Highmark, Healthfirst, Colorado Access & DarioHealth: Redesigning Care Between Visits

In this Bright Spots in Healthcare episode, host Eric Glazer convenes health plan leaders who are focused on what happens beyond the clinic visit, the moments between care where behavior, adherence, and risk quietly take shape. The conversation centers on how plans are operationalizing care without proximity by extending support into daily life, redesigning benefit strategies, and moving from episodic measurement to longitudinal influence.

This is a candid discussion for executives who are still building, still questioning assumptions, and still shaping what sustainable, whole-person care can become. Together, the panel explores how digitally enabled self-management, continuous insight, and targeted human support are changing how plans influence outcomes over time.

Our guests include:

• Timothy Law, DO, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Highmark Inc.
  
  

• Deborah Hammond, MD, Vice President, Medical Director, Healthfirst
  
  

• Jamie Zajac, Senior Director of Care Coordination, Colorado Access
  
  

• Omar Manejwala, MD, Chief Medical Officer, DarioHealth
  
  

Together, they explore:

• How health plans are designing care models around daily life rather than visit cadence, closing visibility gaps that claims and labs fail to capture
  
  

• What actually works when continuous engagement, behavioral support, and real-time data are combined to influence adherence and sustained behavior change
  
  

• How home-based data capture, AI-driven personalization, and integrated human coaching are improving outcomes across cardiometabolic, behavioral health, and musculoskeletal populations
  
  

• How these capabilities are being embedded into care management, quality improvement, and benefit design, particularly in environments facing access barriers, workforce constraints, and geographic limitations
  
  

This episode offers an honest look at the structural, operational, and cultural shifts required to manage what happens between visits, and why that interval is where outcomes are ultimately won.

Panelist Bios:
https://www.brightspotsinhealthcare.com/events/care-without-proximity-winning-the-moments-between-care/

 

Download the Episode Guide:
Get key takeaways and expert highlights to help you apply lessons from the episode.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h6TzhQ4-ZlUMY09pBI4NvpqwY1FKkL9lMPOEEpftVHA/edit?tab=t.0

 

Key Insights Summary:
Find key insights from the discussion, guest takeaways, and detailed moderator notes captured by Eric during the conversation.
https://www.brightspotsinhealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Key-Takeaways_-Care-Without-Proximity-02-26-26.docx.pdf

Resources: 

Report: Designing Benefits for Care Without Proximity and Sustained Outcomes

This companion report examines how health plans can redesign benefits to address the most overlooked driver of outcomes: what happens in the time between clinical visits. Drawing on emerging evidence and real-world implementation, the report shows how continuous guidance, low-friction engagement, and integrated human support can influence daily behavior, preserve outcomes beyond treatment, and close the gap between what is authorized and what actually happens.

Inside, you’ll find insights on:

• Reframing benefit design from static access and eligibility rules to longitudinal accountability for sustained behavior

• Using data from daily life, behavioral, biometric, and contextual to move beyond lagging claims and EHR signals

• Applying operational personalization to intervene earlier and adapt support as member needs change

• Integrating targeted human support with technology to manage the transition after treatment and prevent backsliding

• Why investing in care without proximity is becoming urgent as workforce constraints and chronic disease prevalence continue to rise

To request your copy from show producer, Vekonda Luangaphay at email [e-mail].

Thank You to Our Episode Partner, Dario:

Dario is transforming how people manage their health through consumer-friendly digital solutions designed to drive lasting behavior change. By integrating comprehensive support across well-being and chronic condition management, Dario delivers highly personalized, adaptive experiences that help members stay engaged over time—resulting in meaningful clinical outcomes and measurable financial impact for health plans. Learn more at dariohealth.com. 

Schedule a Meeting with Omar Manejwala, MD, of Dario:

To explore how Dario can support your organization in extending care beyond the clinic and driving sustained behavior change, reach outshow producer, Vekonda Luangaphay at email [e-mail] to schedule a meeting with Omar Manejwala, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Dario.

About Bright Spots Ventures:

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