Zane Woolstenhulme is the Business Administrator of the Ogden City School District and he epitomizes the payer revolution.Find the show notes at https://www.payerrevolution.com/podcast/episode-10.

Five Lessons from Season 1

Jun 15th, 2021 19m 20s

For the first half of 2021, the podcast has focused on the question, "Why should a business leader pay attention to her employee medical benefit?" We have answered that question and it's time for a new focus.But first, here are my five big tak

A Revolutionary Insurer with John Anderson

May 18th, 2021 39m 45s

The guest on this episode is John Anderson of MotivHealth, an insurance company that gives refunds to employers whose employees save money. For show notes and links, click here.

Saving $100 Million with Memberships - Scott Brown

May 4th, 2021 41m 25s

Scott Brown is the CEO of Sterling Medical, and innovating urgent care-based healthcare system in Northern Utah, Southern Idaho, and Wyoming.Find the show notes at https://www.payerrevolution.com/podcast/episode-7.

Answers About Company Size with Nicole Goodwill and Gwen King

Apr 13th, 2021 10m

Over the course of this series, we have heard different numbers associated with the success of self-funding. In this short episode we take a deep dive on the question: "How many employees do I need in order to self-fund?" The answer turns out t

The Power of Self-Funding with Katie Wood

Mar 30th, 2021 36m 19s

Self-funding was the key to some companies' survival during the pandemic. In this episode, Katie Wood talks about the power of self-funding, partial self-funding, and level-funding.Katie is a benefits broker, expert on self-funding and all-rou

Savings on Surgical Care with Scott Huff, MD

Mar 16th, 2021 26m 32s

Surgical care is a huge driver of costs. Scott Huff, MD is a board-certified anesthesiologist and the founder of Epic Surgical—an ambulatory surgical center designed specifically for self-funded employers.Podcast highlights:1:26 Why Dr. Huff

Manage Claims not Premiums with Dennis McCormack

Mar 1st, 2021 28m 49s

Managing claims lowers premiums better than managing premiums does.Dennis McCormack is a benefits industry veteran of almost 30 years. He is both a broker and consultant and the owner of McCormack Insurance Consulting. He specializes in outsid

The Lever of the Revolution

Feb 15th, 2021 11m 11s

Revolutions are about power. The establishment tries to retain power and the revolutionaries try to obtain power. For the payer revolution, power derives from information and checkbooks, which is why Self-Funding and Partial Self-Funding is so

Two Secrets of the Revolution

Feb 1st, 2021 5m 55s

We have waited for politicians, health care institutions, and insurance companies to fix health care...and they haven't. But I know two secrets:Because American employers pay for the health care of more than half of all Americans, they have t

Self-Funding: The Lever of the Revolution

Nov 27th, 2020 11m 26s

Revolutionaries require power and the lever that provides that power to revolutionary employers is Self-Funding and Partial Self-Funding. In this episode I talk about three kinds of medical plans: The “regular” kind: full insurance The “other”

Introduction and Manifesto

Nov 5th, 2020 4m 34s

We have waited for politicians, health care institutions, and insurance companies to fix health care…and they haven’t. But I know a secret: Because American employers pay for the health care of more than half of all Americans, they have the pow

How Self-Funded and Fully-Insured Plans are Regulated

Jul 7th, 2020 9m 19s

One of the overlooked differences between self-funded plans (including partially self-funded and level-funded plans) is the difference in how they are regulated. Self-funded plans are regulated by the Federal Government, while fully insured pla

What are the Costs of Switching?

Jun 3rd, 2020 8m 12s

Cable and cell phone companies are famous for imposing huge “switching costs” to prevent you from leaving them. But some switching costs are just part of doing business. In today’s podcast, I review switching costs, and the “anti switching cost

Is My Company Large Enough to Self-Insure?

May 18th, 2020 11m 32s

When I was in business school, I learned that only large companies could self-insure, and that it often made sense for them to do so.But times have changed and now a lot of the benefits of self-insurance are available to mid-size and small

What are the Benefits of Partial Self-Funding?

May 4th, 2020 13m 36s

People like “The regular” kind. “Medium” is our default size for beverages and pizzas and “regular” is more popular than “spicy.” In this episode of the podcast, I compare “The Regular Kind” of insurance (fully insured) with “The Other Kind

Introducing the Podcast

Apr 21st, 2020 2m 26s

Someday, we’ll start commuting to work again, and when that happens, I’ve got a podcast for you! The Partially Self-Funded Podcast is a series of at least 12 episodes with information about partially self-funding employee medical benefits.I

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