• S4 E4 Fault In Our Stars? Part 2
    Apr 7 2025

    Part 2 of our conversation with Ana. Rex Wallace and Mick Twomey welcome back Rising Stars' regular, Ana Handshuh, Principal at Cat 5 Strategies and Stars expert to discuss a recent article published in the JAMA Health Forum, titled "Flaws In The Medicare Stars Ratings". This discussion dissects the points made by the author Dr. David Meyers (not our Dave Meyers!).

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    55 mins
  • S4 E4 Fault In Our Stars? Part 1
    Mar 27 2025

    Rex Wallace and Mick Twomey welcome back Rising Stars' regular, Ana Handshuh, Principal at Cat 5 Strategies and Stars expert to discuss a recent article published in the JAMA Health Forum, titled "Flaws In The Medicare Stars Ratings". This discussion dissects the points made by the author Dr. David Meyers (not our Dave Meyers!) and required a part 2, which will be published next episode.

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    34 mins
  • S4 E3 Breaking News: Oz On Hill/ Hill On Oz
    Mar 17 2025

    In this Breaking News Edition of Rising Stars, Rex Wallace and Mick Twomey are joined by veteran Capitol Hill lobbyist and Founder of Indigo Hill Strategies, Ryann Hill to discuss Friday's controversial appointment hearing of Dr Mehmet Oz as head of CMS

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    52 mins
  • S4 E2 Stars Goal Setting: A Deep Dive
    Feb 18 2025

    Jessica Assefa, President of Ameropia Consulting joins Rex Wallace and Mick Twomey to take a deep dive into Medicare Stars goal setting.

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    51 mins
  • S4 E1 - Setting Up For Q1 Success
    Jan 21 2025

    Happy New Year! In this episode, Rex and Mick record a brief episode all about getting set up for Q! Stars success.

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    24 mins
  • S3 E10 2024 Rising Stars Wrap Up Episode
    Dec 19 2024

    In this brief wrap up episode, Producer Stefan Lubinski joins Mick and Rex to recap 2024 and thank this season's guests.

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    15 mins
  • S3 E9 - New Administration. What Can We Expect For Stars?
    Dec 3 2024

    In this episode of Rising Stars, Rex Wallace and Mick Twomey are joined by Ryann Hill, Founder of Indigo Hills Stategies and Ana Handshuh, Principal at Cat 5 Strategies to discuss the new, incoming administration and how it might affect the Stars world.

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    39 mins
  • S3 E7 Initial Reaction To New Stars Numbers
    Oct 15 2024

    Rex Wallace of RWC Consulting and Mick Twomey of Hyperlift are joined by Suzanna-Grace Tritt, Senior Consulting Actuary at Wakely Consulting Group, and Phil Collins, Director of Client Success at Hyperlift to discuss the initial reaction to the brand new Stars numbers. This episode was recorded on 10/11/24.

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    35 mins