Beste Healthcare Benefits Podcasts (2024)

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From Medication to Motivation: How Employers Can Lead the Weight Management Charge 23:23

8d ago23:23

23:23

Dr. Adonis Saremi and Cody Fair from Noom join this to discuss the significant impact of GLP-1 medications on weight management conversations within the employer space. Cody, the Head of Commercial Healthcare at Noom, shares insights into how these medications are elevating the importance of weight management in employer health programs. Dr. Saremi…

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Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late: Five Critical Questions For Smarter Benefit Decisions With Paul “Joey” Stone 53:59

14d ago53:59

53:59

There are five main segments of health CARE and health INSURANCE. Those five segments are riddled with misaligned incentives and hidden profits for insurers, pharmacy brokers, and the healthcare systems. The American Healthcare Consumer must be aware of the pitfalls and possibilities that exist within their plans. Informed consumers are seeking ali…

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Beyond the Pain: How Digital Solutions Are Transforming MSK Healthcare 30:11

20d ago30:11

30:11

In this episode of "Healthcare on the Rocks: Employee Benefits with a Twist," David and new co-host Nicole Belles cover the world of musculoskeletal (MSK) health with Aaryn Pure, Chief Commercial Officer at Hinge Health. The episode kicks off with Aaryn joining from Chicago amidst Hinge Health's bustling annual conference, Movement, providing a “ma…

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Empowering Health at Home: How At-Home Biometric Screenings Are Shaping the Future of Workplace Wellness 33:07

1M ago33:07

33:07

In this episode of "Healthcare on the Rocks: Employee Benefits with a Twist," hosts Jennifer Jones and David Pittman talk with Naomi Levinthal, the Chief Growth Officer at Reperio Health, about the innovative world of biometric screenings. Naomi, a self-professed tech nerd with a rich background in health IT, shares her journey to Reperio and discu…

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The Silent Epidemic: Unveiling the Impact of Kidney Disease on Employee Health and Benefits with Renalogic 38:41

2M ago38:41

38:41

In this episode of "Healthcare on the Rocks: Employee Benefits with a Twist," Scott Vold, the Chief Commercial Officer at Renalogic, describes the complexities of kidney disease, its treatment, and the economic impact on employers and their health plans. Scott talks about the critical and often overlooked public health crisis of chronic kidney dise…

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(PHM) Precision and Personalized Medicine: Transforming Cancer Treatment for Employers 35:50

2M ago35:50

35:50

In this engaging episode of "Healthcare on the Rocks: Employee Benefits with a Twist," hosts Jennifer and David invite two guests from PHM, Natalya Gertsik and Tommy Axford, to discuss innovative strategies for managing employee benefits, with a particular focus on cancer care. Natalya, specializing in population health risk management and biopharm…

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Delivering high-quality medical expertise across any healthcare question, concern, or diagnosis 19:50

3M ago19:50

19:50

In this episode, we delve into the mission of Summus, a healthcare company that aims to revolutionize the way patients access top medical expertise. Nick Razzi, Chief Revenue Officer at Summus Global, describes how their platform provides a quicker route for patients to connect with leading specialists, ensuring that critical healthcare decisions a…

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HealthJoy: From Personal Challenge to Industry Innovation 35:57

3M ago35:57

35:57

In this episode, Justin Holland, CEO and co-founder of HealthJoy, shares his international upbringing, entrepreneurial ventures, and the personal healthcare challenge that led to the creation of HealthJoy, a platform designed to simplify healthcare choices for employees and employers alike. With a focus on enhancing healthcare navigation and reduci…

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Balancing the Scale: Obesity, Rx Costs, and Healthcare 36:41

4M ago36:41

36:41

Dive into an episode that's all about the big issues hitting our health and wallets: skyrocketing prescription costs and the obesity epidemic. Two co-authors of the 2024 Employee Health Trends report from Springbuk take you through the ins and outs of how these challenges are reshaping the landscape of employer healthcare spending and what it means…

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Navigating the World of High-Cost Healthcare: Effective Strategies and Insights 19:35

