Health Care Network

About Health Care Network

Health Care Network is a live weekly operator debate on the business of healthcare — hosted by Cédric Kovacs-Johnson and Danish Nagda, with industry guests. Live Thursdays 12pm ET on LinkedIn, X, and YouTube; audio episodes on this feed.

Publisher

HCN Media, LLC

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episode

6 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Nov 2026

   Dems Win the Midterms, Now What for Healthcare? Tanishq Abraham, Andrew Brackin

   Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! (https://rss.com/podcasts/health-care-network/voicemail) Dems are back in control after the midterms, but can they turn that momentum into real healthcare change with Trump still holding the veto pen? This week on HCN, Cedric Kovacs-Johnson and Danish Nagda work through what the results could mean for ACA subsidies, Medicaid, site-neutral payments, peptides, antitrust, and Medicaid expansion. Tanishq Abraham, CEO & Cofounder of Sophont, explains AI for pathology, and Andrew Brackin, Partner at Gradient Ventures, discusses Vera Health. Plus Bookmarks and HCN live at HLTH. 00:00 — Intro & Midterms: Dems in Control. Now What? Cedric and Danish react to the blue wave, with healthcare and affordability as central issues. They ask whether Democrats can deliver anything, given a possible stalemate with Trump's veto. 03:32 — ACA Subsidies: Will They Return? The hosts discuss restoring ACA subsidies, a projected 13% rate increase, the loss of the individual mandate, and whether Democrats can agree on anything beyond enhanced subsidies, such as Medicare for all. 09:26 — Medicaid: Reversing Work Requirements? Danish argues children are the collateral damage of Medicaid work requirements, citing early estimates of lost coverage, and makes the case for bipartisan support to protect kids' coverage. 12:41 — Site Neutral: Bon Secours Buys Surgery Partners for $5.7B Bon Secours' bid for an ambulatory surgery center chain prompts a discussion of site-neutral payments, hospital facility fees, and whether hospitals are buying surgery centers to get ahead of the policy. 16:17 — Peptides: Will They Persist Under Democrats? Cedric and Danish debate whether a Democratic Congress will push back on looser peptide rules through oversight, safety arguments, and corruption claims, and whether that would be politically smart. 21:46 — De-Monopoly: Will Antitrust Hit Healthcare Giants? CVS selling its retail pharmacy business sparks a debate over whether big healthcare conglomerates are bracing for breakups. Danish sees oversight coming, while Cedric reads it as a financial move, with PBM reform still likely. 25:11 — Medicaid Expansion: Will It Happen? Governor race results in non-expansion states raise the possibility of Medicaid expansion, which could shrink the ACA marketplace and push the country toward Medicare for all by degrees. 28:05 — Tanishq Abraham: Building a Healthcare World Model Sophont's CEO and cofounder explains how his models predict gene expression from standard pathology slides, why that could widen access to precision cancer care, and how the models were trained. 48:32 — Bookmarks: The Best Things We Found This Week Picks include multi-material 3D printing, Peter Diamandis on patients as project managers, a toad-venom DMT video and its safety risks, LegitScript and peptide ads, and a study on flight crew cancers. 1:05:55 — Andrew Brackin: Vera Health Takes On Open Evidence Gradient Ventures' Andrew Brackin discusses Vera Health's funding round, its personalized clinical AI for doctors worldwide, whether outcomes improve, pharma advertising, and his thesis on investing in healthcare software. 1:25:41 — HLTH: See You in Las Vegas Cedric and Danish preview HCN's first live show from the HLTH floor in Las Vegas, with surprise guests and a discount code, H26HCN, for $250 off registration.

2. 

   29 Oct 2026

   Jonathan Bracey open-sources his son's genome, plus PBM audits and Fourier's Chris Lee

   Cedric Kovacs-Johnson and Danish Nagda interview Jonathan Bracey, Founder of MVA Society, and Christopher Lee, Co-founder and CEO of Fourier Health, about open-sourcing genomes, PBM audits, and the real-world capabilities of health AI.

3. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Cadence's Chris Altchek on RPM, ACA Fraud with Ari Gottlieb, 8 States Sue OpenAI

   Host Ari Gottlieb interviews Cadence CEO Chris Altchek about remote monitoring and AI in chronic care, exploring the future of healthcare technology.

4. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Oura’s Ricky Bloomfield, Gyde’s Will Johnson, Parkinson’s Cell Therapy, Blue Cross Sued

   Cedric Kovacs-Johnson and Danish Nagda interview Dr. Ricky Bloomfield of Oura and Will Johnson of Gyde, exploring wearable tech in care and the future of insurance brokers.

5. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Tanay Tandon on Agents in RCM, Nikhil Krishnan, and Fat Cells That Remember | HCN Ep. 10

   Host Cedric Kovacs-Johnson and Danish Nagda interview Tanay Tandon and Nikhil Krishnan about AI agents in RCM, fat cell memory, and the future of healthcare innovation.

6. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Oura Delays Its IPO, Did AI Add $1B to Healthcare?Julie Yoo, Tim Wike, Caroline Zhang | HCN Ep. 9

   Host [Host Name] interviews Julie Yoo, Tim Wike, and Caroline Zhang about Oura's IPO delay, the potential of AI in healthcare, and the future of health plans.

7. 

   30 Sept 2026

   GLP-1 race, Crémieux on embryo selection, and corporate control of medical practices | HCN Ep. 8

   Host [Host Name] interviews Otto Sipe, CEO and cofounder of Photon, and Cremieux, exploring the GLP-1 race, AI doctors, embryo selection, and corporate control of medical practices.

8. 

   25 Sept 2026

   FDA Approves Muscle Drug, the MA Gold Rush Ending, with Stuart Blitz & Scott Law | HCN EP. 7

   Stuart Blitz, cofounder and COO of Hone Health, and Scott Law, partner at Meridian Street Capital, discuss the FDA's approval of a new muscle drug, rising employer health costs, and the evolving Medicare Advantage landscape in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Health Care Network

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• Jonathan Bracey
• Christopher Lee
• Chris Altchek
• Ari Gottlieb
• Ricky Bloomfield

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