2025 Healthcare Policy Predictions Recap

Send us a textThe longevity boom is full of supplements, hacks, and expensive routines, but most of it ignores the simplest lever we already know works. If movement is the most studied “drug” for healthy aging, why are so many people still stuck on the sidelines?Dr. Jordan Metzl, Author of The Athlete’s Book of Home Remedies joins CareTalk host John Driscoll, Chairman of UConn Health, to discuss why exercise is the most powerful prescription for healthspan, how motivation can be built through practical behavior change, and how strength and community can help prevent chronic disease over the long run.🎙️⚕️ABOUT JORDAN METZLJordan D. Metzl, MD is a nationally recognized sports medicine physician, best selling author, and fitness instructor who practices at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, voted annually as the top orthopedic hospital in the United States by US News and World Reports.Selected annually by New York Magazine as one of New York’s top sports medicine doctors, Dr. Metzl sees athletic patients of all ages at locations in New York City and the HSS satellite offices in Westchester and Stamford, Connecticut. Known for his passion for sports and fitness, Dr. Metzl’s focus is to return athletes to their field of their choice as quickly and safely as possible. His goal is to help athletes of all ages achieve their highest level of performance and success. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Chairman, UConn Health) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textDemand for GLP-1 medications has exploded in recent years. What started as a diabetes treatment has quickly become one of the most talked-about forces in healthcare, reshaping how we think about obesity, metabolic disease, access, affordability, and long-term care.But with rapid growth comes confusion: questions about safety, cost, supply constraints, and whether the current system is actually capable of supporting patients for the long haul.Dr. Myra Ahmad, Founder and CEO of Mochi Health joins CareTalk host David E. Williams to discuss what’s getting lost in the GLP-1 conversation, why most care models are not built for long-term obesity treatment, and how Mochi is approaching physician-guided metabolic care at scale.🎙️⚕️ABOUT MYRA AHMADFounder and CEO of Mochi Health, Myra Ahmad, launched Mochi in 2022 to address the overwhelming inaccessibility of quality obesity treatment but has since expanded access to evidence-based care and empowered patients to make customized treatment plans with their provider using any of Mochi's 150+ offerings. With this, Dr. Ahmad is pushing the limits of health tech and accessibility, all while fighting back against the established healthcare system who aim to keep their monopoly on healthcare.Under her leadership, Mochi has grown into an expansive network of over 400 affiliated healthcare providers and is building the future of tech-enabled care. Mochi's comprehensive platform enables seamless communication between pharmacies and providers, features a proprietary electronic medical record system, and incorporates AI transcription tools to reduce physicians' administrative workload in favor of a greater focus on patient-centric care.Dr. Ahmad also received her MD from the University of Washington School of Medicine and has held research positions at the MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, UCSF Medical Center, and University of California, San Francisco. She now leads a corporate team of over 60 employees and is growing out of Mochi's headquarters in San Francisco.🎙️⚕️ABOUT MOCHI HEALTHMochi Health is setting the new standard for personalized medicine, combining increased access to life-changing medication, physician-guided telemedicine care, and an integrated approach to treatment. Patients can choose between medication and nutrition-based weight loss treatments, personalized by their team of board-certified doctors and registered dietitians. Mochi Health subscriptions offer evidence-based, safe, accessible, and effective treatment options, designed to support patients’ entire health journey.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Chairman, UConn Health) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textHow deep into AI do clinicians really need to go? In this clip from our episode "Making Healthcare Massively Better", CareTalk host John Driscoll speaks with Halle Tecco about why becoming AI-literate is the only way to build real guardrails as patients use tools like ChatGPT at scale.Listen to the full episode here🎙️⚕️ABOUT HALLE TECCO I’ve spent my career working to fix what’s broken in healthcare, and support those trying to do the same. I’ve been investing in the future of healthcare since 2010 as an angel, LP, and the founder of Rock Health. Over the years, I’ve backed and advised dozens of healthcare startups, and today I serve on the boards of Cofertility and Collective Health. I’m an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, where I created and have taught the first MBA-level course on digital health investing since 2015. I’m also Course Director at Harvard Medical School, where I teach a course on healthcare innovation. When I first ventured into digital health, there were no guides—and most of the old guard wasn’t exactly welcoming. But now, I am the old guard 😉. And I believe healthcare needs all the talent it can get. That’s why I teach, write, and share insights through my podcast and upcoming book.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Chairman, UConn Health) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textHealthcare innovation has never had more hype or more pressure to deliver real results. With AI accelerating and digital health entering a more mature phase, what does “better” actually look like in practice? Halle Tecco, Author of Massively Better Healthcare joins CareTalk host John Driscoll, Chairman of UConn Health, to discuss what Silicon Valley gets right and wrong about healthcare, why innovators need to align incentives with outcomes, and how leaders should think about AI with clear guardrails instead of buzzwords.