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Pop Health PodcastNew Model Mania: Unpacking CMS's RHTP, ASM, LEAD, ACCESS, and ELEVATEAs 2025 comes to a close, CMS signals are becoming clearer across rural health, specialty care, chronic care, prevention, and accountable care. In this end-of-year episode, Coral Founder Meg Koepke is joined by Maria Alexander, Kate Freeman, and Trevor Abeyta to unpack what the latest federal models reveal about where policy and accountability are heading in 2026 and beyond. They discuss what RHTP signals about rural transformation, how ASM expands mandatory accountability into specialty care, what ACCESS shows about the future of digital chronic care, how LEAD reflects a shift toward longer-term accountable care, and why MAHA ELEVATE represents a new...
2026-01-0543 minPop Health PodcastNavigating Drug Pricing, Policy, and Access with Coral Partner Alison FalbIn this episode, Coral’s Founder Meg Koepke talks with Alison Falb about her journey from CMS to FDA to Coral. We explore current policy trends and challenges in Life Sciences –what they mean for organizations navigating drug pricing reforms, coverage, and access challenges.
2025-09-0915 minPop Health PodcastCoral Commentary: Breaking Down CMS’ New DirectionIn this special episode, Coral’s Meg Koepke and Melissa Cohen break down the newly released CMS Innovation Center strategy, exploring what we heard and what it could mean for the future of health care transformation. CMS Innovation Center Strategy to Make America Healthy Again
2025-05-2307 min
Healthcare 360Episode 14: Has Value-Based Care Delivered? ft. Meg Koepke, MHAOn this week’s episode of Healthcare 360, Dr. Rob Fields sits down with Meg Koepke, MHA, Founding Partner of Coral Health Advisors, to discuss healthcare policy and its impact.
2024-01-1726 minPop Health PodcastTrailerCoral Health Advisors brings you a new, revamped season of shows about what it will take to achieve population health—where’s it working and what we can all learn from the experience. Announcing the Pop Health Podcast with Melissa Cohen and Meg Koepke.
2023-07-2803 min
Medicare Meet-UpSeason 3 Episode 9 – Re-examining Value Part 3 of 3In the final episode of the Re-examining Value series, Meg and Melissa speak with Jennifer Clawson, partner and director of Value-Based Health Systems at Boston Consulting Group and Stefan Larsson, Chairman and Founder of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) about the future of value in healthcare.You can learn more about Jennifer Clawson and Stefan Larsson’s latest work in their New England Journal of Medicine article “Value-Based Health Care at an Inflection Point: A Global Agenda for the Next Decade” or through their book The Patient Priority: Solve Health Care’s Value Crisis by Measu...
2023-06-2848 minMedicare Meet-UpSeason 3 Episode 8 – Re-examining Value Part 2 of 3In the second episode of the Re-examining Value series, the Medicare Team speaks with Ann Greiner, president and CEO of the Primary Care Collaborative and Brock Slabach, COO of the National Rural Health Association about ongoing opportunities to improve patients’ care in the value movement. Show notes:“Wakely Risk Insight for the Medicare Shared Savings Program: Performance Year 2023 Results.” (Wakely)“Relationships Matter: How Usual is Usual Source of (Primary) Care?” (Primary Care Collaborative)“Primary Care Practice Finances in the United States Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.” (Harvard Center for Primary Care)“The Health of US Primary Car...
2023-05-3047 minMedicare Meet-UpSeason 3 Episode 7 – Re-examining Value Part 1 of 3In this first episode of the Re-examining Value series, the Medicare Team speaks with Mai Pham, founder and president of the Institute for Exceptional Care, and Rob Nelb, principal analyst from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) about what the value movement got right and where it falls short.
2023-04-2841 minMedicare Meet-UpSeason 3 Episode 6 – Life After PHEThe Medicare Team is joined by national experts and colleagues Lauren Block, Leah Montgomery, and Maddy Bjorklund from Aurrera Health Group to talk about life after the public health emergency for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Show NotesHere are links to the podcasts Meg, Melissa, and Maddy recommended in the intro:Good InsideFilms to be Buried WithRelentless Health ValueKHN’s What the HealthTrade-offsFor more information on the PHE topics addressed during the episode, check out:Medicaid Health Plans Try to Protect Memb...
