Key Healthcare Policy Shifts: Visa Fees, Drug Pricing, and Vaccine Updates with Paige Twenter

This episode features Paige Twenter, Assistant Editor at Becker's Hospital Review. Twenter highlights three major healthcare stories shaping the industry today, including new H-1B visa fees and their impact on the workforce, Most Favored Nation drug pricing deals, and evolving vaccine mandates and access across the U.S.

In this episode, Scott Becker speaks with Laura Dyrda, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief at Becker’s Healthcare, about the key issues healthcare leaders are watching. Laura shares insights on workforce challenges, demographic and financial pressures, and the growing role of technology and AI, all leading up to discussions at the upcoming Becker’s CEO + CFO Roundtable.

This episode recorded live at the 10th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Annual Meeting features Brittany Cyriacks, Clinical Informatics Program Director, UCHealth. Brittany shares how UCHealth is leveraging AI and virtual nursing to improve patient outcomes, reduce mortality, and standardize care across hospitals, while offering advice on governance, change management, and avoiding technology fatigue.

In this episode, Scott Becker reflects on the remarkable career of Daniel Morissette, longtime CFO and Senior Executive Vice President of CommonSpirit Health.

This episode, recorded live at the 10th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Annual Meeting, features Dr. Bryon Frost, CMIO of McLeod Health. He shares how his team developed a bias-resistant, three-phase approach to selecting and scaling AI scribe technology, improving physician experience, reducing cognitive burden, and achieving measurable financial and clinical ROI.This episode is sponsored by Suki.

In this episode, Iliana A. Mora, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Sinai Chicago, joins the podcast to discuss how she balances compassionate leadership with the operational demands of running a major urban health system. She shares insights on workforce engagement, navigating reimbursement challenges, and staying centered amid constant change in healthcare.

In this episode, Lynn Barr of Caravan Health and John Budd of ECG Management Consultants discuss the urgent challenges facing rural hospitals, the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund, and strategies to move beyond short-term fixes toward sustainable care models and new payment approaches.

In this episode, Scott Becker highlights five major labor stories in healthcare, including the Kaiser Permanente strike, and more.

This episode features Jodie Hilliker, Senior Director at Healthrise, who discusses the concept of the Revenue Ripple and how empowering providers through EHR optimization can drive better patient outcomes, greater efficiency, and stronger financial performance. She shares strategies for overcoming common barriers and real-world results from organizations that have embraced provider optimization.This episiode is sponsored by Healthrise.

In this episode, Patrick Magallanes, President and CEO of Steindler Orthopedics, joins the podcast to discuss the organization’s history, the launch of its new ASC, and how strategic partnerships and a focus on patient experience are shaping its future growth.Learn more about shaping the future of your ASC here: http://bit.ly/4qdWN0g