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The Healthcare STARcast is where healthcare’s true leaders shine. Hosted by Subbu Ramalingam, a seasoned healthcare executive, this podcast goes beyond STAR ratings and risk scores to reveal the strategies, innovations, and mindsets driving real-world healthcare excellence.
Every episode delivers clear insights, bold frameworks, and practical ideas designed for healthcare executives, operators, clinicians, and innovators ready to lead at the next level. Whether you're improving quality, scaling value-based care, or reimagining patient outcomes, The Healthcare STARcast gives you the edge to lead with confidence.
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Welcome back to The Healthcare STARcast with host Subbu Ramalingam. In today’s episode, we dive deep into the waves shaking up the Medicare Advantage world, especially the storm surrounding the Star Ratings system. Just weeks after the July 4th holiday, headline-grabbing lawsuits and court decisions have placed CMS and health plans in the legal crosshairs, forcing rule recalculations and questioning the very framework of quality ratings. We’re joined by Mark Newsom, former CMS executive and n...
Welcome back to the Healthcare STARcast! In this episode, we dive deep into the ever-evolving landscape of Medicare Advantage compliance and population health management. Host Subbu Ramalingam sits down with industry expert Regan Pennypacker, Senior Vice President of Compliance at ATTAC Consulting Group, to unpack the heightened regulatory environment, the impact of new and upcoming compliance rules, and the practical strategies that drive organizational performance and member outcomes. Toget...
Welcome to another episode of The Healthcare STARcast! In this thought-provoking discussion, host Subbu Ramalingam is joined by returning guest Dr. Pierantonio Russo to explore the rapidly evolving landscape of the hospital of the future. For centuries, hospitals have been seen as physical, brick-and-mortar institutions at the heart of healthcare. But today, advances in artificial intelligence, digital medicine, remote patient monitoring, and automation are fundamentally transforming what hos...
Welcome to another episode of The Healthcare STARcast! In this episode, host Subbu Ramalingam is joined by two incredible guests: Dr. Heidi Syropoulos, a seasoned geriatrician with a rich background in family engagement and care quality, and Shara Cohen, CEO of Carallel and a passionate advocate for family caregivers within the healthcare system. Together, they dig deep into the often misunderstood world of caregiving - a workforce of over 63 million people providing an estimated $3-600 billi...
Welcome to The Healthcare STARcast! In this episode, host Subbu Ramalingam sits down with Kempton Presley, CEO of Adhere Health, to dive deep into one of healthcare’s most persistent and costly challenges: medication adherence. Affecting half of all Americans with chronic conditions and costing the system over $500 billion annually, medication nonadherence is more than just a public health problem, it’s a personal and global issue that directly shapes Medicare Advantage Star Ratings and the c...
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