Primary Care Cures

Primary Care Cures


Latest Episodes

Episode # 208 – David Goldhill Founded and Chairs Leapfrog Groups Board and Now Leads Sesame – A Fast Growth Marketplace for Consumers to Find Doctors and Market Prices Outside of Big Insurer Directories. Learn Why They’re World Class Rated by
January 05, 2024

In this episode, Ron chats with David Goldhill, Founder and CEO at Sesame, a new healthcare system for uninsured Americans and those with high-deductible plans. In their conversation, they delve into

Episode # 207 – Joe Murad, The New CEO of Vida Health, Joined Due to Outcomes Backed Performance Guarantees Unique to the Industry.
December 29, 2023

This episode features Joe Murad, President & CEO at Vida Health. Vida Health offers its members personalized care programs for diabetes, obesity, depression, anxiety, hypertension, and more. Here, he

Episode # 206 – Meet Guy Benjamin, CEO of Healthee and its Avatar, Zoe. Here is How to Achieve 500,000 Engaged Members Year One.
December 18, 2023

This episode features Guy Benjamin, Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Healthee. Here, he discusses how Healthees AI driven App simplifies healthcare navigation, providing fast, accurate guidance on plans, provi

Episode # 205 – Rebecca Love, Thought Leader, Doer, & Entrepreneur Co-leads a Stellar Committee with the Long Term Solve for the Nurse Staffing Shortages at the Center of an Imminent Crash in Hospital Care Delivery.
December 12, 2023

This episode features Rebecca Love, Chief Clinical Officer at IntelyCare. Here she discusses how the pandemic put a spotlight on many of the issues in nursing, the importance of having the correct nur

Episode # 204 – Dr. Zeev Neuwirth Round 2 Talks About What He Learned in the C-Suite at a Leading System and from Leading Lights on His Podcast. Healthcare is on the Move Beyond the Walls – Here’s How.
November 30, 2023

In this episode Ron chats with Dr. Zeev Neuwirth. Zeev is a healthcare executive, author, and host of the Creating a New Healthcare podcast. Here, he delves deep into the innovative realms of employ

Episode # 203 – Round 2 with Dr. Gordon Chen From a Few Days Before Walmart Announced They Are in Talks. How to Deliver 30-50% Lower Hospitalizations and Much More.
November 15, 2023

On this episode Ron has an engaging conversation with Dr. Gordon Chen, Owner, former Chief Medical Officer, and current Board Member, ChenMed Inc. He is also Co-author of The Calling: A Memoir of Fam

Episode # 202 – Andy Thompson is COO of the Largest Independent Pediatric Group and a Former Leader at VillageMD. Here We Learn About Key Quality Metrics, Full vs Partial Risk VBC, Deep Data and the Critical Importance of the Independent Caregiver
September 08, 2023

In this episode Ron chats with Andrew Thompson, COO of Pediatric Associates. Here they discuss whether the large health systems deliver better or worse outcomes than independent physicians. They also

Episode # 201 – Leon Wisniewski Round 2 is On Fire with a New App, Billy, Allowing All of Us to Easily See Local Hospital Pricing on Any Procedure. All You Need is a CPT Code and You’re Off..!
September 01, 2023

In this episode, Ron chats with Leon Wisniewski, Founder of Health Cost Labs & Co-Founder of Billy a consumer focused healthcare payment tool. Here, Leon discusses how Billy works, how it takes pric

Episode # 200 – Primary Care Cures Celebrates its 200th Episode with Host Ron Barshop
August 23, 2023

A lot has changed in healthcaresince Ron Barshop started the podcast in 2019. On this 200th episode ofPrimaryCareCures, Ron reflects on the multitude of conversations hes had with thought leaders

Episode # 199 – Dr. Cristin Dickerson Has Served 18,000/yr at Green Imaging with 3,000 Centers where Costs Drop 60% with Equal or Better Quality. This is a Preferred Diagnostic Network Defined — Round 2!
August 11, 2023

In this episode Ron brings Dr. Cristin Dickerson back on the show. Here, she discusses the Green Imaging business model, how they focus on providing fairly priced imaging, her thoughts on what the ide