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Podcast 178: 2025 Health Care Trends and Policy Predictions with John Driscoll

Feb 04, 2025

Summary

What does it take to transform health care and address its most pressing challenges? Few individuals are as uniquely positioned to answer as John Driscoll. With a storied career as an author, chairman, investor, CEO, and host of the CareTalk podcast, John has had an impact on nearly every facet of the health care industry.

Drawing from decades of leadership, John joins Health Care Rounds to share his thoughts on prescription drug pricing models, health care policies under Trump 2.0, the areas of health care ripe for AI disruption and much more.

 

In this episode

ABOUT JOHN DRISCOLL

John Driscoll, Chairman at Waystar, is a seasoned healthcare executive with a distinguished career. He has served as President, U.S. Healthcare and EVP of Walgreens Boots Alliance, CEO of CareCentrix, President of Castlight Health, and Group President for new markets at Medco, where he played a key role in its spin-off from Merck and its recognition as Fortune's most admired healthcare services company. As founder and chair of the Surescripts ePrescribing Network, John has been a pioneer in healthcare innovation. He has also advised Oak Investment Partners, held senior roles at Oxford Health Plans, and participated in the White House’s Entrepreneurs in Residence program, advising the FDA on innovation pathways. John is also the co-host of the successful healthcare podcast, CareTalk.

John Marchica

John Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and CEO of Darwin Research Group. He is leading ongoing, in-depth research initiatives on integrated health systems, accountable care organizations, and value-based care models. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the graduate College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University.

John did his undergraduate work in economics at Knox College, has an MBA and M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework at The Dartmouth Institute. He is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is pursuing certification as a Fellow.

About Darwin Research Group

Darwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.

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