As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, emergency rooms and doctor’s offices were left empty. The number of Telehealth visits began to soar and amid changes in regulation and perception by patients, telehealth was now seen as a viable and thriving option.
In part one of this three-part series, Peter Urbanowicz and Karen Davis from A&M's Healthcare Industry Group are joined by Dr. David Shulkin, former Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and Senior Advisor of A&M's Healthcare Industry Group and Dr. Lewis Levy, Chief Medical Officer of Teladoc. In this podcast they'll discuss the dramatic increase in telehealth usage since the COVID-19 crisis began, the strategies that providers and other organizations have been imploring and implementing, and what the future of telehealth looks like in a constantly changing healthcare environment.
Please contact Peter or Karen if you would like to have a conversation.
Peter Urbanowicz
Managing Director and Co-Head of Healthcare Industry Group
purbanowicz@alvarezandmarsal.com
+1 214 662 7389
Karen Davis
Managing Director, Healthcare Industry Group
kdavis@alvarezandmarsal.com
+1 205 223 6823
For other podcasts in this series:
Part II – Addressing Necessary Regulatory and Compliance Risk
Part III - The Future of Telehealth
The Affordability Agenda: Inside Healthcare's Cost Crisis
July 14, 2026
What will it take to bend the healthcare cost curve? Jay Khosla, Chief Government Affairs Officer at Humana, joins A&M's Craig Savage and David Shulkin, M.D. to examine the financial realities shaping healthcare's future and discuss how transparency, value-based care and responsible AI adoption can help drive better outcomes.
Bridging Care and Strategy: Luis Garcia's Journey to Leader of RUSH Medical Group
July 7, 2026
Healthcare's biggest challenges won't be solved by clinicians or administrators alone. Luis Garcia, M.D, FACS, FACHE, President of RUSH Medical Group joins A&M Healthcare Industry Group's Chris Smedley and David Shulkin, M.D. to discuss why collaboration across clinical and executive leadership is essential to improving care, strengthening organizations and preparing future healthcare leaders.
Value-Based Care: From Experimentation to Enterprise Discipline
June 24, 2026
As health systems approach another round of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) program milestones,
one reality is clear: Value-based care (VBC) has fundamentally changed. Years of margin pressure and market volatility
have driven many systems to step back from risk sharing with payers to stabilize their balance sheets.
Episode 2: Don Antonucci, President and CEO, Providence Health Plan
June 16, 2026
In this episode, Don Antonucci, President and CEO of Providence Health Plan joins A&M Healthcare Industry Group's Craig Savage and Mike Epstein to share how health plans can maintain stability while delivering value to members.
