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Healthcare Rap

Healthcare Rap

Written by: Shift Forward Health
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Healthcare Rap is the leading podcast about consumer-centered health. Hosts Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail spotlight the consumer POV in healthcare and highlight innovators bridging the gap between traditional sick care and preventive well care. It ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally and is one of the longest-lasting shows in the industry, hitting 500 episodes and 8 years on the air in 2026.

Healthcare leaders learn the latest ways that healthcare is being designed, marketed, and delivered to consumers. And health consumers learn how these options work and why they might be right for them and their loved ones.

It's more than a show; it's a mission.

Topics for 2026:

  • Connected fitness
  • GLP-1's / weight loss
  • Wearables
  • Longevity and diagnostics
  • Food as medicine / nutrition
  • Preventive health and wellness
  • Digital Front Door
  • Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional and integrative health
  • Digital health and consumer brands making waves and new entrants making a splash

Topics not covered:

  • Clinical leadership
  • Cybersecurity
  • Health information management
  • Interoperability
  • Revenue cycle
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Episodes
  • The ROI of Consumer Experience Orchestration (#478)

    The ROI of Consumer Experience Orchestration (#478)
    Jan 8 2026

    Praia Health CEO Justin Dearborn and VP of Strategy & Operations Doug Grapski discuss the greatest opportunities for health systems to lead out in orchestrating consumer experiences. Don't know what that means? Doug describes it at a 3rd-grade level.

    All that, plus a rapid fire round and the first of our new Shout Out segments.

    Healthcare Rap is partnering with Healthcare Now Radio to create the largest and most trusted thought leadership platform for consumer health. Contact Jared Johnson at jared@ulteradigital.com to learn how your organization can be part of it today.

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    28 mins
  • Aledade CEO Shares Real Results For Value-Based Care (#477)

    Aledade CEO Shares Real Results For Value-Based Care (#477)
    Jan 6 2026

    Dr. Farzad Mostashari, Co-Founder and CEO of Aledade, shares how they prevented 263,000 hospital and ED visits in 2025, other real results for value-based care, and why blood pressure control is one of his favorite KPIs.

    All that, plus the the Flava of the Week about the Rap Remix in ’26. Why does our show keep evolving, and how do we hope our new Rap intro encourages you to champion the consumer POV?

    Healthcare Rap is partnering with Healthcare Now Radio to create the largest and most trusted thought leadership platform for consumer health. Contact Jared Johnson at jared@ulteradigital.com to learn how your organization can be part of it today.

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    31 mins
  • 2026 PREDICTIONS SERIES: Jared, Zain & James (#476)

    2026 PREDICTIONS SERIES: Jared, Zain & James (#476)
    Dec 30 2025

    Jared and Zain wrap up 2025 and the annual Predictions Series with O.G. guest co-host James Gardner. They keep themselves accountable to last year’s predictions and share seven new trends they're watching heading into 2026.

    All that, plus the Flava of the Week about the two opposing perspectives of digital health. How did Ryan Howells recently describe the dichotomy of digital health’s current state, and how can we join the side that feels optimistic and energized by the work that’s being done?

    JOIN THE COMMUNITY

    This show is produced by the Healthcare Rap Community. Come learn how to bridge the gap between sick care and well care as we highlight the consumer POV in healthcare.

    Join today: healthcarerapcommunity.com

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    55 mins
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