4M ago19:35

19:35

Dive into the world of high-cost claimants trends with Janet Young, MD, Clinical Analytics Advisor at Springbuk and one of the authors of the 2024 Employee Health Trends report. The report sheds light on managing those hefty healthcare expenses. Janet describes the journey through the world of healthcare economics, beginning with a breakdown of hig…

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Putting The Big “F” In Fiduciary: The Impact Of The CAA Of 2021 On Group Health Plans With Jamie Greenleaf 58:39

5M ago58:39

58:39

Transparency in healthcare isn't just about revealing costs; it's about empowering employers to navigate a complex system, save on inflated expenses, and truly prioritize their employees' well-being. In this episode, Jamie Greenleaf discusses the complex world of fiduciary responsibilities within healthcare plans. She dissects and reveals the chall…

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Breaking Barriers: How Paytient Reshapes Healthcare Affordability With Chris Labrecque 49:10

6M ago49:10

49:10

Paytient makes it easier for your employees to afford the care they need – regardless of their credit history. Lou and Chris discuss the impact skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs have on people financially and medically. Paytient is a simple plan addition that ensures members do not have to avoid necessary medical care, and can fill ALL their medicat…

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Helping Plan Sponsors Meet Their Fiduciary Responsibilities And Unleash True Consumerism Into Health Care With Mark Galvin 1:01:21

8M ago1:01:21

1:01:21

Employers have a tremendous opportunity to take control of health care spending with the incredible growth of technology in the healthcare space. The recent legislation also increases the fiduciary responsibility of plan sponsors, and companies like Talon can unleash actionable data like never before. In this episode, Lou and Mark Galvin discuss he…

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The Never Pay Pathway - Empowering The American Health Care Consumer With Marshall Allen 48:27

8M ago48:27

48:27

Marshall Allen is the second two-time guest of Benefits with Friends. He and Lou previously discussed his book "Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win." This time, the conversation focuses on Marshall's project aimed at empowering the American Healthcare Consumer: The Never Pay Pathway. The Never Pay Pathwa…

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How One Mobile App Aims To Eliminate Consumerism In Healthcare With Leo Wisniewski 1:00:24

10M ago1:00:24

1:00:24

Consumerism in healthcare should empower patients to make better medical choices. Instead, it penalizes them with higher hospital prices when making bad decisions and forces them to acquire extremely costly services. Leo Wisniewski, Co-Founder and CIO at Health Cost Labs, does not want such unethical practices to thrive in this space. In this episo…

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Beam Benefits: Building a Digitally Native Future for Employee Health 33:46

10M ago33:46

33:46

In this engaging and informative podcast, hosts Mike Pattengale and Jennifer Jones chat with Alex Frommeyer, the co-founder and CEO of Beam Benefits. Alex shares his journey from being an engineer to founding Beam, a digitally native employee benefits company that's transforming dental insurance and more. Key takeaways: Digitally Native Benefits: B…

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Access Healthcare Without Breaking the Bank: Paytient's Innovative Solution for Affordable Medical Expenses - Brian Whorley 35:07

12M ago35:07

35:07

Brian Whorley, founder of Paytient, explained how the company's health payment accounts provide interest-free credit lines for out-of-pocket healthcare expenses, aiming to bridge the gap between existing healthcare savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending accounts (FSAs), and the financial burden of healthcare costs. Whorley stated, "Credit is wh…

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How Actionable Data is Changing Healthcare and Insurance for the Better! 57:59

1y ago57:59

57:59

Ironically, this episode aired live on the 4th of May, which is commonly referred to as "May the Force", a play on the iconic line from Star Wars, "May the Force be with you!" Fittingly, we are joined by Allison De Paoli, the Founder of Altiqe Consulting, who is a "Force" in the benefits arena, having received recognition from many industry organiz…

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DPC: Planting The Seeds To Rebuild A Care System That Works For Patients And Doctors With Dr. Jeffrey Gold 1:05:33

