Vanderbilt Health physician named to Becker's 'Rising Stars' list; VUMC cites bundled-payment results
VUMC says its MyHealth Bundles program has enrolled more than 11,000 patients.
NASHVILLE - Vanderbilt Health's Dr. Ruchika Talwar, medical director of Episodes of Care in population health, was named to Becker's Hospital Review's 2026 "Rising Stars: Healthcare Leaders Under 40" list, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center news release dated Oct. 7.
Talwar leads Medicare and commercial specialty value-based care programs, including MyHealth Bundles, a bundled-payment program at Vanderbilt Health, VUMC said. The release says more than 11,000 patients had taken part through December 2025, reducing out-of-pocket spending by a combined $3.4 million, and that self-insured employers saved an average of $1.4 million a year from the highest-volume bundles.
VUMC also said the program cut average waits for cochlear implants from 152 days to two days. Talwar is an assistant professor of urology and practices as a urologic oncologist.
Source: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, "Becker's honors Vanderbilt Health's Ruchika Talwar..." (Oct. 7, 2026), https://news.vumc.org/2026/10/07/beckers-honors-vanderbilt-healths-ruchika-talwar-on-its-rising-stars-healthcare-leaders-under-40-list/