2023-03-2930 minMedicare Meet-UpSeason 3 Episode 5 - Answering Listener Questions: Part 2 of 2The Medicare Team talks with special guests Kristal Vardaman and Mary Russell, Senior Directors at Aurrera Health Group, to answer listener questions about emerging policies and considerations for serving dual-eligible individuals.
2023-02-2824 minMedicare Meet-UpSeason 3 Episode 4 – Answering Listener Questions: Part 1 of 2In the first episode of 2023, special guest Jeff Micklos, executive director of the Health Care Transformation Task Force, joins the Medicare Team to answer listener questions about the current state of value-based care and the top health policy priorities in the new year. Show notesFor more information about the Health Care Transformation Task Force, visit www.hcttf.org or reach out to Jeff at jeff.micklos@hcttf.org. To learn more about the Accountable Care Action Collaborative, visit www.hcp-lan.org/accountable-care-action-collaborative/.
2023-01-3136 minMedicare Meet-UpSeason 3 Episode 3In the last episode of 2022, the Medicare Team learns whether their healthcare predictions from January’s podcast came true – and if anyone fulfilled their New Year’s resolutions. Special guest Jen Ryan – executive vice president of Aurrera Health Group with more than 20 years of experience in Medicaid policy – joins Meg and Melissa as they share new predictions for the upcoming year. Show Notes:Comparison chart from Medicare.gov for original Medicare and Medicare Advantage (starts on page 5).Pathways to Resilience website with more information about the program’s efforts to promote tr...
2022-12-0631 minMedicare Meet-UpSeason 3 Episode 2The Medicare Team catches up with special guests Ashley Fitch, Director of Community Partnerships and Innovation from Mount Sinai and Kathy Vesley, President and CEO of Bay Aging to learn more about how they are addressing social determinants of health through building networks of community-based organizations. Meg and Melissa also discuss Medicare Open Enrollment, the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A) extension, and all things flu season.Here are some tips from AARP to avoid Medicare fraud during open enrollment season: https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/medicare.html
2022-11-0849 minMedicare Meet-UpSeason 3 PremiereIn the first episode of Season 3, Meg, Melissa, and Brede catch up on all the Medicare news that happened over summer break including the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Physician Fee Schedule proposed changes for MSSP, and the many new Requests for Information. Meg also checks in with Jason Rose, Chief Executive Officer of AdhereHealth, a healthcare technology solutions company centered on improving medication adherence, to get his take on the changes to Part D in the Inflation Reduction Act.
2022-10-0629 minMedicare Meet-UpMedicare Meet-Up Health Equity Mini-Series Part 2In this second installment of the Medicare Meet-up Health Equity Mini-Series – and the last episode of Season 2 – Meg, Melissa and Brede chat about the latest Medicare news and the recent Aurrera Health Group webinar – Making Sense of Payment Mechanisms in ACO REACH. They continue the discussion of health equity and interview Leon Caldwell, Ph.D., American Hospital Association’s senior director for health equity strategies and innovation at the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity about how hospitals can be community leaders in advancing equity.
2022-06-3037 minMedicare Meet-UpMedicare Meet-Up Health Equity Mini-Series Part 1In this episode of the Medicare Meet-up, Meg, Melissa and Brede talk Health Equity. They interview Megan Thomas of Aurrera Health Group around a report prepared for the California Health Care Foundation, Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity in California and speak to Spencer Pratt from Unite Us about the importance of social care as a key component of healthcare.
2022-05-3043 minMedicare Meet-UpMarch EpisodeThe team talks about the ACO REACH Model and shares insights from the HLTH ViVE conference. Subscribe to our newsletter here.
2022-03-2433 minMedicare Meet-UpFebruary EpisodeThe team from Meet Up talks all things Direct Contracting. Sign up for our weekly Medicare newsletter.
