Podcast
Healthcare Rap
https://healthcarerap.com/Healthcare Rap https://healthcarerap.com/is the leading podcast about how consumer health works. Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail spotlight how healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered from the consumer point of view and profile leaders who are championing the move to preventive care.
It is one of the longest-lasting podcasts in the industry, passing 500 episodes and 8 years on the air, and ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally. Highlights include CEOs, founders and other senior leaders from Oura, Whoop, Noom, Superpower, Novo Nordisk, Best Buy Health, CVS Health, Google, Microsoft, and hundreds more.
Topics for 2026:
• Connected fitness
• GLP-1's / weight loss
• Wearables
• Longevity and diagnostics
• Food as medicine / nutrition
• Preventive health and wellness
• Digital Front Door
• Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional and integrative health
• Digital health and consumer brands making waves and new entrants making a splash
Topics not covered:
• Clinical leadership
• Cybersecurity
• Health information management
• Interoperability
• Revenue cycle
- Episodes
- 559
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 32 min
- On air since
- 2018
- Latest episode
- 17 hours ago
Episodes
559 episodes, newest first
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48 min
CEO SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Bob Riney, Henry Ford Health (#539)
Season 12, Episode 539
Show notes
The CEO Spotlight Series wraps up with Bob Riney, President and CEO of Henry Ford Health, who shares insights on making investments in prevention when you won’t see the returns for years, the impact of reducing stress and anxiety inside hospitals, and how his team prioritizes digital transformation initiatives.
The CEO Spotlight Series presents CEOs of some of the largest and most transformative healthcare delivery organizations in the country, who generously give an inside look at how they’re approaching digital transformation, AI, consumer centricity, preventive health, financial realities, culture, and more.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Walmart’s new healthcare store. What’s General Medicine’s role in the partnership, and what are they doing to make some of the transactional parts of healthcare more shoppable?
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44 min
CEO SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Albert Wright, WVU Health System (#538)
Season 12, Episode 538
Show notes
Albert Wright, President and CEO of the WVU Health System, shares an extended conversation about what it takes to drive strategic growth, a primer on healthcare finances, and where the health system focuses its digital transformation efforts.
The CEO Spotlight Series presents CEOs of some of the largest and most transformative healthcare delivery organizations in the country, who generously give an inside look at how they’re approaching digital transformation, AI, consumer centricity, preventive health, financial realities, culture, and more.
All that, plus the the Flava of the Week about Epic’s Prescription Marketplace. How will their new price transparency feature work, and how many providers feel responsible to help patients save prescription costs?
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52 min
CEO SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Amy Perry, Banner Health (#537)
Season 12, Episode 537
Show notes
Amy Perry, President and CEO of Banner Health, joins for a candid CEO Spotlight on how Banner is rethinking digital transformation, consumer experience, and preventive care across one of the country's largest nonprofit health systems.
In the CEO Spotlight Series, you’ll hear from CEOs of some of the largest and most transformative healthcare delivery organizations in the country, who generously give an inside look at how they’re approaching digital transformation, AI, consumer centricity, preventive health, financial realities, culture, and more.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Function and Google’s new partnership. How does it help people connect daily habits with what's happening inside the body, and how does it influence our definition of an empowered health consumer?
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51 min
CEO SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Patrick McGill, MD, Community Health Network (#536)
Season 12, Episode 536
Show notes
Dr. Patrick McGill, Network President and CEO of Community Health Network, kicks off the CEO Spotlight Series, where Jared and Zain dive deep with health system CEOs about the transformations happening in their organizations and the industry at large.
In this series, you’ll hear from CEOs of some of the largest and most transformative healthcare delivery organizations in the country, who generously give an inside look at how they’re approaching digital transformation, AI, consumer centricity, preventive health, financial realities, culture, and more.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about SCAN Health Plan’s newly announced partnerships with Walmart and Costco. Where is retail health making its latest entry, and how might a better buying experience shake up the Medicare Advantage market?
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31 min
Superpowered Nutrition Tracking (#535)
Season 12, Episode 535
Show notes
We're joined by Kostas Koukoravas, Co-Founder and CEO of Qalzy, the first nutrition tracking platform that includes an AI-powered kitchen scale with a camera. He shares the impact on other areas of health when we remove the friction involved in calorie counting, and how it gives consumers a whole new way to track nutrition that fits within their constellation of care.
