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EP464: ER Visits Now 6% of Total Plan Spend. Is It Upcoding or What? With Al Lewis
Episode 494
Emergency room costs now make up 6% of total healthcare plan spending—why? In this episode, host Stacey Richter welcomes Al Lewis to break down the d…
1 year, 3 months ago
EP463: Medicare Advantage Policies—Which Will Stay and Which Will Go Now? With Betsy Seals
Episode 463
In this episode of Relentless Health Value, host Stacey Richter engages with Betsy Seals, CEO and co-founder of Rebellis Group, to analyze the future…
1 year, 3 months ago
Encore! EP384: How Shareholders Impact Carrier Behavior, Exactly and Specifically, With Wendell Potter
In this episode, Stacey Richter explores how the demands of shareholders influence the actions of publicly traded health insurance companies with gue…
1 year, 3 months ago
EP462: Managing Populations of Whole, Actual People Who Are Not the Sum of a Bunch of Different Body Parts, With Scott Conard, MD
Episode 462
This podcast today is with Dr. Scott Conard, founder of Converging Health. You might remember him from the earlier episode (EP391). First of all, I e…
1 year, 3 months ago
INBW42: A Philosophical Rabbit Hole of Considerations for Plan Sponsors and Others
In this inbetweenisode Stacey Richter dives into the complexities of benefit design in American healthcare. Highlighting insights from recent episode…
1 year, 4 months ago
EP461: Pick Only One, Plan Sponsors: Do You Want to Control GLP-1 Volume or Control GLP-1 Unit Cost? With Chris Crawford
Episode 461
This episode with Chris Crawford, CEO of RxSaveCard, is not about the when, why, or how of GLP-1s for weight loss or best-practice prescribing. This …
1 year, 4 months ago
EP460: Rushika Fernandopulle, MD's Theory of Change Starts With Status Quo Healthcare
Episode 460
In this Relentless Health Value episode, Dr. Rushika Fernandopulle discusses with Stacey Richter his four-prong theory of change for transforming the…
1 year, 4 months ago
EP459: Cost Containment by Co-Pay Maximizer or Co-Pay Accumulator: Points to Ponder, With Bill Sarraille
Episode 459
In Episode 459, host Stacey Richter speaks with healthcare attorney Bill Sarraille about co-pay maximizers and accumulators, mechanisms designed to e…
1 year, 4 months ago
INBW41: End-of-Year Wrap-Up and My Personal Charter Encore: Where the Rubber Hits the Road
In this Inbetweenisode titled 'End of Year Wrap Up and My Personal Charter Encore,' Stacey Richter extends heartfelt thanks to listeners and healthca…
1 year, 5 months ago
Encore! EP419: The Financialization of Health Benefits for Boards of Directors and C-Suites of Self-Insured Employers, With Andreas Mang
Are you on the board of directors of a company? Or are you a shareholder of a publicly traded company? Or are you a CEO or a CFO or in-house counsel …
1 year, 5 months ago