Achieving Health

Join host Chad Mulvany for a conversation with special guest John Beaman, CFO of Adventist Health, a nonprofit, integrated health system serving the West Coast and Hawaii, and the largest provider of rural healthcare in California. They discuss the reimbursement, regulatory, and economic pressures facing rural and safety-net hospitals and explore strategies that can help these organizations achieve financial viability and thrive.
John shares his thoughts on:
Helping patients maintain insurance coverage under more stringent Medicaid eligibility requirements
Balancing financial and operational realities with community expectations and access needs
Training, recruiting, and retaining clinicians in rural markets
The role of technology, partnerships, and innovative delivery models in maintaining access to care in rural communities
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Adventist Health

Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of September 16, 2026. First, they look at how looming Medicaid cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are putting pressure on states, healthcare providers, and patients. Key discussion points include:
Projected decreases in state Medicaid spending related to new limits on Medicaid state-directed payments.
The ongoing trend of hospital maternity ward closures and how Medicaid cuts may accelerate the trajectory.
Later in the episode, they explore employer strategies to manage health benefit costs, growing demand for value-based arrangements, and opportunities for direct-to-employer contracting.
Finally, they discuss how healthcare organizations can prepare for impending site-of-service shifts as CMS continues to phase out the Inpatient Only list and implement other site-neutral policies.
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CMS Rule Signals Shift in Medicaid State-Directed Payments
Medicaid Provider Tax Threshold Reform: How to Prepare
Medicaid Community Engagement: How Hospitals Can Prepare
Payor & Hospital Price Transparency Data-Driven Strategy
A Strategic Approach to Maintain Medicare DSH Eligibility
Key Signs of Success for Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs)
A Guide to Value-Based Enterprises for Health System Executives
CMS’ 2027 OPPS Rule: Key Takeaways for Healthcare Providers
How Does Site Neutrality Affect Your Facility Master Plan?
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Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack for a conversation with Corewell Health CFO Matt Cox and board member Joe Fifer. They discuss the ongoing scrutiny on healthcare affordability and the roles of finance and board leaders in advancing transformation that supports a more affordable care delivery system for patients and other stakeholders.
Matt and Joe share their thoughts on:
How health systems like Corewell can define affordability to help focus strategic initiatives.
How providers can balance efforts to improve affordability for patients while operating in a challenging financial environment.
The role of transformation—in technology, the workforce, and care and payment models—in advancing affordability.
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Finance Leadership in a Complex System: Michael Nuñez, UMCEP
Revenue Cycle Innovation & AI: Jonathan Davis, Yale New Haven
Strategy Amid Uncertainty: Craig Thompson, CEO, GVMH
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Matt Cox
Joe Fifer
Corewell Health

Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of September 2, 2026. First, they explore the increase in hospital prepayments for nonemergency services, the impact on patient experience, and revenue cycle strategies to help hospitals manage upfront collections.
Next, they delve into the rising costs of employer-sponsored health insurance and the downstream effects for providers, including public scrutiny of costs fueled by price transparency and increased pressure in managed care rate negotiations.
They also cover new details from CMS regarding the Medicare Part D Claims Data 340B repository, which launches October 1, 2026.
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Improving Medicare Advantage Provider Performance: An Integrated Approach
Managed Care Contracting Language: How Providers Can Adapt
Medicare Advantage: Provider Strategies for Revenue Cycle Improvement
Unity Health: Strengthening Revenue Cycle Performance
2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule: Key Updates
Resources:
CMS Fact Sheet: Medicare Part D Claims Data 340B Repository
CMS FAQs: Medicare Part D Claims Data 340B Repository
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Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of August 19, 2026. First, they discuss the most critical updates from CMS’ 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule, including the mandatory Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded (CJR-X) Model and its cost and quality expectations for participating hospitals.
Next, they delve into the conversation around price transparency and affordability, including actions from Congress and CMS, scrutiny on mergers and acquisitions, and implications for the 2026 midterm elections.
Then, they’re joined by Brian Bell, principal in the Healthcare Consulting practice at Forvis Mazars, for a conversation about the new 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). They explore how the pilot will change covered entities’ access to discounts for selected manufacturers and drugs, and how hospitals can build operational and administrative capabilities to prepare.
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CJR-X: Improving Outcomes Via Post-Discharge Care Pathways
CJR-X: Establishing Effective Governance Structures
CJR-X: The Quality Improvement Imperative
CMS’ 2027 IPPS Updates: What Hospitals Should Know
Price Transparency Enforcement: HHS & CMS Reaffirm Focus
Payor & Hospital Price Transparency Data-Driven Strategy
HRSA Takes Steps to Implement a 340B Rebate Model
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Brian Bell

Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack for a conversation with special guest Andy Wegman, senior director of reimbursement services at Banner Health. They discuss the recent spike in CMS rulemaking and what it means for reimbursement leaders and their organizations.
Andy shares his thoughts on:
Consequential policy changes in CMS’ prospective payment system (PPS) rules
CMS’ approach to implementing Medicaid cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Reimbursement and community engagement strategies to help healthcare leaders respond to regulatory pressure
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CMS’ 2027 OPPS Rule: Key Takeaways for Healthcare Providers
2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule: Key Updates
Medicaid Community Engagement: How Hospitals Can Prepare
CMS Rule Signals Shift in Medicaid State-Directed Payments
Medicaid Provider Tax Threshold Reform: How to Prepare
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Andy Wegman
Banner Health

Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of August 5, 2026. First, they discuss CMS’ new Medicaid provider tax proposed rule, which implements requirements from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that place new limits on states’ ability to fund Medicaid programs.
They also explore:
CMS’ updated guidance on Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) clinical lab reporting requirements
The Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, a bill recently advanced by the Senate HELP Committee that would bring about substantial new price transparency requirements for hospitals.
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Medicaid Provider Tax Threshold Reform: How to Prepare
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CMS Rule Signals Shift in Medicaid State-Directed Payments
Medicaid Community Engagement: How Hospitals Can Prepare
Unpacking Key Changes to Medicaid Provider Taxes
Payor & Hospital Price Transparency Data-Driven Strategy
Price Transparency Enforcement: HHS & CMS Reaffirm Focus
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Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of July 22, 2026. First, they’re joined by Jill Griffith-Goodwin, managing director on the Healthcare Consulting team at Forvis Mazars, to delve into the off-campus hospital outpatient department (HOPD) billing and attestation requirements included in the 2027 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule.
Then, they explore key takeaways from CMS’ 2027 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule and their implications for physician payments, quality reporting requirements, and more.
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Navigating Off-Campus HOPD Attestation & NPI Requirements
Webinar: New Provider-Based/HOPD Requirements: How to Prepare
CMS’ 2027 OPPS Rule: Key Takeaways for Healthcare Providers
Phil DeBruzzi on the Becker’s Healthcare Pediatric Leadership Podcast: Building the Future of Pediatric Care Through Access, Partnerships and Innovation
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Shawn Stack
Jill Griffith-Goodwin

Join host Shawn Stack and Jeff Kilpatrick, principal on the facility and capital planning consulting team at Forvis Mazars, for a conversation with special guest A.J. Reall, vice president of strategy at El Camino Health in California.
A.J. and Jeff discuss the health system’s approach to strategic facility planning amid CMS’ ongoing shift toward site-neutral payment policy, including:
Modeling potential financial scenarios in an ambiguous and uncertain payment environment
Educating the C-suite and the board on the impact of site neutrality
Involving the right teams in strategic decision making around facility planning
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How Does Site Neutrality Affect Your Facility Master Plan?
Five Elements of Strategic Financial & Capital Planning
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Shawn Stack
Jeff Kilpatrick
A.J. Reall
El Camino Health

Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of July 8, 2026. First, they discuss CMS’ newly released Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule for 2027 and share the provisions that stand out as most consequential to healthcare organizations.
Then, they explore the potential implications of a bill introduced in Congress focused on increasing transparency around tax-exempt hospitals.
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Related content:
340B Program: Major Developments Through Early 2026
How Does Site Neutrality Affect Your Facility Master Plan?
Navigating Off-Campus HOPD Attestation & NPI Requirements
Webinar: New Provider-Based/HOPD Requirements: How to Prepare
Resources:
CMS Fact Sheet: 2027 OPPS Proposed Rule
CMS PUF: Proposed Procedures for Removal From the IPO List for CY 2027
CMS PUF: IPO List Addendum E
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