DiscoverCreating a New HealthcareEpisode #205 The Mindful Edge: How Stillness, Compassion, and Gratitude can Transform Healthcare with Gary Jacobs, Author, The Zen Lobbyist
Episode #205 The Mindful Edge: How Stillness, Compassion, and Gratitude can Transform Healthcare with Gary Jacobs, Author, The Zen Lobbyist

Episode #205 The Mindful Edge: How Stillness, Compassion, and Gratitude can Transform Healthcare with Gary Jacobs, Author, The Zen Lobbyist

Update: 2025-10-14
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A Zen practice is not something we typically associate with a Washington insider and healthcare lobbyist. But, our guest today has not only made that his personal mission, but his new book, The Zen Lobbyist, makes the argument that mindfulness might be the way we truly transform healthcare. 


Despite the division that’s pervasive in American politics today, Gary maintains that what he calls the “mindful edge” is actually the way to cultivate unity. To lead with mindfulness means recognizing that stillness is a strategy and that compassion can actually be influence. The success of Gary’s career is its own testament to the effectiveness of these techniques. 


For more than three decades, Gary has worked at the intersection of policy, payer, and provider strategy, helping shape national reforms at VillageMD, Care Centrix, and PwC, while advising top policy leaders and decision-makers on bipartisan solutions for value-based care.

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Episode #205 The Mindful Edge: How Stillness, Compassion, and Gratitude can Transform Healthcare with Gary Jacobs, Author, The Zen Lobbyist

Episode #205 The Mindful Edge: How Stillness, Compassion, and Gratitude can Transform Healthcare with Gary Jacobs, Author, The Zen Lobbyist

Zeev Neuwirth