🎙️⚕️ABOUT HALLE TECCO I’ve spent my career working to fix what’s broken in healthcare, and support those trying to do the same. I’ve been investing in the future of healthcare since 2010 as an angel, LP, and the founder of Rock Health. Over the years, I’ve backed and advised dozens of healthcare startups, and today I serve on the boards of Cofertility and Collective Health. I’m an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, where I created and have taught the first MBA-level course on digital health investing since 2015. I’m also Course Director at Harvard Medical School, where I teach a course on healthcare innovation. When I first ventured into digital health, there were no guides—and most of the old guard wasn’t exactly welcoming. But now, I am the old guard 😉. And I believe healthcare needs all the talent it can get. That’s why I teach, write, and share insights through my podcast and upcoming book.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Chairman, UConn Health) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textAre GLP-1 drugs becoming a long-term foundation of healthcare? In this clip from our episode "What JPM Signals for Healthcare in 2026", CareTalk hosts David Williams and John Driscoll discuss why GLP-1s may be evolving beyond short-term weight loss treatments.Listen to the full episode here🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Chairman, UConn Health) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textAI, GLP-1s, federal policy, and China. Those themes dominated last week’s JP Morgan Health Care Conference in San Francisco. But what, if anything are the implications for the broader healthcare world in 2026?Hosts David Williams, President of Health Business Group, and John Driscoll, Chairman of UConn Health discuss what stood out most at JPM, including why the GLP-1 wave may be entering a new phase, how Big Tech and AI are reshaping the healthcare landscape, and why China’s growing presence in biotech is becoming harder to ignore.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Chairman, UConn Health) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textWill AI actually replace jobs in healthcare, or change what people work on? In this clip from our episode Top Insights From JPM Conference 2026, CareTalk hosts David Williams and John Driscoll discuss why concerns about job loss came up at JPM, and how industry leaders are instead focusing on the new kinds of work AI could enableListen to the full episode here🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Chairman, UConn Health) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textUnsurprisingly, AI dominated the headlines at this year’s JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, but there were some other exciting developments that shouldn’t be overlooked.CareTalk hosts, David Williams, President of Health Business Group, and John Driscoll, Chairman of UConn Health, share their on-the-ground insights from JPM, including where AI is delivering substance over hype, why government partnership will play a larger role in health sector reform, and what’s driving a renewed sense of optimism across healthcare.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Chairman, UConn Health) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textWhat does truly personalized cancer care actually look like in the years ahead? In this clip from our episode “When AI Spots What Doctors Miss”, HealthBiz Podcast host David Williams speaks with Steve Brown, Founder and CEO of CureWise, about how AI and full-genome sequencing could enable truly individualized cancer treatment. Listen to the full episode here🎙️⚕️ABOUT STEVE BROWNTech innovator and AI expert with a passion for creating impactful solutions. As a developer, he's built numerous apps and led two startups to successful acquisitions by global companies. As a filmmaker, his award-winning documentaries have been featured in theaters and on major networks. Driven by the power of media and technology to transform relationships and make a lasting impact.🎙️⚕️ABOUT HEALTH BIZ PODCASTHealthBiz is a CareTalk podcast that delivers in-depth interviews on healthcare business, technology, and policy with entrepreneurs and CEOs. Host David E. Williams — president of the healthcare strategy consulting boutique Health Business Group — is also a board member, investor in private healthcare companies, and author of the Health Business Blog. Known for his strategic insights and sharp humor, David offers a refreshing break from the usual healthcare industry BS.GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.

Send us a textReferrals are meant to connect patients to the care they need, but in reality, they often become a source of delays, dropped handoffs, and administrative chaos. Between intake complexity, missing information, and outdated processes, too many patients get stuck between diagnosis and treatment. Trey Holterman, Co-Founder and CEO of Tennr joins CareTalk host John Driscoll to discuss why referrals break down so often, what makes intake workflows so hard to fix, and how health systems can improve throughput and access without ripping out the systems they already rely on. 🎙️⚕️ABOUT TREY HOLTERMANTrey Holterman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tennr, the referral automation platform that helps healthcare operators capture more referrals, cut denials, and deliver faster care without scaling their teams. By deploying the first-ever language models built to reason through healthcare criteria, Tennr ensures no patient gets lost in the referral handoff process. A Stanford CS alum and one of Forbes ‘Top Founders in AI’, Trey has led the company through +230% revenue growth year-to-date, and raised $162 million in 1.5 years from a16z, IVP, Lightspeed and GV.🎙️⚕️ABOUT CARETALKCareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (Chairman, UConn Health) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. GET IN TOUCHFollow CareTalk on LinkedInBecome a CareTalk sponsorGuest appearance requestsVisit us on the webSubscribe to the CareTalk NewsletterSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.