All that, plus a shout out to Altro Health for its recent fund raise and pivot to become the clinical infrastructure for wellness businesses.
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34 min
Reframing Thought Leadership in Health & Wellness (#534)
Season 12, Episode 534
Show notes
Larry Williams joins Jared to talk shop about rewriting the growth playbook for B2B health and wellness brands. They discuss how it’s harder than ever to stand out among the AI-generated noise today, and how they're advising brands to gain traction through modern thought leadership and a value-first approach to relationship building.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Walmart’s new rural health ambassador pilot. What will determine the pilot’s success, and what does it signal about retail health’s latest pivot?
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31 min
AHIMA’s New Framework for Building Patient Trust (#533)
Season 12, Episode 533
Show notes
Priya Bathija and Lauren Riplinger share AHIMA’s new nine-step framework for building patient trust based on their new white paper, how to incorporate the framework’s steps when collecting, using, and sharing social determinants of health data, and offer an exclusive preview of this year's AHIMA conference in San Antonio.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the newly formed Personal AI Health Alliance. Who’s involved, what’s their mission, and how do they plan to carry it out?
DOWNLOAD THE WHITE PAPER, Building Patient Trust in the Collection, Use, and Sharing of Social Determinants of Health Data:
https://www.ahima.org/media/xl0gr014/d4bh-patient-trust-wp-final-4.pdf
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28 min
Zocdoc Enters Its Next Chapter (#532)
Season 12, Episode 532
Show notes
Alex Doyne, Chief Strategy Officer at Zocdoc, joins fresh on the heels of the company’s newly announced expansion beyond its marketplace to power access to care everywhere, their new partnership with Gemini, and what it all means for consumers’ AI-influenced health journeys.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the CMS ACCESS Model’s newly announced expansion. What five new tracks did it add to its payment model, and how is the program spurring new levels patient-facing innovation?
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42 min
NVIDIA Healthcare VP Blows Our Minds About AI-Native Hospitals & More (#531)
Season 12, Episode 531
Show notes
Kimberly Powell, VP of Healthcare at NVIDIA, kinda blows our minds about how quickly we are approaching AI-native hospitals, what it looks like, and how NVIDIA is working with partners and health systems to make that vision a reality.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Apple’s newly announced Health features. How is Apple getting into the longevity space, and how can we each bridge the gap of trusted information?
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35 min
Monitor Your Environmental Exposure From a Strand of Hair (#530)
Season 12, Episode 530
Show notes
Dr. Manish Arora, Founder and CEO of LinusBio, introduces Traced, the first direct-to-consumer wellness test that uses a single strand of hair to provide a day-by-day view of exposure to elements and toxins in your environment, then walks through Jared's screening results live.
All that, plus a shout out to Evergreen Telehealth for launching as a company and debuting with a virtual weight loss and longevity program that seems to be clued into how consumers want help with proactive health.
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27 min
MyFitnessPal + Nutrition Tracking = Supercharged Health (#529)
Season 12, Episode 529
Show notes
Melissa Jaeger, Head of Nutrition at MyFitnessPal, dives deep into the intersection of nutrition tracking, fitness, and GLP1s, opportunities for healthcare institutions to guide consumers in their health journeys, and the increased need for better partnerships to support consumers in reaching their goals.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Jared's wish list for CTA Health Week. What specific actions do we hope come out of this week’s gathering in the Capitol, and how can those involved share in their accountability for what comes next?
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27 min
Why Patients Have to Create Workarounds (#528)
Season 12, Episode 528
Show notes
Adam Cherrington returns to highlight examples of how he’s seeing patients create workarounds to improve their experience with the healthcare system and what it tells us about where to focus on improving on their behalf.
All that, plus a Shout Out to Stitch Marketing Research for joining MDRG, bolstering a team that has been one of the strongest advocates for the consumer voice in healthcare.
TED Talk by Kate Canales: The Accidental Brilliance of Makeshift Signs https://youtu.be/5CvlKCBrPHI?si=3KXz-QFt5V5p-LPU
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37 min
INDUSTRY PANEL: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem (#527)
Season 12, Episode 527
Show notes
The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem hit its one-year anniversary, so what does that mean for health consumers?
