The Silver Linings of the Pandemic Playbook: Telehealth, 'Whole-Person Health,' per Rodrigo Cerdá, M.D., M.P.H., of Independence Blue Cross

A pandemic is not on anybody’s wish list. But the one that COVID-19 has wrought has ushered in some constructive changes to U.S. healthcare that previously has been more talked about than done, according to Rodrigo Cerdá, senior vice president of health services and chief medical officer at Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia. Cerda is this month’s guest on the “What's on Your Mind?” podcast, and in this episode, he talks with Managing Editor Peter Wehrwein, about another pandemic silver lining: the recognition of the significance of behavioral health. Cerdá refers to it as “whole-person health” and how it helps spur Independence to integrate coverage and management of behavioral health services into its other offerings.