American health care is too expensive, too inconsistent, and too difficult to navigate. And the payer-provider AI arms race that has emerged over the last several years is making all three problems worse, not better.

Dr. Marc Harrison, Chair of the TowerBrook Health Care Institute, former CEO of Intermountain Health, and co-founder of HATCo, joins host John Marchica to examine why the health care system remains stubbornly stuck in an analog model and how AI-driven abundance could finally close the gap between the care Americans need and the care they can actually access.

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🎙 ABOUT DR. MARC HARRISON

Marc Harrison, M.D. is Chair of the TowerBrook Healthcare Institute, Senior Advisor to TowerBrook Capital Partners, and Strategic Advisor to General Catalyst. Previously, he was the founding CEO of Health Assurance Transformation Company (HATCo), where he led digital transformation initiatives and the acquisition of Summa Health. Before that, he served as President and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare, driving growth across the Mountain West through telehealth, rural health strategies, and value-based care. Earlier in his career, he held senior roles at Cleveland Clinic, including founding CEO of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and Chief Medical Operations Officer. Dr. Harrison is a pediatric critical care physician with 20 years of clinical practice.

🎙 ABOUT HEALTH CARE ROUNDS
Smart conversations with the people moving health care forward.

Health Care Rounds podcast brings together the leaders changing the future of health care and pharma, from how it's delivered and paid for, to where it's headed. Each episode goes deep on the decisions, innovations, and ideas reshaping the industry from the inside out. Hosted by John Marchica, CEO of Darwin Research Group and a longtime industry insider, every episode has one goal: leave you thinking differently than when you arrived.

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On this week's mailbag, John tackles three reader questions: How are health systems using AI to address the nursing shortage, and do these solutions solve the underlying problem? Are bundled payments becoming the norm for value-based payment models, and what does CMS's shift toward mandatory models like TEAM and CJR-X mean for providers and suppliers? And will the U.S. ever become a Canadian-style, single-payer system?

Have any questions or comments? Send them our way! 👇 healthcarerounds@darwinresearch.com.

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Between 80% and 90% of health outcomes are shaped by what happens between doctor visits. Yet the entire U.S. health care system, from payment models to primary care, is built around the visit itself.

Wei-Li Shao, President of Omada Health, joins host John Marchica to break down why persistent, in-between-visit care is the missing layer in chronic disease management, and how pairing GLP-1 therapy with the right behavioral support program could be one of the most powerful levers the health care system has yet to fully pull.

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🎙 ABOUT WEI-LI SHAO

Wei-Li Shao is President of Omada Health, a digital health company focused on patient-centered technology and medical-grade evidence for chronic condition management. He came to Omada in 2019 following an 18-year career as an executive at Eli Lilly and Company, where he built and led biopharmaceutical and diagnostic imaging businesses across the United States, New Zealand, China, and Taiwan. At Omada, he has guided the company's expanded product offerings, partner integrations, and overall strategic vision.

He holds dual BS degrees in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He is also a published children's book author, having written Anny The Tall Girl, a story centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

🎙 ABOUT HEALTH CARE ROUNDS

Smart conversations with the people moving health care forward.

Health Care Rounds podcast brings together the leaders changing the future of health care and pharma, from how it's delivered and paid for, to where it's headed. Each episode goes deep on the decisions, innovations, and ideas reshaping the industry from the inside out. Hosted by John Marchica, CEO of Darwin Research Group and a longtime industry insider, every episode has one goal: leave you thinking differently than when you arrived.

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🌐 Visit us on the web

🌐 Follow Health Care Rounds on LinkedIn

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📺 Watch Health Care Rounds on YouTube

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⚙️ Health Care Rounds is produced by Grippi Media: Healthcare Marketing & Media Consulting.