Episodes

  • Quick Hits: Longevity Clinics - Wellness Trend or Investable Asset Class?
    Mar 25 2026

    Cain Brothers’ Vice President Joe Baggett talks with Dave about the rapidly growing Longevity market, the services and business models gaining traction with consumers and investors, and the long-term potential of this concierge approach to prevention and health optimization. Cain Brothers is a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets.

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    13 mins
  • Quick Hits: Embracing vs. Conquering - Stop Waiting for the New New Thing to Save Healthcare
    Mar 5 2026

    Cain Brothers’ Managing Director Todd Rudsenske talks with Dave about why US healthcare needs less Steve Jobs (innovation) and more Tim Cook (efficiency) to achieve a better future with higher productivity, lower costs, and improved outcomes. Cain Brothers is a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets.

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    15 mins
  • Quick Hits: A Year in Review and the Year Ahead
    Feb 12 2026

    Wyatt Ritchie, the head of Cain Brothers, talks with Dave Johnson about the recent JP Morgan Healthcare Conference and the outlook for healthcare markets, capital raising, strategic transactions, regulatory policy, AI, and more in the year ahead. Cain Brothers is a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets.

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    20 mins
  • The Future of AI in Healthcare: Insights from Leading Investors
    Jan 29 2026

    What will AI-enabled healthcare look like? Cain Brothers Managing Directors Stacy Guffanti and Thad Davis discussed the industry’s AI future with Marina Kusserow, Operating Partner at a16z, Asif Dhanani, Partner at Rubicon Founders, and Tod Pesses, Principal at Silversmith Capital Partners at the 2025 Cain Brothers’ Private Company Healthcare Conference. Cain Brothers is a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets.

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    51 mins
  • Why Prevention and Transparency Won't Fix U.S. Healthcare: Insights from MedPAC's Chairman Michael Chernew
    Dec 10 2025

    At the recent Cain Brothers’ Private Company Healthcare Conference, Dr. Michael Chernew, Chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), joined Dave Johnson to debate fundamental assumptions about U.S. healthcare and strategies for reducing costs, improving outcomes, and enhancing consumer experience. Cain Brothers is a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets.
    Note: this episode contains adult language.

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    51 mins
  • When the Shell Game Stops: Will Instability Across Healthcare’s Complex Funding Dynamics Force Systemwide Transformation?
    Nov 18 2025

    With new fiscal pressures hitting Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance markets at once, is U.S. healthcare finally reaching a limit on available resources? The House Calls panel untangles this complicated knot and debates the impact on stakeholders and potential paths forward. Cain Brothers is a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets.

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    39 mins
  • Quick Hits: The Big Beautiful Bill and Its Impact on Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)
    Sep 30 2025

    With an aim to cut $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” significantly intensifies the pressure skilled nursing facilities are already feeling from reduced reimbursement rates and rising costs. Cain Brothers’ Managing Director Andy Goldberg talks about how operators are responding to this shifting landscape in real time and why their future viability hinges on investing in the right partnerships, embracing new care models, and innovating to improve operational resiliency. Cain Brothers is a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets.

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    10 mins
  • Quick Hits: Distribution Titans Enter Specialty Physician Practice Management Arena
    Aug 5 2025

    Cain Brothers’ Director Jonah Schutzman talks with Dave Johnson about a new trend in the provider consolidation market. Private equity, payers, and other traditional buyers and partners of specialty provider organizations are scaling back and large healthcare distributors are stepping in as full acquirers, offering liquidity, strategic partnerships, and operating infrastructure. How will this impact providers, distributors, and traditional investors? Cain Brothers is a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets.

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    12 mins