaling, payer demand, and where home high-acuity care fits in today's system.

Lekan Wang, Partner at JSL Health Capital and former Palantir data veteran, brings AI-first investing perspective. He traces AI's real milestones from data integration to transformers. Short takes cover where AI is already helping diagnosis, drug discovery, and clinical operations. He also explains why proprietary data and better digitization matter for scaling impact.

Send us Fan MailHow should healthcare leaders approach AI without getting swept up in the hype?In our recent episode of CareTalk, "Is AI Coming for Healthcare Jobs?", hosts David E. Williams and John Driscoll break down why healthcare leaders need to stop avoiding the AI conversation and start engaging with it seriously.Listen to the full episode here🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk:  Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us Fan MailBlock just laid off 4,000 people and CEO Jack Dorsey said AI made it possible. The AI jobs story is dominating the headlines in fintech and tech, but what does it mean for healthcare, where hiring has been growing and we hear so much about clinician shortages.David Williams, President, Health Business Group, and John Driscoll, Chairman, UConn Health, discuss where AI is eliminating healthcare jobs, where it's creating new ones, and what leaders should be doing right now to navigate the uncertainty.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk:  Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Zeke Emanuel, oncologist, bioethicist, and Penn professor who advises global health organizations, discusses how social ties affect longevity. He highlights studies showing a roughly 25% higher mortality for people with few close relationships. He covers global evidence, comparisons to smoking, troubling social trends in younger generations, and why both deep friendships and casual interactions matter.

Dr. Zeke Emanuel, oncologist and bioethicist who wrote Eat Your Ice Cream, takes aim at the wellness industry and its misleading promises. He highlights the power of social connection, simple daily habits, and why casual conversations and moderate exercise trump expensive longevity hacks. He even makes the case for enjoying ice cream as part of a balanced life.