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Claims Denied: A Hospitalogy Podcast

Blake Madden

Booking Overview

An interview-led healthcare business podcast focused on health systems, payers, healthcare finance, policy, and health technology, typically featuring CEOs, CFOs, founders, and senior healthcare operators. Agencies could credibly pitch healthcare company leaders, health-system executives, payer innovators, behavioral-health specialists, and clinical-AI founders; booking difficulty is high because recent guests hold prominent leadership roles at major organizations or well-funded healthcare companies.

Metrics

Episodes: 35

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

digitalteam@workweek.com

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Host

Blake Madden - Healthcare analyst and creator of Hospitalogy, focused on the business, strategy, finance, and transformation of American healthcare.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
CEOs, founders, CFOs, CMOs, and senior executives with direct responsibility for healthcare organizations, payer strategy, health-system transformation, behavioral-health delivery, or clinical technology.
Required Achievements:  
Leading a major health system, payer, or healthcare company, Building or scaling a healthcare technology or services company, Launching significant healthcare partnerships, financing, or operating models, Driving measurable improvements in healthcare cost, access, delivery, or clinical operations

Recent Guest Discussions

Nick Stefanizzi - Direct-to-employer Healthcare, Health-system Strategy, Employer Health Benefits, Managed Care, And Healthcare Cost Savings

Ali Diab - Employer Health Benefits, Self-insurance, Healthcare Affordability, Insurance Pricing, And Direct Contracting

Niyum Gandhi - Health-system Finance, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Provider-sponsored Insurance, Oncology Technology, And Artificial Intelligence Adoption

Travis Messina - Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Health-system Partnerships, Site-of-service Strategy, And ASC Ownership Models

Doug Nemecek - Behavioral-health Policy, Gambling Disorder, Payer Claims Data, Specialty Networks, And Addiction Treatment

Recent Topics

Healthcare, Health Systems, Health Insurance, Health Technology, Healthcare Policy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Claims Denied: A Hospitalogy Podcast
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Standard as Possible, Different as Necessary: Inside Jefferson Health’s Payvider Bet and LVHN Integration (with Dr. Baligh Yehia, President of Jefferson Health)

October 13, 2026

Which model won after Jefferson Health and Lehigh Valley Health Network merged? Dr. Baligh Yehia says that’s not the question Jefferson asks. Blake sits down with Dr. Yehia, President of Jefferson Health, to talk about running a 33-hospital system that wants to be an operating company, not a collection of hospitals. He breaks down how Jefferson is integrating LVHN, why the team lets AI-era rebuilds replace the usual model bake-off, and what it takes to align incentives when a payvider only...

Members Leave Carriers, Not Brokers (with Will Johnson, Co-founder and CEO of Gyde)

October 06, 2026

Claims Denied is back for a new season, and Blake kicks it off by driving down from Dallas to Austin, and sits in-studio with Will Johnson, co-founder and CEO of AI startup Gyde (http://gydehealth.ai/). Will is 17 months post-incorporation with a decade at Oscar behind him, and he brought a thesis Blake hadn't heard anyone articulate this cleanly: Healthcare's real front door isn't the carrier or the PCP. It's the broker, and there are fewer of them every year while the job gets harder every...

CMS Isn't Asking Anymore: Inside the Mandatory Bundle Era (with Tim Elliott, CEO of Navvis)

September 22, 2026

Second time's the charm! Blake welcomes back Navvis CEO, Tim Elliott, for a new conversation that goes deeper than round one. Blake and Tim get into why CMS finally ditched its "voluntary" posture on value-based care, what actually happens in the first 60 days when a mandatory bundle lands on a health system, and why specialists, not just primary care, are now squarely in CMS's crosshairs. They also cover physician enterprise 2.0, where AI is actually moving the needle on burnout (spoiler:...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with Claims Denied: A Hospitalogy Podcast?

Claims Denied: A Hospitalogy Podcast is hosted by Blake Madden. Its publicly listed email is digitalteam@workweek.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Claims Denied: A Hospitalogy Podcast?

The publicly listed email for Claims Denied: A Hospitalogy Podcast: digitalteam@workweek.com.

How many listeners does Claims Denied: A Hospitalogy Podcast have?

Podseeker estimates Claims Denied: A Hospitalogy Podcast reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Claims Denied: A Hospitalogy Podcast?

Claims Denied: A Hospitalogy Podcast typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: CEOs, founders, CFOs, CMOs, and senior executives with direct responsibility for healthcare organizations, payer strategy, health-system transformation, behavioral-health delivery, or clinical technology. Common among recent guests: Leading a major health system, payer, or healthcare company; Building or scaling a healthcare technology or services company; Launching significant healthcare partnerships, financing, or operating models. Recent guests include Nick Stefanizzi, Ali Diab, and Niyum Gandhi.

How hard is it to get booked on Claims Denied: A Hospitalogy Podcast?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does Claims Denied: A Hospitalogy Podcast cover?

Recent episodes cover Healthcare, Health Systems, Health Insurance, Health Technology, and Healthcare Policy. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

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