About this episode

Howard Weiss discusses trust in healthcare and the role of AI in enhancing member engagement and care management.

This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Spring 2026 Payer Issues Roundtable features Howard Weiss, Vice President, Government Relations, EmblemHealth, discussing how payers are addressing trust in healthcare, balancing cost with member experience, and using AI to enhance care management, outreach, and workforce support without replacing human roles. In collaboration with Hippocratic AI .

People in this episode

Guest: Howard Weiss

Topics covered

• trust in healthcare
• AI in health plans
• member engagement
• care management
• cost vs member experience

Keywords

• trust
• AI
• health plans
• member experience
• care management
• outreach
• workforce support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EmblemHealth, Hippocratic AI

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