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29/10/2025

The cost curve isn’t just creeping—it’s lunging. Many leaders feel trapped between rising healthcare premiums and staying competitive for talent.

In this episode of TCNtalks, benefits consultant Jason Bradshaw of USI joins Chris Comeaux to unpack what’s driving the chaos—and how to turn a passive plan into an active strategy that protects both people and budgets.

🎧 Strategies for Managing Rising Healthcare Premiums with Jason Bradshaw — out now on all platforms.

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27/10/2025

Rising healthcare costs. Competitive benefits. Tight budgets.
In this week’s TCNtalks, Chris Comeaux sits down with USI’s Jason Bradshaw to unpack what’s really driving premiums — and how leaders can create a cost-smart culture without sacrificing quality. Expect practical insights, innovative plan design and sustainable strategy.

🎧 Strategies for Managing Rising Healthcare Premiums episode drops this Wednesday.

22/10/2025

🌿The Future of Age-Friendly Care Starts at Home.
As America becomes an older nation, the quality of care must follow people home.
In this episode of TCNtalks, Dr. Khai Nguyen shares how the **4Ms—What Matters, Mentation, Medications, and Mobility — are transforming hospice and home health care, and many other areas of healthcare as well.
It’s not new medicine. It’s a new mindset.

Watch Episode: https://hubs.ly/Q03PJtQ70

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20/10/2025

What if healthcare truly centered on what matters most to patients? 💙
In this episode of TCNtalks, Chris Comeaux sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen, a leading voice in age-friendly care, to explore the power of the 4M's framework — What Matters, Mentation, Medications & Mobility.

From a personal journey shaped by his father’s health struggles to a bold call for a paradigm shift in healthcare, Dr. Nguyen challenges us to rethink how we care—especially in hospice and home health.

Coming Wednesday on TCNtalks!

🎧 Meaningful. Practical. Transformative.

-FriendlyCare

10/10/2025

Conspiracy of Verticals: Rethinking Healthcare Models

COVID changed everything — even how we understand mortality.
Peter Benjamin joined Chris Comeaux on TCNtalks to unpack “death pull forward,” the data behind our nation’s declining life expectancy, and why half a percent of Americans in assisted living account for half of hospice care days.

What if the future of healthcare isn’t another system — but a true integration of care, where patients, families, and costs all win?

🎧 Watch now: https://hubs.ly/Q03N9MQq0

COVID didn’t just raise deaths—it pulled them forward. We unpack nearly 900k “excess” deaths, why hospice growth may sta...
08/10/2025

COVID didn’t just raise deaths—it pulled them forward. We unpack nearly 900k “excess” deaths, why hospice growth may stall, and how horizontal care (PACE, ISNPs, frail-elder practices) could reset the field.

Challenged by the healthcare maze? Peter Benjamin and Chris Comeaux discuss the various paths of care. From PACE to ISNPs to frail-elder practices to ACO’s which of these horizontal care models is having the greatest impact? Hear it, share it, and discuss it who is best to partner with or perhaps go it on your own?


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06/10/2025

Coming this week on TCNtalks | Conspiracy of Verticals: Rethinking Healthcare Model

The pandemic reshaped healthcare—but how deep does the shift go? Join Chris Comeaux and Peter Benjamin as they unpack Conspiracy of Verticals, exploring how COVID-19, hospice trends, and new care models are redefining the future of healthcare. Peter Benjamin challenges the old systems and charts a bold new path for hospice, palliative care and healthcare’s future.

01/10/2025

🍂 Welcome to Fall Tops News Stories September 2025

As the seasons change, so do the conversations shape the future of Hospice and Palliative Care. In this week’s episode of TCNtalks, host Chris Comeaux and Hospice data and analytics expert Cordt Kassner unpack the latest headlines, challenges, and innovations impacting providers, patients, and families.

From AI in Hospice Care to end-of-life visit quality, from scholarships building the next generation of nurses to the ongoing impact of Hurricane Helene, this episode goes beyond the headlines—offering perspective, encouragement, and practical insights.

✨ Highlights include:

• Projected RN/LPN/NP shortages through 2032
• Waste, Fraud & Abuse Headlines, and last week’s Visit Urgency
• Dr. Ira Byock’s Four Pillars as a Roadmap for Quality & Competition
• Mental health & dignity therapy in Palliative Care
• HOPE tool, iQIES readiness, and CNA-to-RN scholarship pipelines
• PACE vs Hospice at end-of-life and “rehab to death” incentives
• Disaster Preparedness & Communication Failures
• Leadership Gaps and a Masterclass on Returning to Fundamentals

More than just a recap, this conversation is timely, thought-provoking, and deeply meaningful. Whether you’re a healthcare leader, caregiver, or advocate, you’ll walk away informed and inspired.

🎧 Listen now: https://hubs.ly/Q03LPN9z0

📽️ Watch Show: https://hubs.ly/Q03LPLVm0

&PalliativeCareToday &PalliativeCareToday

29/09/2025

🎧TCNtalks Top News Stories - September 2025

Coming Wednesday on TCNtalks, Chris Comeaux and Cordt Kassner take a deep dive into the future of hospice and palliative care. From the lessons of fall and Hurricane Helene to the challenges of regulation, COVID-19’s impact, and the rise of AI in healthcare—this episode brings it all together.

17/09/2025

🚨 Are we headed for a healthcare train wreck?
Skyrocketing premiums. Looming Medicaid cuts. Shrinking home health funding. Major insurers losing billions.

These aren’t one-off challenges — they’re warning signs of deep, structural flaws in our healthcare system.

On this episode of TCNtalks, we welcome back Rita Numerof, co-founder and president of Numerof & Associates. With more than 30 years of experience across the healthcare ecosystem, Rita brings both sharp critique and bold vision for the transformation that must come.

🎧 Listen now: Transforming Healthcare: A Conversation with Rita E. Numerof
https://hubs.ly/Q03JNtSk0

📽️ Watch Show: https://hubs.ly/Q03JNyJp0

15/09/2025

Transforming Healthcare: A Conversation with Rita E. Numerof, coming this Wednesday on TCNtalks

Chris Comeaux is joined by Rita E. Numerof, co-founder and president of Numeroff & Associates. Together, they explore the pressing issues facing the healthcare industry and the impending train wreck they foresee in 2026 and 2027, but this may be the opportunity to finally reform healthcare for our country.

From policy reform to consumer empowerment, with her extensive experience, Rita offers a visionary perspective on how to reform healthcare, despite its complexities, and to truly create meaningful change.


03/09/2025

New Podcast Release / Exploring Hospice Care Innovations - Top News Stories, August 2025

Medicare is turning 60, but heading toward bankruptcy in the 2030s. With employers facing double-digit premium increases, is 2026 our once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix healthcare? Hear industry experts discuss what's next.

Join Chris Comeaux and Cordt Kassner as they delve into the latest trends and challenges in hospice care. From the impact of AI to the importance of research and innovation, this episode covers it all.

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