1y ago1:05:33

1:05:33

After working as an employed physician in a major hospital system for 8 years, Dr. Jeffrey Gold began to get increasingly frustrated with the bureaucracy of insurance-based medicine that resulted in less of his time spent on caring for his patients in the way he envisioned since he was considering medicine as a career. In 2014, he opened the first …

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Patient Savings 101: The Power Of Cash Payments In Healthcare With Korb Matosich 59:06

1y ago59:06

59:06

Lou will be joined by Korb Matosich, Co-Founder, CEO and Board Member of Asserta Health. Korb has an unusual depth of experience managing all sides of health care payment. He oversaw both Revenue Cycle Management and Payment Integrity businesses at Ingenix, now Optum, at UnitedHealth Group. He also served as the CEO of AAPC, an organization that ce…

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Talent and Career Management Needs for Both Employees and Employers - Robyn Clark 30:54

1y ago30:54

30:54

If you look at almost any engagement survey that a company does, career development is almost always one of the lowest scores. Robyn Clark, the founder of WinningWise, an HR and talent management company, says that’s largely because employers career development because they think it's only for the person – the employee – and not for them. That’s co…

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Simplifying the Complex World of Non-Insured Benefits 1:03:48

1y ago1:03:48

1:03:48

Lou and his guest, Brian Del Savio will discuss the issues employers have addressing the real struggles their employees face such as mental health and affordable access to fundamental healthcare. The benefit strategies (Pay More, Get Less) many employers have been forced to swallow leave many employees struggling to access care when they need it th…

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Sophisticated Solutions for Complex Cancer Care 26:02

1y ago26:02

26:02

A 2023 Business Group on Health survey showed that for the first time in history, cancer overtook musculoskeletal disease as the top cost driver for employers. Natalya Gertsik, vice president of Clear Cancer Solution Management at PHM, and a contributor to the 2023 Springbuk Employee Health Trends report, says this is a major issue from employers a…

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How Employers Can Leverage Technology To Manage Healthcare Spend with Slingshot Bills 51:37

1y ago51:37

51:37

Streamlined and automated processes not only help save time and effort but also money. For patients, this means having to save and avoid the unnecessary costs caused by errors and overcharging. Pranov Duggasani and Zoe Holderness founded Slingshot Bills, a company that automates the patient advocacy process and saves individuals and their employers…

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The Growing Role of Specialty Drugs in Employer Benefits Programs - Janet Young 19:12

1+ y ago19:12

19:12

For the past few years, specialty drugs have played a large and growing role in the overall cost of employee healthcare. In this episode, Janet Young, M.D., lead clinical scientist and co-author of Springbuk's 2023 Employee Health Trends Report, describes the factors that are driving the biggest increases and get some tips on what employers can do …

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Understanding The Winning Strategies Of An American Healthcare Consumer With Chris Hamilton 1:10:50

1+ y ago1:10:50

1:10:50

For the past three decades, the American healthcare consumer has been the leverage used by insurance carriers and healthcare systems against each other. Which strategies must be implemented to give them back this leverage and simply settle with the lowest plans? Louis Bernardi talks with Chris Hamilton of Hotchkiss Insurance about the best approach…

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Catching Up with Trends in COVID and Telemed - Janet Young and Chris Gagen 26:57

1+ y ago26:57

26:57

We are now into our fourth year of dealing with COVID. Since it burst into our consciousness in early 2020, we've seen massive changes in treatments and long-term effects, including the enigmatic, long COVID and strains on mental health. To kick off season two of “Healthcare on the Rocks: Employee Benefits with a Twist,” we're going to start with a…

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Improving The Gathering Of Insurance Claims Data With Jacob Sheridan 1:00:49

1+ y ago1:00:49

1:00:49

There is probably no aspect of healthcare that has changed as dramatically over the last few years as insurance claims data. For every C-Suite leader or HR manager to justify their next rate increase, they must have the right amount of data at their disposal, gathered from the clients themselves. However, most employers do not have any access to th…

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Resources to Keep Employees Engaged and Connected with Sims Tillirson 56:19

