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"It's not always what you can do that makes you who you are. Sometimes the things that you don't do well create your style." - AG FordWe have a bit of a different episode in store for you this week: an interview with a local illustrator AG Fo
“If you're going to be the fiduciary, you have to protect the members, you have to protect the plan, and you need to defend that allowable to make sure that you're covering all of your bases." - Amy PellegrinWe made it to episode 150! A huge
"You're talking about the number one creator of wealth and security for people and one of their most important purchases. And like, how is this not in the employee benefits arena?" - Tommy ShumwayFor the first time ever, a father and son join
"Your fitness affects if you, even if you have a desk job. Your fitness is going to affect your performance over the long run, because it's your energy level." - Chris HamiltonChris Hamilton (Hotchkiss) needs no introduction on the show at t
“We need to solve for all of that, so that it's more rewarding, more enjoyable, because that's where the cost savings will come in. That's where the innovation will come." - Ben CallaghanBen Callaghan, Chief Experience Officer at Empara, join
"If you do hard things now, your life will be easy in the future. If you do easy things now, your life will be hard in the future." - Nick BellancaNick Bellanca joined me this week to get his perspective on something we don’t get a lot of on
"When your brain is programmed that the only way it can be done is through submitting your insurance and when your brain has been for years and years and years that accepting cash is criminal, it's very hard to break that." - Dr. KMy good fri
“It's the second largest line item that a company has, but they will stroke a check every month for a fully insured program without having data to support what those costs are for.” - Stephanie KochStephanie Koch joined the show to share what
“I realized that 95% of the scheduled surgeries, like shoulder/knee repairs, back fusions, even some pelvic floor surgeries, they're no more effective than doing nothing at all, on average.” - Heidi OjhaHeidi Ojha, founder of Aware Health and
“In what other industry are you just not covered up with business if you're cheaper and better? This is America, for God's sake." - Keith SmithThis is a special episode with a special guest: Dr. Keith Smith from the Surgery Center of Oklahoma
"No one wins alone. And you know what? You can't do it on your own." - John ButlerJohn Butler, from JB Benefits Consulting, joined the show this week to talk the big-picture future of health insurance. From AI sales tools to ICHRA plans to
"I don't believe that random doctors should treat random patients in ongoing continuity of care. I don't think that transactional care is good for patients, and I know it's not good for physicians." - Chris MathewThe great Chris Mathew, Chief
Does bone-on-bone contact always lead to pain? What's the best way to get good, new solutions in the hands of brokers? How many MSK surgeries are really necessary? Chris Hamilton, Heidi Ojha, and Mark Testa joined me in studio to answer those
"I always knew there was more. I always knew there was a different dimension to what this personnel or HR thing was." - Monica PanettaMonica Panetta, Chief People Officer at ParetoHealth (a show sponsor and the company I work for), joined me
"I think the more questions the employer asks, and just the deeper that they're willing to think about this and have already thought about it, the more they're able to buy into this mission." - Russell PekalaRussell Pekala, co-founder of Yu
“To me, a private equity firm should never look at a healthcare vertical and say, God, there's opportunity there. That means that there's profit exploitation to be had in those areas.” - Taylor RogersTaylor Rogers, former professional baseba
“You can have the same provider, same treatment, two different locations, different outcomes.” - Gentry LynnGentry Lynn, VP at Healthcare Bluebook, joined me this week to discuss what it means to actually make an impact in this industry, why
“It's like the Wizard of Oz, I think, or The Matrix. You have this veil that as the participant in it for so long, you just don't think about your benefits. But I think when you kind of peel back the curtain and you're looking at the greed of i
"Compliance does not have to be a burden. It doesn't have to be hard. It can be a value differentiator and an opportunity to really help people." - Jen BermanJen Berman joined me this week to close out our trilogy of compliance episodes. We f
"When consumers understand that they can get the same level of care at half the price, they feel good about making that decision." - Josh Schreiner“We're actually going to collapse that concept entirely. Everyone's in network from your persp
“The CAA was the most significant piece of healthcare legislation that we've had since the ACA.” - Sarah BordersHealthcare compliance, especially post-CAA, can be a complex thing for employers to navigate. There’s an increased level of scruti
"I think our industry is craving some disruption - and it needs it." - Jack CrottyWhat does it actually mean to disrupt the health insurance industry? Jack Crotty, the Director of Business Development of Adyptation, joined me in studio thi
"There's no reason you can't make content.There's no excuses. Just get started. Because it could open opportunities you don't even know." - Jake RushtonJake and I can both honestly say that we would not be where we are in our careers today wi
“I think we're now at a point where we as a society are recognizing we can't wait until it gets bad enough. And how do we get people into care sooner?" - Megan RozanskiI wanted to close out January with a focus on mental health and how to con
"Whereas the current structure pits [employers, doctors, and patients] against each other, with Direct Primary Care, we all want the same thing." - Dr. David CameronFor Dr. David Cameron, DPC (direct primary care) isn't just another health in
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