Relentless Health Value

The discussion to follow is probably a 400-level class in payviders. If I just said the word payvider and you’re scratching your head wondering where you may have heard that term before, this show is probably not the best place for you to start. I’d go back and get some context by listening first to the episodes with Steve Blumberg from GuideWell (EP304) and/or the one with John Moore from Chilmark (EP172); and for a really retrospective lookback, check out the one episode with Dr. Kris Smith from Northwell (EP127) from back when they were still trying to become an insurance carrier. It’s like a time capsule into their ambitions.   OK, if you’re still with me, in this episode I’m looking forward to digging into payviders with Jeb Dunkelberger, who is the CEO of Sutter Health | Aetna. Sutter Health | Aetna is the payvider joint venture between, you guessed it, Sutter Health and Aetna. Not only is Jeb one who would obviously know a whole lot about payviders and how they operate given his role, but he’s also sup