1+ y ago56:19

56:19

Lou and Sims Tillirson will discuss the strategies and solutions that forward thinking HR teams are utilizing to keep their employees engaged and connected. HR leaders have to balance the time it takes to engage with members and the time they need to get stuff done. The extent of the remote work force today makes this even more challenging. Technol…

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Benefits With Friends - Season 2 Episode 6 With Our Guest Marshall Allen 58:18

1+ y ago58:18

58:18

Marshall Allen’s book, "Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win," shows individuals and employers how they can push back against the high cost of health care. It's led to Allen Health Academy, which takes the principles of the book and communicates them through an engaging series of health care literacy vide…

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Benefits With Friends - Season 2 Episode 5 With Our Guest Emma Fox 41:06

1+ y ago41:06

41:06

Emma Fox is Partner and COO of E-Powered Benefits. Her firm helps employers throughout the US customize health plans using alternative healthcare models that are capable of significantly enhancing benefits for members while at the same time lowering the cost by 20-40% (or more). The key is increasing awareness and resetting customer expectations th…

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Benefits with Friends - Season 2 Episode 4 With Our Guest Patrick Moore 46:20

1+ y ago46:20

46:20

This episode of Benefits with Friends will feature Patrick Moore, President of Axim Fringe Solutions. Patrick is an Emerging Star in the benefits arena nationally who recently retired from the United States Marine Corps. How ironic that he will be appearing on our show on the 247th Birthday of the US Marine Corps...Oorah! AXIM Fringe Solutions Grou…

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Benefits with Friends S2, E2 with Nancy Giacolone 46:22

1+ y ago46:22

46:22

Our host Lou *BOO* Bernardi and guest Nancy Giacolone discuss the Role of HR Leaders in the Post COVID era.

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Benefits with Friends S2 E1 With Dave Chase Co-Founder Of Health Rosetta 52:57

1+ y ago52:57

52:57

Lou and his guest Dave Chase discuss the Health Rosetta, high-performance health plans, the Quadruple Aim, and the results when a shift in mindset takes place that takes the attention off the insurance costs and places it on the quality of health care.

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Breaking Barriers and Simplifying the Healthcare Experience - Josh Reimer 19:19

2y ago19:19

19:19

Imagine you’ve just received a life-changing diagnosis: maybe it’s cancer, maybe it’s ALS. Whatever it is, the last thing you would want to worry about is finding the best specialist or questioning if your prognosis is correct. That’s where an Expert Medical Opinion solution can help. Josh Reimer, Director of Channel Partnerships at Included Health…

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What’s Driving Employee Benefits Costs and How to Contain Them - Ron Leopold 25:07

2y ago25:07

25:07

“What we've seen in the last 10 to 15 years … is a juggernaut of costs from specialty medicines, usually wonderful medicines with great cures, but that come at a significant cost. … And whereas the split between medical and pharma used to be that we spent some of our time on utilization of pharmacy and prescriptions and generics and mail order vers…

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Benefits with Friends - E20 with Dale Sagen 1:00:45

2y ago1:00:45

1:00:45

Please join me and my guest Dale Sagen Vice President, Group Captive Solutions at Risk & Insurance Strategy Collective (RISC). Dale is responsible for leading and collaborating with benefit advisors and plan sponsors to develop and implement captive strategies for employers’ health & welfare plans.Dale has specialized in the support of successful s…

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Benefits with Friends - E19 Battle of the Benefit Advisors 52:14

2y ago52:14

52:14

Episode 19 of Benefits with Friends was the showdown of the century as the reigning Broker of the Year Josh Butler squared off against his buddy and rival Adam Berkowitz. Our host Lou Bernardi had to keep these two fierce competitors under control as they fought tooth and nail. Adam took off with a sizeable lead, but Josh came back and tied it up. …

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What you need to know now about the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) - Shannon Kukulka and Nicole Belles 26:03

2y ago26:03

26:03

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) was signed into law, including many provisions that impact employer-sponsored health plans. The CAA mandates a new set of requirements for pharmacy reporting, mental health parity compliance, consumer price transparency, balance-billing practices, and other requirements related to contracts between …

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Our Host on national Business RadioX for Association Leadership Radio 22:59

