Direct Primary Care is a growing type of clinic that almost doesn’t need marketing because the experience speaks for itself. DPC takes some of the best parts of value-based care and concierge-style memberships to offer consumers more access, ease, and attention. In today’s cash health economy filled with high-deductible health plans, consumers are welcoming this…

Episode #300, y’all! Join the celebration as Zain and Jared review their predictions from a year ago and offer some new takes on what could be coming next for consumer transformation from inside and outside traditional care providers.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week recapping the major headlines from 2023. As the new…

Nice Healthcare and Firefly Health differentiate their digital-first, employer-provided care by positioning themselves as modern and convenient. Nice explains that not accepting insurance is one way they keep costs down, and Firefly goes to great lengths to explain jargon in consumer-friendly terms.  Join veteran hosts Jared Johnson and Peter Balistrieri as they discuss lessons we…

The 2024 Predictions Series continues with legendary return guests Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and Amy Heymans. How are health systems, health plans, and new entrants addressing the calls to become more consumer-centric, and where should YOU be looking next? All that, plus the Flava of the Week about CVS Health’s Investor Day. As the retail giant puts…

Forward Health says they’re “healthcare the way it should be.” Best Buy says they “meet you at the intersection of health and technology.” One is a concierge-style clinic; the other is an electronics store. But they both market the ways that they enable consumer-first care and imply that traditional visits to a doctor’s office are…

Healthcare executive Dr. Zeev Neuwirth and Ann Somers from the Clayton Christensen Institute kick off the 2024 Predictions Series to share their perspectives on what’s coming for consumer transformation. They share how both traditional and nontraditional players are addressing the calls to become more consumer-centric, and what it all means for the industry and those…

With 120 senior medical centers in 15 states, ChenMed uses experience-based positioning and a relationship focus to market their value-based care for Medicare Advantage members. How do their marketing messages convey their value proposition to consumers and caregivers? Join veteran hosts Jared Johnson and Peter Balistrieri as they discuss the ways that ChenMed markets their…

Linda MacCracken and Jenee Bader share lots of examples of consumer-centered innovation from the health system point of view and discuss why we have to focus on the immediate future rather than look too far down the road.  All that, plus the Flava of the Week about GNC Health launching new virtual care services. How…