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Providing Food as Medicine for Underserved Populations—featuring Ashley Tyrner

We know that healthy, fresh food improves health outcomes. But what if you live in a food desert? Or you depend on food stamps to feed your family? What if you could get fresh produce delivered straight to your door as a benefit of your health plan? Ashley Tyrner is Founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.farmboxrx.com/" target="_blank">FarmboxRx</a>, a national brand on a mission to promote health equity through nutrition and health literacy. Ashley’s experience as a single mom on food stamps drives her advocacy in advancing food security and bringing educational resources to underserved populations. On this episode of HLTH Matters, Ashley joins host Dr. Jessica Shepherd to explain how the concept of food as medicine inspired the creation of FarmboxRx and explore how the company evolved to focus on patient engagement. Ashley describes how CMS’s emphasis on health equity helped FamboxRx gain traction and discusses the pilot program that proved its value as a care management intervention. Listen in for insight on how the FarmboxRx benefit helps Medicare and Medicaid enrollees feel cared for and learn how Ashley’s team provides healthy food and promotes health literacy among its members. Topics Covered<ul><li>The challenges Ashley faced in trying to eat healthy on food stamps in a food desert</li><li>How the concept of food as medicine inspired the creation of FarmboxRx</li><li>How FarmboxRx evolved to become a patient engagement company</li><li>Why it was challenging to get health plans to offer FarmboxRx as a benefit early on</li><li>How CMS’s focus on health equity helped FarmboxRx gain traction</li><li>The pilot program that proved FarmboxRx’s value as a care management intervention</li><li>How FarmboxRx promotes health literacy and drives other healthy behaviors among members</li><li>The benefit of having lived what Medicare/Medicaid members are going through</li><li>How Ashley visualizes herself as a disruptor in the healthcare space</li><li>How FarmboxRx’s call center addresses food insecurity through member engagement</li></ul>  Connect with Ashley Tyrner<a href="https://www.farmboxrx.com/" target="_blank">FarmboxRx</a> Connect with Dr. Jessica Shepherd<a href="https://www.hlth.com/" target="_blank">HLTH</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JShepherd_MD" target="_blank">Dr. Shepherd on Twitter</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-shepherd-md-mba-5ba9ab66/" target="_blank">Dr. Shepherd on LinkedIn</a> Resources<a href="https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Health-Plans/HealthPlansGenInfo/Downloads/Supplemental_Benefits_Chronically_Ill_HPMS_042419.pdf" target="_blank">CMS Supplemental Benefits for SSBCI Enrollees</a><a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/online-purchasing-pilot" target="_blank">Stores Accepting SNAP Online</a><a href="https://twitter.com/seemacms" target="_blank">Seema Verma</a><a href="https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Leadership" target="_blank">Chiquita Brooks-LaSure</a><a href="https://www.farmboxrx.com/molina-healthcare-of-new-mexico" target="_blank">FarmboxRx’s Partnership with Molina Healthcare of NM</a><a href="https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/reports-and-research/ncqas-health-plan-ratings-2022/" target="_blank">HEDIS Health Plan Ratings</a><a href="https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health" target="_blank">Social Determinants of Health</a>

S3 Ep36: Providing Food as Medicine for Underserved Populations—featuring Ashley Tyrner

