Episodes

  • Speaking to hearts and minds in healthcare

    Speaking to hearts and minds in healthcare
    Feb 23 2023

    The power of spoken word can be a messenger for change. In this episode of the McKinsey on Healthcare podcast, McKinsey senior partner Pooja Kumar reflects on the power and potential of using spoken-word performance to change hearts and minds in healthcare, featuring insights from actor, writer, producer, and innovator of “Poetic Voice,” Sekou Andrews.

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    15 mins
  • Beyond the numbers: Creating a more diverse future for health

    Beyond the numbers: Creating a more diverse future for health
    Nov 4 2022

    Anne Klibanski, MD, president and CEO of Mass General Brigham, a Boston-based integrated healthcare system, talks to McKinsey senior partner, Pooja Kumar, MD, about leadership, visions for a future of integrated healthcare systems, and the clear benefits of more diverse teams.

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    28 mins
  • Meeting the member where they are: What is the future of health equity?

    Meeting the member where they are: What is the future of health equity?
    Jul 7 2022

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       Listen to the podcast (duration: 25:43) >  A conversation about addressing the well-being of underserved patient populations and ensuring zip codes are not a key predictor of health outcomes.

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    26 mins
  • Reframing aging: What would it take for aging to be seen as an opportunity in healthcare?

    Reframing aging: What would it take for aging to be seen as an opportunity in healthcare?
    Apr 1 2022

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       Listen to the podcast (duration: 26:14) >  In this episode of the McKinsey on Healthcare podcast, McKinsey partner Dr. Pooja Kumar talks to Ursel J. McElroy, director of the Ohio Department of Aging, about a need to change the accepted narrative on aging, the challenges that women in leadership face, and her desire to ensure lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic are used to benefit the future of older populations.

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    26 mins
  • Health equity: Activating meaningful change

    Health equity: Activating meaningful change
    Mar 4 2022

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       Listen to the podcast (duration: 23:37) >  In this episode of the McKinsey on Healthcare podcast, McKinsey partner Carlos Pardo Martin talks with Errol Pierre, senior vice president of state programs at Healthfirst, about working with diverse communities, how to go all in on health equity, and the urgent need to ensure that vulnerable populations receive the care they need.

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    24 mins
  • What the future holds for Medicare beneficiaries

    What the future holds for Medicare beneficiaries
    Jan 19 2022

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       Listen to the podcast (duration: 31:04) >  Monisha Machado-Pereira, a McKinsey senior partner and leader of the firm’s Medicare practice, discusses the changing Medicare landscape with Alan Wheatley, retail segment president at Humana, a market-leading Medicare payer that serves over four and a half million MA members, and John Kao, CEO at Alignment Healthcare, a fast-growing MA innovator that recently launched an IPO.

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    31 mins
  • What can we learn from the effect of the pandemic on children’s health?

    What can we learn from the effect of the pandemic on children’s health?
    Jan 10 2022

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       Listen to the podcast (duration: 26:15) >  Since the pandemic began, there has been an increase in the number of children and young adults presenting with behavioral- and mental-health issues. How can these issues be tackled holistically?

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    26 mins
  • How can healthcare unlock the power of data connectivity?

    How can healthcare unlock the power of data connectivity?
    Dec 15 2021

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       Listen to the podcast (duration: 29:39) >  The pandemic has shown that de-identifying data for shared research is essential to address some of the biggest health issues. How can data fragmentation be balanced with value-based healthcare?

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    30 mins