This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Spring 2026 Payer Issues Roundtable features Robert Holzer, Strategy and Innovation Leader, Next Horizon Innovations, Martin Luethi, Chief Technology Officer, Quest Analytics, & Bob Tavernier, Solution Executive, Quest Analytics. The conversation explores how provider data has evolved from a compliance requirement into a strategic driver of AI readiness, network performance, regulatory alignment, and member trust, emphasizing the need for clean data, strong governance, and scalable infrastructure.

This episode is sponsored by Quest Analytics.

This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Jennifer Jones, Director of Clinical Solutions, Noom. Here, she explores how GLP-1s should be viewed as part of chronic disease management rather than a pharmacy-only cost issue, and how payer strategies that combine medication access with behavior change programs can improve long-term clinical outcomes and deliver more sustainable ROI.

This episode is sponsored by Noom Health.

In this episode, Sundar Srinivasan, President – Health Plan & Life Sciences, NTT DATA, discusses how payer organizations are moving from AI pilots to scaled deployments, focusing on high impact use cases, operational transformation, and the importance of trust, governance, and measurable ROI.

This episode is sponsored by NTT DATA.

In this episode, Mike Stuart, President and CEO of Blue Shield of California, shares how his finance and provider background shapes a systems approach to improving health outcomes, strengthening provider partnerships, and addressing rising healthcare costs. He also discusses the growing impact of chronic disease and why collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem is critical to making care more affordable and accessible.

In this episode, Steve Yurjevich, Chief Executive Officer of Optum Insight’s Payer Market and a member of the American Heart Association Executive Leadership Team, joins the podcast to discuss rising healthcare costs and the growing adoption of AI across the payer landscape. He shares how the industry is shifting from pre-pay models to true avoidance strategies, focusing on preventing unnecessary care and improving overall system efficiency.

In this episode, Jeff Bak, President and Chief Executive Officer of Imagine360, joins the podcast to discuss improving health literacy for seniors and the role it plays in driving better outcomes. He shares how proactive care strategies and smarter use of utilization data can help create a more effective, patient-centered healthcare system.

In this episode, Rob Duffy, Chief Technology Officer at HealthEdge, explores how modern cloud infrastructure and deeply integrated AI can help health plans manage rising complexity, reduce administrative costs, and scale operations. He shares why platform consolidation and embedded AI are critical to staying competitive and sustaining performance in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.

This episode is sponsored by HealthEdge.

In this episode, Alexandra Anderson, Head of Health Plan Sales & Partnerships at Color, explores how proactive, personalized screening and integrated care pathways can improve early cancer detection and reduce total cost of care for cancer. She shares insights on Color's approach to identifying risk & closing screening gaps, increasing member engagement, and the importance of timely, proactive interventions along the cancer care continuum.

This episode is sponsored by Color.