Founder & CEO

Uncovering Early Cancer Detection

A mission to protect, maintain, and improve people&#39;s health BEFORE they get sick.  In this episode, Stephen Hahn, Chief Executive Officer at Harbinger Health, discusses the groundbreaking work being done at Harbinger, aiming at early disease detection and their commitment to making healthcare more accessible to all. Steve discusses the challenges and possibilities of early cancer detection using blood tests and the technological advancements being made to tackle these challenges. He explains how Harbinger&#39;s technology works and its potential impact on patients and physicians. Steve emphasizes the importance of addressing access issues in healthcare, particularly in relation to cancer screening and the economic benefits of early detection.  Dr. Hahn&#39;s compelling vision for a healthier future and his call to action to build trust make this episode an essential listen for everyone passionate about healthcare innovation and accessibility. About Stephen Hahn:Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., is CEO-Partner of Flagship Pioneering and Chief Executive Officer of Harbinger Health. Steve joined Flagship in June 2021 as Chief Medical Officer of its Preemptive Health and Medicine Initiative, which is creating a new field that aims to protect, maintain, or improve people’s health before they get sick. Steve will continue as a strategic advisor to the Initiative. Steve brings two decades of distinguished leadership in healthcare strategy, oncology medical practice, and translational/clinical research to this role. He served as the 24th U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner from 2019 to 2021 overseeing both COVID and non-COVID regulatory affairs, including therapeutics and vaccine development, devices, diagnostics, and clinical trials. Prior to his FDA appointment, Steve served as chief medical executive at the world-renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Prior to his role as chief medical executive, he served as deputy president and chief operating officer where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the nation’s top cancer center, which included leading more than 21,000 employees and overseeing a $5.2 billion operating budget. Steve was elevated to the chief operating officer role after serving as division head, department chair, and professor of Radiation Oncology. Prior to his executive leadership roles at MD Anderson, Dr. Hahn was the leader of radiation oncology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. Steve focused his translational research efforts on the evaluation of the tumor microenvironment, signal transduction pathways involved in tumor response to therapies and proton therapy. He has authored more than 220 peer-reviewed original research articles and has experience in medical product development. Steve earned his M.D. from Temple University and received his B.A. in Biology from Rice University. He was an internal medicine resident at the University of California San Francisco before completing a fellowship and residency at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. Things You’ll Learn:<ul><li>Harbinger&#39;s mission is to find diseases early, before symptoms arise, to improve treatment outcomes and save lives. </li><li>Their focus on developing accessible and affordable diagnostics will revolutionize healthcare.</li><li>Dr. Hahn’s insights into Harbinger&#39;s innovative blood test, leveraging machine learning and AI to detect specific genetic signatures of cancer in the bloodstream. </li><li>This technology has the potential to revolutionize cancer screening and diagnosis.</li><li>The importance of building trust in healthcare. Access to affordable and reliable testing is vital, and Harbinger is committed to making its technologies accessible to all, regardless of location or socioeconomic status.</li></ul> Resources:<ul><li>Connect with and follow Stephen Hahn on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-hahn-4393348/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Follow Harbinger Health on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/harbinger-health/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and visit their <a href="https://www.harbinger-health.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</li></ul>

S4 E20: Uncovering Early Cancer Detection

Using mRNA Technology for Health Equity—featuring Shannon Klinger

mRNA technology will democratize healthcare in a way this industry has not seen before. In this episode of the HLTH Matters podcast, Saul talks to Shannon Klinger, chief legal officer and corporate secretary at Moderna and president of the Moderna Charitable Foundation, about how they are making groundbreaking advances in vaccine technology and actively improving health equity worldwide. Moderna is a platform technology company that played a significant role in the COVID-19 pandemic by developing an mRNA vaccine. This technology stimulates the human body to fight a targeted disease through a vaccine that can be quickly marketed, a transformative step for public health. Shannon also discusses Moderna’s Charitable Foundation, Global Public Health Strategy, and mRNA Access program as ways the company tackles healthcare disparities like vaccine inequity worldwide with funding, presence, and shared knowledge. Tune in to learn more about Moderna’s contributions to making a difference in public health! About Shannon Klinger:As Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Shannon Thyme Klinger leads Moderna’s legal, governance, and corporate compliance efforts. Ms. Klinger joined Moderna from Novartis (NYSE: NVS), serving as Chief Legal Officer and a member of the Novartis Executive Committee since 2018. Previously, she served as Chief Ethics, Risk &amp; Compliance Officer. During her ten-year tenure at Novartis, she held other roles of increasing responsibility, including as Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer and Global Head of Litigation, General Counsel, and Global Head of Legal at Sandoz, a Novartis division. Throughout her career, Ms. Klinger’s work has focused on driving long-term business performance and building trust with society, including ensuring access to medicine, protecting innovation with intellectual property, championing the responsible use of data, and enabling excellence in product launches. She is also a committed advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Ms. Klinger served on the board of directors of the SIX Group in Switzerland from 2016 to 2020. Ms. Klinger received her Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Notre Dame. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the District of Columbia Bar. Things You’ll Learn:<ul><li>Moderna has focused on infectious diseases and commits to creating transformative therapies for patients with the power of mRNA.</li><li>The World Health Organization releases a flu strain selection in March or April every year. </li><li>The Moderna Charitable Foundation was initially endowed with $50 million. </li><li>The Foundation recently announced $4 million worth of grants in sub-Saharan Africa to organizations focused on clinical training and workforce development on educating about vaccines.</li><li>In 2023, Moderna partnered with the African Union to commit 100 million doses of their most updated variant vaccine for low-middle-income countries. </li><li>Moderna has a program called mRNA Access, where they partner with researchers and universities worldwide to give them access to their platform, research, and scientific advice, thus tackling public health challenges together.</li></ul> Resources:<ul><li>Connect with and follow Shannon Klinger on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-thyme-klinger/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Follow Moderna on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/modernatx/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li>Discover the Moderna <a href="https://www.modernatx.com/?tc=soc_7y8qkt&amp;cc=1004" target="_blank">Website</a>!</li><li>Check out the mRNA Access <a href="https://mrna-access.modernatx.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>!</li><li>Visit Moderna’s Charitable Foundation <a href="https://www.modernatx.com/responsibility/moderna-foundation" target="_blank">Website</a>!</li></ul>