2022-02-2230 minMedicare Meet-UpJanuary EpisodeOur first episode of 2022 takes a look into the future with Meg, Melissa and Brede making their healthcare predictions for the year.
2022-01-2025 minMedicare Meet-UpDecember EpisodeMelissa, Meg and Brede close out the year with a discussion of final rules and the top 3 Medicare moments of 2021.
2021-12-0220 minMedicare Meet-UpNovember EpisodeOur November episode takes a look back at October with a discussion of the CMMI Strategy Refresh, the Reconciliation Bill and other recent Medicare news.
2021-11-0422 minMedicare Meet-UpSeason 2 PremiereSeason 2 premiers with a look at recent Medicare news – including nursing homes and mental, dental, and vision benefits. Plus new a new format including a call to action to share your in real life stories of healthcare heroism.
2021-10-0721 minMedicare Meet-UpMedicare Meet-Up Season 2 Trailer”Hear what’s in store for Season 2 of the Medicare Meet-Up.
2021-09-3001 minMedicare Meet-UpMedicare Meet-up with Dawn Alley Brede Eschliman, Meg Koepke, MHA and Melissa Cohen recap what they have learned from their guests on this season finale of the Medicare Meet-up as well an in depth discussion of the past, present and future of the CMS Innovation Center with former CMMI Chief Strategy Officer, Dawn Alley.
2021-08-1238 minMedicare Meet-UpMedicare Meet Up with Emily BrowerBrede, Meg and Melissa host value-based care and alternative payment champion and true believer Emily Brower of Trinity Health.
2021-08-0531 minMedicare Meet-UpMedicare Meet-Up Ellen Pober RittbergM&M host Ellen Pober Rittberg, author of “Why is Grandma Naked: Caring for your Aging Parent.” For more information check out Ellen at ellenrittberg.com
2021-07-0823 minMedicare Meet-UpMedicare Meet-Up Ellen Pober RittbergM&M host Ellen Pober Rittberg, author of “Why is Grandma Naked: Caring for your Aging Parent.” For more information check out Ellen at ellenrittberg.com
2021-07-0123 minMedicare Meet-UpMedicare Meet-up with Sophia TripoliM&M sit down with Sophia Tripoli of Families USA to talk patient engagement, the work of the health equity task force, and how to solve for this country’s digital divide.
2021-06-2420 minMedicare Meet-UpMedicare Meet-Up with Mandy Bell, MHAM&M host Mandy Bell, Avera eCARE Innovation Officer and Founding Member of the American Board of Telehealth for a conversation on the future of telemedicine and the impacts for Medicare and health equity. For more information check out averaecare.org and AmericanBoardofTelehealth.org
2021-06-1724 minMedicare Meet-UpMedicare Meet-up with Sachin JainM&M sit down with Sachin Jain, CEO of Scan Health Plan to talk about the dangers of incrementalism and how SCAN is using the managed care framework to innovate care delivery for the neediest populations in California.
2021-06-1017 minMedicare Meet-UpMedicare Meet-up with Nick DawsonM&M chat with Nick Dawson as he contemplates the next BIG healthcare disruptions and we discuss human-centered design and whether sick care and community health should be decoupled. For more information on Nick Dawson, visit nickdawson.net.
2021-06-0331 minMedicare Meet-UpMedicare Meet-Up with Mai PhamM&M host Mai Pham, MD to discuss high value healthcare, transformation and her new endeavor to improve care for the neurodiverse and intellectually and developmentally disabled population. For more information on the Institute for Exceptional Care visit ie-care.org
2021-05-2728 minMedicare Meet-UpEpisode 0Join hosts Meg Koepke and Melissa Cohen from Aurrera Health Group as they engage the universe of stakeholders - patients, clinicians, policy makers, insurers, caregivers, advocates and disruptors to discuss how this program has evolved since the passage of the ACA and how it needs to keep evolving to provide better care at lower costs for its beneficiaries.
2021-05-2401 min