Healthy Outcomes: Transforming senior healthcare through value-based care

On this episode of Healthy Outcomes, our host Mark Ross interviews Dr. Kate Goodrich, Chief Medical Officer at Humana. Together, they discuss the transformative potential of value-based care, specifically senior-focused healthcare innovation, and more.  

Topics of discussion include: 

• The differences between senior-focused value-based care and the traditional fee-for-service model 
• How senior-focused primary care improves patient outcomes and provider satisfaction 
• The ways that specific brands are leading senior-focused primary care innovation innovative charge 
• Encouraging results from Humana's partnership with Harvard University in studying senior-focused primary care models 
• How investing more in primary care leads to cost savings 
• The benefits to a team-based care approach focused on seniors, and how this approach can mitigate physician burnout 

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About our guest

Dr. Kate Goodrich

Kate Goodrich, MD, MHS, is Chief Medical Officer at Humana, leading clinical efforts across the insurance and CenterWell businesses, with a focus on physician engagement, healthcare research, and health equity. Previously, she was Humana’s SVP for Clinical Analytics and Trend, overseeing programs to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Before Humana, she was CMS Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, managing national quality programs and Medicare coverage. She continues to practice and teach medicine as a hospitalist and professor at George Washington University Medical Center.