​Join Blake Madden alongside a hand-picked panel of investors and analysts who are pulling back the curtain on the biggest forces shaping the industry, straight from the boardrooms and deal tables. 

​From policy shake-ups to where the smart money is flowing, consider this interactive session as your cheat sheet for navigating the rapidly changing landscape.

​Expect to hear insights from Grant Hesser on the current state of the healthcare IPO environment and digital health public market performance, Jeff DelVerne on a retrospective look at health insurance carrier Q1 trends, Eric Epstein on the latest in the early-stage digital health startup environment and where AI is making an impact, and Drew Wozniak on the latest strategies affecting hospitals and health systems across health system transformation, physician alignment, along with a look at Advocate Health's 'Re-Wire' strategy. 

​Here's what we'll cover:

• ​Q1 in review and rest of year outlook: interesting and notable trends across the healthcare ecosystem

• ​What investors, operators, and analysts are actually saying…

• ​What’s next? How today’s trends set the stage for the rest of the year.

​Let's get after it fam.

​​Blake Madden

​​​​Blake Madden is the Founder and Creator of Hospitalogy, a newsletter affiliated with Workweek Media that provides the latest insights on healthcare finance, strategy, M&A, and digital health. Blake brings relevant thought leadership and in-depth analysis to more than 24,000 healthcare decision makers since launching Hospitalogy in April 2022. Prior to joining Workweek, Blake worked at the healthcare consulting firm VMG Health, where he provided valuation and advisory services for clients across all healthcare services verticals including nonprofit health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care, imaging centers, physician practices, and more.

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​Eric Epstein

​Eric Epstein is a Partner at Healthier Capital, a HealthTech Venture Capital Fund that partners with technology-powered healthcare innovators to advance healthier outcomes for all. Healthier Capital was founded in 2024 by Amir Dan Rubin, formerly CEO of One Medical (acquired by Amazon in 2023). Prior to joining Healther Capital, Eric was a Partner at Sante Ventures, an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, and a startup operator at three different venture-backed companies. Eric holds an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, as well as BA degrees, Cum Laude, in Economics and Psychology from Georgetown University.

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​Grant Hesser

​Grant Hesser is an independent investor and consultant who's focused on finding and helping great healthcare founders build businesses across biotech, services and digital health from seed to IPO. Prior, Grant served as the healthcare investing partner at Social Capital and also held healthcare research roles at JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs.

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​Jeff DelVerne

​Jeff DelVerne began his healthcare career on the commercial side of the medical device industry before transitioning into market access, where he became increasingly focused on the underlying unit economics of U.S. healthcare. That curiosity led him to closely study the “Big Six” payers Cigna, Humana, CVS Health, Elevance, UnitedHealthcare, and Centene who collectively influence nearly $1.4 trillion of the over $5 trillion spent annually on healthcare in the U.S.

​Jeff’s core thesis is that payers control 90 cents of every dollar in healthcare. As a result, he believes that building products and services that solve payer problems isn’t just good strategy, it’s essential. He now helps health technology companies navigate this landscape by aligning product design and reimbursement strategy with payer priorities.

​Currently, Jeff serves as Director of Payer Relations at Beta Bionics, where he’s helping transform how diabetes technology is accessed and reimbursed. He has led the shift of the iLet® bionic pancreas from a durable medical equipment (DME) model to a pharmacy benefit model, improving affordability and access for patients while aligning more closely with how modern payers operate.