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INTERVIEW WITH A PBM INSIDER! Don’t miss this WorkingHealthcare episode with MakoRx CEO Vinay Patel Meredith Feinstein Hirsh.

🎙️ New Episode Alert!

Join Meredith Feinstein Hirsh and visionary pharmacist Vinay Patel as they delve into the hidden world of healthcare’s “mafia” — Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). In this eye-opening episode of Working Healthcare, Vinay, founder of MakoRx, reveals:

✅ The complexities of the PBM system
✅ How three PBMs dominate the market with lucrative tactics
✅ Industry pricing schemes that remain hidden from the public
✅ Innovative strategies to revolutionize the PBM world

Vinay’s bold mission for reform and disruption offers hope for a fairer pharmaceutical industry. Mark Cuban isn’t the only one transforming healthcare — learn how you can be your own disrupter!

🎧 Tune in tomorrow : https://open.spotify.com/show/7rIcCVsgjVY4V7IKCVsZnw?si=abd8ee7469f54b47

💬 What do you think about the role of PBMs in healthcare? Share your thoughts below!



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Listen to the latest episode of WorkingHealthcare with Executive Coach Nancy Proffitt and meredithhirsh. Following WorkingHealthcare for the latest updates - new episodes every Tuesday. Available on applepodcasts and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/009nqJGcDnbXASSY0xUUPW?si=asvds4A8SEObzBWVd05B5Q

🎙️ Join Meredith Hirsh in the studio for an inspiring conversation with her executive coach and trusted confidant, Nancy Proffitt! 🌟 Discover the key differences between seeking a therapist and a coach, and learn how coaching has transformed both Meredith and The Hirsh Center over the past year. From Girl Scouts to CEO, find out why many successful female executives share this common background. Nancy also dives into the power of behavioral assessment tools and how they can provide invaluable insights for new hires and existing team members. With 30 years of executive management and business ownership experience, Coach Nancy is dedicated to helping professionals create meaningful change within their teams and themselves. Can a three-day leadership boot camp be the answer to unlocking great leadership? Kick off 2025 with this enlightening discussion and see if an executive coach could be the right fit for you! 👉 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rIcCVsgjVY4V7IKCVsZnw?si=09e627c4fbfc468f #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment #WomenInBusiness #MeredithHirsh #NancyProffitt #Podcast #PersonalGrowth #Inspiration Meredith Feinstein Hirsh Barb Knows Insurance The Hirsh Center

Listen to the newest WorkingHealthcare Apple Podcasts episode with Matt Gracey - business extraordinaire! To my fellow Florida Society of Rheumatology NORM Members Palm Beach County Medical Society and Florida Medical Association FAU Executive Education colleagues- this episode provides great tips for medical business management!

Ep. 19 - Matt Gracey: Detailing Medical Malpractice Insurance Join Meredith Hirsh in the studio for a sit-down interview with Matt Gracey. Originally planning a career in law, Matt changed course and joined his family’s bo

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/working-healthcare/id1746629912

New Apple Podcasts and Spotify episode every Tuesday!

‎Working Healthcare on Apple Podcasts ‎Society & Culture · 2024

Feeling lost in the American healthcare system? If you have five minutes to watch this sadly hysterical video, you won’t feel so alone!

Navigating The American Healthcare System | South Park: The End Of Obesity Let's navigate the American Healthcare System!SOUTH PARK: THE END OF OBESITY is now streaming on Paramount+!Stream full episodes of South Park at https://sou...

Join me in the studio for a sit-down interview with the CEO of ENT and Allergy Associates of Florida, Todd Blum.

Listen on Apple Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/working-healthcare/id1746629912

Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Q7V8EckKXodGz1NgonGjD?si=S8H8HIxlTS-AvJiB3r73XQ

Todd takes us though his 25-year journey with the same company, growing the practice into a 105-physician group and earning his way into the top spot.

As insurance companies, large hospital systems and private equity firm are rapidly acquiring physician practices, Todd claims that it is possible to maintain independent ownership, and he shares his wisdom.

Todd talks about his formal education and on-the-job training, and he shares his thoughts on hiring those with boots-on-the-ground experience versus a college education.

Working Healthcare is Todd’s first podcast interview, and he is sensational. Todd wraps up with sharing his key piece of advice for those who want to remain independent. Enjoy!

My newest podcast interview aired today with Florida Medical Association CEO Chris Clark.

Chris joins Working Healthcare to share insights on how doctors and medical professionals can create change. He shares his rise in politics from acting as former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s travel assistant to appointing key positions within Governor DeSantis’s office. Chris talks about his 25+ year knowledge of the Florida legislature and why he finds the legislative process fascinating. Chris speaks candidly about the physician shortage and what the Florida legislature is doing to combat this crisis that started in the 1990s. Chris is a proven fundraiser and shares why doctors must get involved in the business of medicine to protect their livelihoods. Enjoy!

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/112qA6kHWNklUvwH4kR0OE?si=L0Oi3avZSkCgwAnD9xxfkQ

Ep. 3 - Chris Clark: State Medical Societies Create Change Listen to this episode from Working Healthcare on Spotify. Florida Medical Association CEO Chris Clark joins Working Healthcare to share insights on how doctors and medical professionals can create change. Chris shares his rise in politics from acting as former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s travel a...

Join Meredith Feinstein Hirsh in the studio for a sit-down interview with Florida House of Representative and local medical society CEO Kelly Skidmore. Kelly takes us through her journey into politics and why healthcare is so important to her. Kelly discusses how as a Democrat she successfully navigates through the super majority Republican Florida legislature, and why it’s crucial to keep your word. She dives into hot topics on the Florida front and why these issues are so important. Kelly gets real about the physician shortage, Florida’s 6-week abortion ban, scope of practice and physician non-compete clauses. Finally, Kelly responds to why it is important for doctors to get involved in their county medical society. Enjoy!

‎Working Healthcare: Ep. 2 - Kelly Skidmore: What’s Hot in Florida on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Working Healthcare, Ep Ep. 2 - Kelly Skidmore: What’s Hot in Florida - Jun 4, 2024

Join Meredith in the studio for an interview with Julie Baak. Julie is the practice manager at Arthritis Center in Saint Louis.

Julie talks about how she got into the healthcare world and how her experience navigating the Missouri educational system gave her the needed experience to steer change within healthcare. Julie discusses the hurdles enforced by insurance companies to acquire necessary medications and how she advocates and wins for her patients.

Then, she gives advice on how patents and healthcare facilities can successfully appeal medication denials. She also discusses the unhealthy vertical integration of health insurance companies.

Finally, she talks about if she had one wish for change in the healthcare industry. Click below and enjoy!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/working-healthcare/id1746629912?i=1000657014428

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VNDJf4K2fezvEV9rck2mM?si=2RE43rSrQxKcYgDvNojYGA

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Updated podcast trailer with music! Subscribe to catch my first episode - airs on Tuesday!

‎Working Healthcare: Welcome To Working Healthcare on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Working Healthcare, Ep Welcome To Working Healthcare - May 14, 2024

My podcast trailer hit Apple, Spotify, and other podcast avenues. Still tweaking it, but if I wait for perfection, it may never launch.

I’m interviewing my first two guests tomorrow.

Subscribe to WORKING HEALTHCARE to catch the first episode.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/working-healthcare/id1746629912?i=1000655742052

‎Working Healthcare: Welcome To Working Healthcare on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Working Healthcare, Ep Welcome To Working Healthcare - May 14, 2024