2y ago22:59

22:59

What You’ll Learn In This Episode This transcript is machine transcribed by Sonix

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Benefits with Friends - E18 with our guest Eric Silverman of Voluntary Disruption 1:02:07

2y ago1:02:07

1:02:07

My guest Eric Silverman of Voluntary Disruption and I discussed Marketing & Media for the Enrollment Win.Employers desperately need to reengage with employees in the post COVID era. The battle to attract and retain talent is real!DIS-RUP-TION, N. - a radical change in an industry (or) business strategy."Words are very powerful things that have incr…

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What You Can Learn from the Healthiest Employers in America - Haley Elmore 20:23

2y ago20:23

20:23

Healthiest Employers is the trusted awards program that recognizes people-first organizations that are taking a more proactive approach to employee health. Since its inception in 2009, the Healthiest Employers corporate wellness program has attracted over 10,000 employers representing more than 60 million employees from all across the United States…

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Benefits with Friends E17 with our guest Tim Randall of EZaccessMD 1:00:29

2y ago1:00:29

1:00:29

EZaccessMD provides employers and employees alike with what they call the EZ Difference: comprehensive, convenient care that comes right to the doorstep. Their members can consult with a doctor in minutes and receive on-site assessment and diagnostics – all in under 2 hours. For the employee, this means no time spent traveling and sitting in waitin…

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Benefits with Friends - E16 with our guest Darrell Moon 1:01:29

2y ago1:01:29

1:01:29

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, I can't think of a better guest to have on than CEO of Orriant and Founder of Aspirational Healthcare than Darrell Moon.Darrell is passionate about population health, behavioral health and can help employers address this very important topic.

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Benefits with Friends E15 with Kelly D Webb of ESurgeries 1:03:52

2y ago1:03:52

1:03:52

Kelly D Webb of Exclusive Surgeries Solutions and Lou Bernardi discuss how employers that self-insure their group health plan can save significantly while at the same time improve outcomes and helping patients avoid unnecessary procedures and rampant infections that plague hospitals. ESurgeries, as they are better known, contracts with the very bes…

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Benefits with Friends - E14 with our guest Aaron Witwer 1:03:51

2y ago1:03:51

1:03:51

Lou and Aaron had a great conversation on the topic of the 'Functionally Uninsured'. Managed Care's promise of enhancing care and controlling insurance costs clearly expired long away. Instead, it was replaced with Pay More, Get Less and numerous flawed strategies. Employers and their members fell victim to a health care and insurance system that o…

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Benefits with Friends - E13 with Dennis Hartin 1:01:29

2y ago1:01:29

1:01:29

Dennis Hartin and Lou discussed the role mental health plays in benefits and what employers can do to help their most vulnerable employees.

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Benefits with Friends - E12 with Paul 'Joey' Stone 57:21

2y ago57:21

57:21

Listen in as my guest Paul "Joey" Stone (Director of Strategic Partnerships- Burnalong) and I discuss Life, Wellness and Wellbeing.The Burnalong DifferenceBurnAlong is built on that simple yet industry-changing philosophy that if you want to help people achieve their health and wellness goals, the way to do it is to bring them:1. Programming they f…

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The Ongoing Burden of Specialty Drugs – What Drives It and What You Can Do About It - Janet Young 22:53

2y ago22:53

22:53

Specialty drugs are playing a significant role in the increasing healthcare costs in the commercial market. In this third episode of a mini-series based on the 2022 Employee Health Trends report, Janet Young, M.D., Lead Clinical Scientist at Springbuk and co-author of the report, talks about which specialty drugs are driving the most cost and alter…

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Benefits with Friends - E11 - Battle of the Benefit Specialists 1:03:46

2y ago1:03:46

1:03:46

The inaugural 'Battle of the Benefit Specialists' between advisors Cristy Gupton and Nancy Giacolone was an epic success. These two benefit powerhouses showcased their in-depth knowledge of employer sponsored health plans at a level that was incredibly impressive. They went back and forth on topics ranging from medical cost trends, stop loss, pooli…

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