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Value-Based Care Unwoven: The Math, The Mission & The Sisterhood

July 21, 2026

Healthcare is complicated. But the math behind value-based care? It doesn't have to be. In this episode, Joy Rios sits down with Rachael Jones, CEO of the Sintax division of Lightbeam Health Solutions, for a conversation that weaves together data, dollars, and the deeply human side of healthcare transformation. Rachael pulls back the curtain on what population health actually means and why the "perfect triangle" of clinical, operational, and financial insights is the key to making value-bas...

No Aggregation Without Representation: Patients, AI, and the Fight for Data Rights

July 14, 2026

What happens when patients become the product—and no one asked for consent? In this episode of HIT Like a Girl Pod, Grace Vinton sits down with Andrea Downing, a security researcher and co-founder of The Light Collective. Andrea's journey into patient advocacy began in 2005, when she tested positive for the BRCA1/2 gene mutation at age 30. That moment transformed her from a tech professional into what she calls an "accidental hacker"—someone who started asking hard questions about who owns p...

This Is a Code Red: How a Quiet OMB Rule Could Gut NIH and Community Funding

July 07, 2026

This episode is a call to action—and we have until July 13th. Rebecca Love sits down with Elizabeth Ginexi, PhD—a former NIH scientific program official of 22 years who took early retirement after DOGE restructured the agency. She is now speaking out about a proposed OMB rule that she believes threatens the future of federal funding across every community in America. The rule rewrites the Uniform Guidance (2 C.F.R. 200), quietly shifting it from "guidance" to "regulation." Elizabeth argues ...