Transforming Healthcare Affordability at Ascendiun with Paul Markovich
Transforming Healthcare Affordability at Ascendiun with Paul Markovich  
Podcast: Becker’s Healthcare Podcast
Published On: Sun Feb 15 2026
Description: In this episode, Paul Markovich, President and CEO of Ascendiun, discusses his testimony before Congress, the push to eliminate PBM spread pricing and rebates, and why he believes the healthcare industry must confront its cost problem head on. He also shares how Ascendiun’s new structure, digital health record ambitions, and unbundled PBM model aim to build a system that is sustainably affordable and worthy of patients and families.