Becker’s Payer Issues Podcast

The Becker's Payer Issues Podcast is the must-listen podcast exclusively created for health insurance executives. Two new 15-minute episodes are released weekly with the leaders who shape health insurance in America and the cost of care, policy and regula

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Recent Episodes

Advancing Value-Based Care at Humana with Alex Ding, MD

Posted February 16, 2026 • 00:15:45

In this episode, Alex Ding, MD, Enterprise Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Humana, discusses the findings from Humana’s latest Value-Based Care Report,...

From Detection to Prevention: AI’s Role in Payment Integrity

Posted February 13, 2026 • 00:09:38

In this episode, Steve Sutherland, Senior Vice President of Information Systems at CERIS, shares how AI and machine learning are reshaping payment integrity...

Affordability and the Role of Regional Nonprofit Health Plans at Point32Health with Patrick Gilligan

Posted February 13, 2026 • 00:16:12

In this episode, Patrick Gilligan, President and CEO of Point32Health, shares how the New England based nonprofit is confronting rising medical and...

Transforming Healthcare Affordability at Ascendiun with Paul Markovich

Posted February 12, 2026 • 00:26:38

In this episode, Paul Markovich, President and CEO of Ascendiun, discusses his testimony before Congress, the push to eliminate PBM spread pricing and...

Improving Cancer Care Quality and Costs at Florida Blue, part of GuideWell with Thomas Graf, MD

Posted February 11, 2026 • 00:20:06

In this episode, Thomas Graf, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Florida Blue, part of GuideWell, shares how the health plan is improving cancer care through...