Ryan Howells, Principal at Leavitt Partners; Priyanka Agarwal, Co-Founder & CEO of HealthEx; and Rishabh Rajiv, Director, Health Records at WHOOP, give an inside look at the work being done on behalf of patients and providers in the Ecosystem's first year and what progress they expect to see in the next 12 months.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about how referring to a single Digital Front Door can impede progress for consumer initiatives.
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52 min
CONSUMER PANEL #2: Where Wearables Are Headed Next (#526)
Season 12, Episode 526
Show notes
Consumer Panel #2 dives deeper into personal experiences with wearables, from connecting with continuous glucose monitoring, to coordinating multiple devices, to data privacy.
Thanks to panelists Kate Fisher, WD Partners; Hussain Ahamed, Ultrahuman; April Engram, Oracle; Jason Ovryn, Priorly; and Rashel Hariri, Rashel Hariri Consulting.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Garmin Health’s Scalable Prevention Insight Report. What signals does it give that consumers are producing a continuous health record outside the healthcare system, and how does that phenomenon create both opportunities and responsibilities?
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39 min
INDUSTRY PANEL: Healthcare Rebrands (#525)
Season 12, Episode 525
Show notes
Jared welcomes a panel of marketing leaders to talk about new research on healthcare rebrands. Featuring Jennifer Lagemann, Fractional CMO and Founder, NextJenn Copy; Stephen "Stix" Nilsen, former VP of Cult Indoctrination at Liquid Death; and Steve Schildwachter, Chief People and Brand Officer at Interim HealthCare.
All that, plus a Shout Out to Zocdoc for becoming Gemini's first partner for health appointments, marking the first time a leading AI platform can connect users directly to real-time care.
CHECK OUT THE HEALTHCARE REBRAND INDEX
https://nextjenncopy.com/rebrand-review
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32 min
Dr. David Carmouche on How Customer Obsession Fuels Primary Care (#524)
Season 12, Episode 524
Show notes
Dr. David Carmouche, Chief Medical and Commercial Officer at Lumeris, shares his vision for primary care in America, what traditional care is learning from retail, and where consumer obsession, remote patient monitoring, and AI fit into the equation.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Abbott partnering with Google Health. Can combining ongoing glucose insights with Google Health's technology create a more comprehensive view of personal health, and how can consumers learn to trust the results?
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25 min
SHSMD PREVIEW: The SHSMD Connections Conference (#523)
Season 12, Episode 523
Show notes
Jared previews the upcoming SHSMD Connections Conference with Executive Director Evan Williams, President-elect Dorian Harriston, and board member Julia Yoder.
All that, plus a Shout Out to Blueberry Pediatrics' Balance service, the first metabolic health program built for teens.
REGISTER FOR SHSMD CONNECTIONS:
https://www.shsmd.org/education/annualconference
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44 min
HCIC PREVIEW: The 30th Healthcare Interactive Conference (#522)
Season 12, Episode 522
Show notes
Jared previews the upcoming Healthcare Interactive Conference (HCIC) with organizers/hosts Kathy Divis and Mike Schneider, new attendee Erica Rasmussen, and keynote speaker Jake Poore.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the wide release of Health in ChatGPT. How is this latest version different than what OpenAI announced at the beginning of the year, and how should the high volume of health-related searches on their platform help us prioritize how we show up in those moments?
REGISTER FOR HCIC:
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32 min
How Optimity Helps Millions Elongate Their Healthspan (#521)
Season 12, Episode 521
Show notes
Jane Wang, CEO and Co-Founder of Optimity, shares what her team has learned from engaging millions of users, that most healthcare organizations still don't understand about motivating healthy behaviors.
All that, plus a Shout Out to LinusBio for its launch of Traced, the first-of-its-kind test that uses a single strand of hair to provide a day-by-day view of exposure to elements in the environment.
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24 min
From Prescription to Pantry: How Hy-Vee Creates Health Moments (#520)
Season 12, Episode 520
Show notes
Angie Nelson, VP of Pharmacy at Hy-Vee, shares how retail, pharmacy and providers work together to shift from sick care to prevention, how grocery retailers see themselves as the front door of healthcare, and how they’re moving the needle with Food For Health initiatives.
All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Withings launching its clinical care service. How can it benefit someone who owns a Body Scan or blood pressure cuff, and what is it indicating in the market as we see more companies move from health monitoring to medical care?
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