Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEP 544 Healthcare Costs Keep Rising Because Prices Stay Invisible - with Katy Talento
Healthcare stays expensive because the system hides prices and quality from the people paying for care, especially employers. We talk with Katie Tale…
5 months, 1 week ago
EP 543 Medical Arbitration Becomes A Profit Center - with Scott Bennett
Surprise billing for patients is largely gone, so why are so many self-funded employer health plans still getting hammered by out-of-network costs? W…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
EP 542 What If Chronic Disease Was Optional? - with Brett Smith
Employers keep paying for the symptoms of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome while the root causes go untouched. We unpack why many wellness m…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
EP 541 When CFOs Treat Healthcare As Any Other Cost - with Carl Schuessler, Jr.
We explore how employers can manage healthcare like any other cost by shifting from insurer-built, passive plans to employer-built, actively managed …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
EP 540 Ethics As The Competitive Edge - With Adam Russo, JD
We dig into who truly makes claim decisions in self-funded plans and why that matters when ethics and compliance collide. Adam Russo shares how fiduc…
6 months ago
EP 539 From Founder Hustle To Scalable Structure - With Forrest Derr
We dig into why growth stalls when roles blur and the founder stays the bottleneck. Forrest Durer shows how clear seats, weekly scorecards, and stead…
6 months, 1 week ago
EP 534 ENCORE: Choice Without Chaos - with Chad Schneider
We revisit how employers can control healthcare spend while expanding employee choice through ICRAs, with Chad Schneider of Thatch sharing what works…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
EP 516 ENCORE: Rethinking Provider Networks - with Scott Smith
We revisit how PPOs got built on discounts and show why total value beats sticker price. Scott Smith joins us to explain nationally curated high-perf…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
EP 518 ENCORE: Quality Without Guesswork - with Kate Grohall
We explore how reducing variation in cost, outcomes, and experience creates real value, and why deep provider metrics and real-time member support ou…
9 months ago
EP 531 ENCORE: Solving The Health Payment Puzzle - with Tom Policelli
We revisit the rising problem of the “functionally uninsured” and ask how to restore real access for employees who delay care because of confusion an…
9 months, 1 week ago