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In this episode, Will invites Cindy Friedman (Massachusetts State Senator and Senate Chair of the Committee on Health Care Financing) on the podcast to discuss the state of health care in Massachusetts from the need to shift the focus to patients, getting a handle on the health care assets in the state, what's currently driving costs, the new player of private equity in health care, and the effect federal changes will have going forward.
For more information on Will and to share your thoughts, please head over to willbrownsberger.com. Find more information about Cindy at cindyfriedman.org.
Chapters
1. Meet Cindy Friedman (00:00:00)
2. From Mental Health To System Reform (00:01:05)
3. The Cost Crisis And Patient Focus (00:03:18)
4. Shifting Dollars To Primary Care (00:06:57)
5. Inventorying Hospitals And Beds (00:11:05)
6. Lessons From The Steward Collapse (00:15:49)
7. Executive Leadership And Courage (00:19:36)
8. What’s Driving Costs Now (00:23:18)
9. Insurers, PBMs, And Transparency (00:27:12)
10. Cost Trends And Limited Enforcement (00:31:05)
11. Private Equity’s Growing Footprint (00:33:40)
12. MassHealth’s Value And Strain (00:37:28)
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