S3 Ep44: Using mRNA Technology for Health Equity—featuring Shannon Klinger

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

The Intersection of Health and Tech —featuring Vivian Lee

If you think about our phones, we all essentially have the same phone yet, it’s a deeply personalized experience for each one of us. What if healthcare was like that? - Personalized and holistic, thinking about you, where you are. Vivian S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., is the President of Verily Health Platforms, overseeing all health care platforms, including Onduo, Healthy at Work, and Verily’s Value Suite, among others. She is also the author of The Long Fix: Solving America’s Health Care Crisis with Strategies that Work for Everyone. As a healthcare executive, she formerly served as the medical school dean, SVP, and CEO of the University of Utah Health, a $3.5 billion integrated health system and health plan that ranked first among university hospitals in quality and safety. Over her career as an NIH-funded MRI researcher, she has published over 200 articles in leading journals including JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine and received the Gold Medal of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. If that wasn’t enough, Dr. Lee was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2015 and was ranked #11 among Becker’s 100 most influential people in healthcare in 2019. A Rhodes Scholar, she is a graduate of Harvard College, Oxford University, Harvard Medical School, and NYU Stern School of Business. On this episode of HLTH Matters, Vivian joins hosts Dr. Gautam Gulati and Patricia Bradley to discuss the intersection of health and tech and how it can be very transformative on health care. She describes strategies to solve America’s healthcare crisis and how these strategies can not only work for everyone, but also advance healthcare faster than ever before. Listen in for insight on the future of health platforms and the potential they have to advance population health. Topics Covered <ul><li>Vivian’s background in medicine and what she does now with Verily</li><li>Insight on Vivian’s book, The Long Fix: Solving America’s Health Care Crisis with Strategies that Work for Everyone</li><li>What the average individual can do to contribute to the ongoing change of healthcare</li><li>Where all the costs of healthcare are coming from</li><li>The Surf and Turf Problem</li><li>How the healthcare system is only designed to treat instead of prevent</li><li>What Vivian took away when writing her book</li><li>Who Verily is and their purpose</li><li>Vivian’s insight on how much more personal healthcare could be and the goal around that</li><li>Vivian’s insight on how unique and personalized healthcare could and should be</li><li>The ways Onduo plans on providing more personal results and solutions for people</li><li>The vision of Verily Health Platforms</li><li>How Vivian defines health as the ability to really live our lives in a productive, comfortable and safe way</li><li>Vivian’s belief that healthcare for every single person in America is the answer to health</li></ul>  Connect with Vivian Lee<a href="https://verily.com/" target="_blank">Verily</a> Connect with Dr. Gautam Gulati<a href="https://www.hlth.com/" target="_blank">HLTH</a><a href="https://twitter.com/drgautamgulati" target="_blank">Dr. Gulati on Twitter</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamgulati" target="_blank">Dr. Gulati on LinkedIn</a> Resources<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Long-Fix-Americas-Strategies-Everyone/dp/0393867447/ref=asc_df_0393867447?tag=bingshoppinga-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=79989562810675&amp;hvnetw=o&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvbmt=be&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=&amp;hvtargid=pla-4583589111823200&amp;psc=1" target="_blank">The Long Fix: Solving America’s Health Care Crisis with Strategies that Work for Everyone</a><a href="https://onduo.com/" target="_blank">Onduo</a><a href="https://verily.com/solutions/healthy-at-work/" target="_blank">Healthy at Work</a><a href="https://verily.com/solutions/value-suite/" target="_blank">Verily’s Value Suite</a> Introductory Quote[19:05–19:34]“Even though my book is called The Long Fix, I’m hoping that it’s going to be less long now because of the pandemic and the acceleration of these digital health approaches that can be a lot more personalized and holistic, and thinking about you, where you are. So, if you think about our phones, we all essentially have the same phone...but yet it’s a very deeply personalized experience for each of us. Now, think about if healthcare were like that.

S2 Ep16: The Intersection of Health and Tech —featuring Vivian Lee

President, Verily Health Platforms

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S3 Ep36: Providing Food as Medicine for Underserved Populations—featuring Ashley Tyrner

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