Stop Loss Simplified - Part 3 - Specific vs. Aggregate Stop Loss View Parts 1 & 2 First: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzLNsc5O2o_tp0QhxYOKKPLt4viwtmS18 In Part 3 of the Stop Loss Simplified series, sponsored by @paretohealth , Pete Doran and I break down "agg" and "spec" stop-loss insurance. For employers that are self-funding for the…
Therapy in Your Pocket: Telehealth Makes Mental Health a Click Away 👩💻🩺 #shorts #selfcare #podcast An unexpected silver lining of the pandemic: the growth and acceptance of telehealth. The ability to talk with a specialist without leaving your house is especially important in the mental health space, with the stigma…
DON'T Wait for Crisis! Get People Into Mental Health Care Sooner #shorts #mentalhealth #podcast “We can't wait until it gets bad enough. How do we get people into care sooner?" Waiting to treat mental health issues until they're an emergency can have devastating consequences. In mental health, as in most…
The Shocking Mental Health Care Gap 🏥 #shorts #podcast #mentalhealth #healthcare 46% of those with poor mental health couldn't get mental health care. That's a statistic that demands action. Whether the reason is time, accessibility, or affordability, millions struggle with their mental health without the support and care they need.…
Closing the Mental Health Gap (with Megan Rozanski) “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 Rozanski I wanted to close out January with a…
Patients Before Profits: Why I Chose Direct Primary Care (Dr. David Cameron) Burned out by endless paperwork and feeling disconnected from his patients, Dr. David Cameron made a radical decision: he left the fee-for-service system behind and embraced Direct Primary Care (DPC). In this clip from his full podcast episode,…
Why Your Doctor Should Be Your Biggest Fan 🩺🏥 #shorts #podcast #doctor #healthcare #health
10-12 Minutes Per Patient?? 😨🩺 #shorts #patientsdeservebetter #healthcare #podcast #dpc #health 2500 patients. 10-12 minutes per patient. These are the realities of making the fee-for-service model work as a primary care physician. As David Cameron, MD says in this clip, that isn't the level of care he would want his…
How Much For A Sprained Ankle? 🩼💸 #shorts #podcast #overdiagnosing #doctoradvice #healthcaretips #dpc When you hurt your ankle skateboarding, you go straight to the ER, right? In some cases, yes, but not before calling David Cameron, MD. This real-world story perfectly demonstrates a problem with fee-for-service healthcare: misaligned incentives. Rather…
Direct Primary Care: The Physician Perspective (with Dr. David Cameron) "Whereas the current structure pits [employers, doctors, and patients] against each other, with Direct Primary Care, we all want the same thing." - Dr. David Cameron For Dr. David Cameron, DPC (direct primary care) isn't just another health insurance acronym;…
Fighting Medical Bills on r/HealthInsurance 👩💻🩺💵 #shorts #reddit #healthcare #givingback #podcast "Oh my God, this weird random person from Reddit helped me eliminate my bill." When she's not busy planning conferences and pushing for healthcare reform, Emma Fox, CHVA is on Reddit, helping strangers reduce or eliminate their medical bills.…
Rebuilding The Healthcare System (with Emma Fox) In this clip from episode 127 of Self Funded with Spencer, Emma Fox and I discuss if we need a reform or a complete rebuild of the healthcare system. As somebody who speaks directly and often to politicians and important figures in the…
Discussing Healthcare With President Biden #shorts #biden #president #healthcarereform #podcast Emma Fox, CHVA recently met with President Biden to discuss healthcare. Her biggest takeaway? Politicians don't understand the difference between healthcare and health insurance, and they need to if we're ever going to address the core problems in how healthcare…
Losing Family Members To The Healthcare System 🙏⚖️ #shorts #healthcare #healthcarereform #podcast Three of Emma Fox, CHVA's employees have lost family members as a direct result of the current healthcare system in America. I often talk about the human impact that the current health system has on individuals, and it…
Restoring The Doctor-Patient Relationship (with Emma Fox) | Episode 127 "The only thing that will fix healthcare is restoring the doctor patient relationship without anybody in between it." - Emma Fox Emma Fox joins me on this special pre-YouPowered Symposium episode to talk about her healthcare journey, from moving to…
"If [you change] one thing permanently, then I will consider it a success." When David Contorno and Emma Fox, CHVA approach speakers for YOU Powered Symposium, they don't just want the good stories, but the bad ones and ugly ones too. Conferences, and specifically conference speeches, can be formulaic, and…
Where do two insurance consultants meet and fall in love? A bar, of course. In today's bonus episode, David Contorno and Emma Fox, CHVA got personal talking about their relationship as spouses and business partners. In this clip, Emma relates her first impressions of David when she met him at…
A Couple On A Healthcare Mission (With David Contorno & Emma Fox) } Bonus Episode "If you show me the incentives, I'll show you the outcomes." - David Contorno "I want to fix the healthcare system. My mission ended up being to correct the injustices I find in the healthcare…
The History of Health Networks (with David Contorno) In this clip from episode 126 of Self Funded with Spencer, David Contorno speaks on the history of health insurance in general, what the current state of the system in America is, and why insurance networks started in the first place. Insurance…
The Problem With High-Deductible Health Plans 😓📉 #shorts #explained #healthplans #podcast High-deductible health plans aren't the right option for most employers, despite the initial low premiums. Our conversation was focused on some pretty big questions about the future of the industry, but one thing was clear: transparency will always be…
Health Insurance Shouldn't Bankrupt Us 🩺📉 #shorts #healthcarecosts #healthinsurance #podcast In this 29-second clip, David Contorno brilliantly encapsulated the entire thesis of my show. When you compare the current model of health insurance to any other type of insurance we buy, the core problem becomes clear: health insurance is more…
The Real Cost Of Health Insurance (with David Contorno) | Episode 126 "Health insurance has been so perverted that it becomes the one insurance that we go bankrupt when we use." - David Contorno I was super grateful to have David Contorno, founder of e-Powered Benefits, join me on the…
What would you do if you got a phone call offering you $30,000? Would you assume it was a "Nigerian prince" trying to scam you? Fortunately, for those struggling with high-cost medical claims, the Samaritan Fund Program is funded by actual Good Samaritans who want to give back and help…
"If you're doing well, go be a Samaritan." Brett Morris joined me on this week's episode of Self-Funded with Spencer to talk about what led him to found the Samaritan Fund Program, appropriately named after the Good Samaritan story. Working directly with employers who have employees hit with massive unexpected…
