Astonishing Healthcare breaks down the complex systems that move medicine, money, and care across the healthcare industry.

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The show is built for the people doing the work.

For healthcare leaders, benefits professionals, pharmacy and medical claims stakeholders, employers, consultants, and anyone who needs to stay ahead of the forces shaping the healthcare ecosystem.
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We trade jargon and surface-level takes for clear, substantive conversations that help you understand what's happening and why it matters.

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You'll come away with sharper insight, practical context, and a better grasp of where the industry is headed.

Topics that move the needle

Each episode digs into the topics like: pharmacy benefit management, drug pricing & the supply chain, medical claims processing & adjudication, health benefits administration, and the regulatory shifts that change the rules overnight.

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Best of '25! AH048 - High-Cost Orphan Drugs, Securing Claims Data, and More, with Dr. Eric Bricker
Episode 48 of Astonishing Healthcare was the first episode of 2025, and it was also one of the year's most popular! Dr. Eric Bricker, who produces the always entertaining and educational AHealthcareZ videos on YouTube, joined us to talk about data and high-cost drugs.
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December 26, 2025
Best of '25! AH086 - Balancing Technology and a Human Touch in Member Service, with Lisa Ellerhorst and Sonia Pettis
Episode 86 of Astonishing Healthcare reached Best of '25 status pretty easily! Two of Judi Health's senior customer care operations leaders discuss member service, including the most frequent topics members call about (GLP-1s, Mail Order, etc.), how we solve problems, the use of AI, and much more!
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December 19, 2025
AH094 - How Unified Claims Processing Evolved from Pharmacy: Improving Member Care & Operating Efficiency
Episode 94 of Astonishing Healthcare is all about how and why Judi Health was able to leverage what we learned from building Judi® for pharmacy claim adjudication to deploy the first unified claims processing system.
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December 12, 2025
AH093 - Health Benefits that Work for Everyone: Aligning Incentives & Focusing on Members’ Needs, with Susana Villegas Spillman
Episode 93 of Astonishing Healthcare features a discussion with a former health plan manager for one of America's largest employers, Susana Villegas Spillman, about benefit design, measuring success, and so much more.
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December 5, 2025

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