Breaking Down Health Care

Navigating Payer Challenges in Cell and Gene Therapy

11/07/2024

In this Breaking Down Health Care conversation, John Hennessy, MBA, and Michael Kolodziej, MD, discuss the challenges and potential solutions for integrating cell and gene therapies—particularly CAR T—into clinical practice and insurance...

In this Breaking Down Health...

11/07/2024

Cancer Care Business Exchange

Breaking Down Health Care

Maximizing the Potential of Precision Medicine

10/07/2024

Michael Kolodziej , MD;

John Hennessy , MBA;

In this Breaking Down Health Care conversation, John Hennessy, MBA, and Michael Kolodziej, MD, talk about the economic challenges of precision medicine in health care, including the differences between Medicare and commercial health plans and...

In this Breaking Down Health...

10/07/2024

Cancer Care Business Exchange

Breaking Down Health Care

The Government and Health Care: A Volatile or Necessary Mix? (Part II)

08/22/2024

In the second part of this Breaking Down Health Care conversation, John Hennessy, MBA, and Michael Kolodziej, MD, cover the US federal government’s role in health care—Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. They discuss the...

In the second part of this...

08/22/2024

Cancer Care Business Exchange

Breaking Down Health Care

Why People Should Care About How Health Care Works (Part 1)

07/29/2024

Michael Kolodziej , MD;

John Hennessy , MBA;

In part one of this two-part Breaking Down Health Care conversation, John Hennessy, MBA, and Michael Kolodziej, MD, dive into the topic of big data: what it is, how it came about, and why we’re still struggling to leverage it.

In part one of this two-part...

07/29/2024

Cancer Care Business Exchange

Breaking Down Health Care

Show Me the Medical Evidence

07/15/2024

Michael Kolodziej , MD;

John Hennessy , MBA;

In this Breaking Down Health Care conversation, John Hennessy, MBA, and Michael Kolodziej, MD, talk about the challenges of practicing medicine and keeping up with treatment developments when the evidence is constantly changing and evolving.

In this Breaking Down Health...

07/15/2024

Cancer Care Business Exchange

Breaking Down Health Care

What Does Quality Mean in Health Care?

07/01/2024

Michael Kolodziej , MD;

John Hennessy , MBA;

In this Breaking Down Health Care conversation, John Hennessy, MBA, and Michael Kolodziej, MD, examine how to measure quality in health care and the current challenges with the existing methods.

In this Breaking Down Health...

07/01/2024

Cancer Care Business Exchange

Breaking Down Health Care

The Balance Between Drug Safety and Availability

06/17/2024

Michael Kolodziej , MD;

In this Breaking Down Health Care conversation, John Hennessy, MBA, and Michael Kolodziej, MD, discuss the process of drug approvals and the role of the US Food and Drug Administration, including how and why the process takes so much time—and...

In this Breaking Down Health...

06/17/2024

Cancer Care Business Exchange

Breaking Down Health Care

Medicare for All: Careful What You Wish for

06/03/2024

Michael Kolodziej , MD;

In this Breaking Down Health Care conversation, John Hennessy, MBA, and Michael Kolodziej, MD, dive into the topic of Medicare for All and universal health care: why these terms are not interchangeable, and if they could actually solve the...

In this Breaking Down Health...

06/03/2024

Cancer Care Business Exchange

Breaking Down Health Care

The Bear: Why Does Health Care Cost So Much? (Part 2)

05/20/2024

Michael Kolodziej , MD;

In part two of this two-part Breaking Down Health Care conversation, John Hennessy, MBA, and Michael Kolodziej, MD, dig into the other main stakeholders in health care costs: pharmaceutical manufacturers and providers. They discuss how these...

In part two of this two-part...

05/20/2024

Cancer Care Business Exchange

Breaking Down Health Care

The Bear: Why Does Health Care Cost So Much? (Part 1)

05/06/2024

Featuring Michael Kolodziej, MD, and John Hennessy, MBA

Featuring Michael Kolodziej, MD, and ...

In part one of this two-part Breaking Down Health Care conversation, John Hennessy, MBA, and Michael Kolodziej, MD, dig into two of the main stakeholders in health care costs: hospitals and health insurance companies. They discuss how these...

In part one of this two-part...

05/06/2024

Cancer Care Business Exchange

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Michael Kolodziej, MD

Dr Kolodziej is a consultant for Canopy Oncology. Before his retirement, he served as National Medical Director, Oncology Solutions at Aetna, among other roles.

He now publishes a Substack column, Decoding Health Care, to help improve Americans' understanding of how health care works in the United States.

John Hennessy, MBA

Mr Hennessy is a Principal at Valuate Health Consultancy. Previously, he served as the Vice President of Health Affairs for Sarah Cannon Cancer Services, among other roles.

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