“I’m going to say something that people claim isn’t true, but it is. I’m an ear nose and throat doctor. I don't remember your eardrum from last year. I don't care what people tell you, doctors don't remember 3,000 eardrums.” - Danish Nagda Danish Nagda, founder of Rezilient, has come…
Nurses Know Which Hospitals Have Quality Care 👩⚕️ #nurse #nurses #hospitals #healthcare #insurance How do you tell the quality of a hospital? Ask a nurse if they'd take their family there. Kimberly Carleson and Linda Komisak joined me on Self-Funded with Spencer to talk about tracking quality metrics using nurse…
Americans Are Being Kept In The Dark 🇺🇸 #insurance #healthcare #healthinsurance #podcast #shorts Until there's real transparency in this industry, the American people are being kept in the dark. As Linda Komisak and I share in this clip, we often don't even know what we're paying for, or the true…
Claims Transparency, Quality Metrics, and Staffing Shortages with Kimberly Carleson & Linda Komisak "In what other industry could a purveyor put out 99% bad bills and stay in business?" - Linda Komisak “They're diagnosing things for things that you don't even have. And that’s scary.” - Kimberly Carleson Kimberly Carleson,…
I love this Country. I love its people. I love the American Spirit. I think change only happens to our healthcare system when we channel that spirit. We need Americans aware enough, and angry enough, to mandate a better way forward. Every day I think about what I can do…
Better Healthcare Saves Lives #shorts #healthcare #insurance #cancer #doctor From 15 heart attacks a year to 2. From multiple stage 3/4 cancers to literally none. This is what can happen when primary care doctors are allowed to focus on helping their patients be healthy longterm, developing relationships with their patients…
"The Best Way To Use US Healthcare Is To NOT Use US Healthcare" #shorts #healthcare #insurance In this clip, I break down the fundamental misconception that led me to create Self-Funded with Spencer: Better healthcare is often cheaper for employers when they switch from being fully-insured to self-funded. I was…
A Doctor's Mission For More Conscious Healthcare (with Scott Conard) "Quit tolerating mediocrity. Go get in action. Find the right broker consultant that will take you to a new place. Don't give up hope." - Scott Conard Dr. Scott Conard tragically lost 3 patients one summer to unexpected heart problems,…
Are Warranties the Future of High-Cost Healthcare? #shorts #healthcare #therapy #insurance #podcast What if you paid for a multi-million dollar gene therapy treatment and it didn't work? Oscar L. Bronsther, MD, FACS and Carolina Escobar joined me this week on Self-Funded with Spencer for a deep dive on the economics…
We Need To Stop Healthcare From Eating Up Our Economy 🩺💰📈 #shorts #healthcare #economy #insurance Healthcare costs could continue to increase and reach 30-35% of our GDP over the next 2 decades. Oscar L. Bronsther, MD, FACS shares some of the ramifications of that happening in the clip below, but…
"It's progress we couldn't have envisioned decades ago." - Oscar “I felt interested in being part of something bigger than my practice and something that will impact even more people that I was able to in the hospital.” - Carolina Dr. Oscar Bronsther and Dr. Carolina Escobar from Interlink joined…
Here's When American Healthcare Will ACTUALLY Change 🇺🇸🩺 #shorts #healthcare #insurance #podcast I believe that there's a coming "watershed" moment in healthcare, when the American people have truly had enough. I believe that starts around the dinner table. Part of what I aim to do is speak about the big…
Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs REVOLUTIONIZED The Pharmaceutical Industry 💊 #shorts #pharma #markcuban Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC started a movement in the pharmaceutical industry. I believe that the start of true healthcare reform will be when everyday people are aware of and discussing the big problems in…
Ending Pharmaceutical Price Gouging, with Jake Frenz "If my child needs a gene therapy to live, they should get it and anyone's child should. So let's figure out how to pay for it." - Jake Frenz On the final of four podcasts filmed at a recent healthcare thinktank I hosted…
The Power of Personal Connection in Your Career Success 🤝💼 #shorts #career #business #podcast "I would not be successful if the majority of my clients didn't become my close friends." Know, like, trust. As Dan Cochran shares in this clip, the best way to succeed today is building connections with…
Why Consumer Awareness About Healthcare Changes Everything 🏥 #shorts #healthcare #insurance #podcast Consumers can't make good decisions if they don't understand what they're buying. It's the reason that so much advertising is informational, educating people on exactly what product they're buying and why they need it. But healthcare is an…
The Average Person Doesn't Understand Healthcare, with Dan Cochran "I would say a lot of it is education, helping both the member and the provider realize that it's okay for them to get healthcare in home." - Dan Cochran On the third of four podcasts filmed at a recent healthcare…
The Prescription Drug Industry Is Absolute Highway Robbery 💊 #shorts #insurance #healthcare #podcast "It's absolute highway robbery." I've talked a lot about the major problems in the prescription drug space, from profit gouging to employers massively overpaying for drugs to rebates. Shawn Sanford shares in the clip below why he…
The Healthcare System Is A Stain On America's Reputation 🇺🇸 #shorts #healthcare #insurance #podcast Shawn Sanford has an amazing why: he wants his daughter to not remember how bad healthcare "used to be." As Shawn and I talk about in this clip, America is supposed to be on the bleeding…
"There can be a better path forward. We don't have to remain adherent to the system that is built against us. It's just going to take some rolling up of the sleeves and a commitment to it." - Shawn Sanford This week, another ParetoHealth colleague joins the show: Shawn Sanford,…
Health Insurance Companies WANT Medical Costs To Go Up #shorts #healthinsurance #insurance #podcast Because profit is capped as a percentage, health insurance companies actually make more profit as medical costs increase. When people talk about "misaligned incentives" in this industry, this is what they mean.
Brokers Need To Be FIGHTING For Their Clients #shorts #brokers #broker #insurance #podcast "What is the highest increase your client is willing to take until they say no?" As Kristen Rivers shares in the clip below from my interview with her, this is a question that carriers ask brokers all…
Be A (Healthcare) Advocate, with Kristen Rivers “There's a reason why every insurance carrier likely owns or is owned by a pharmacy benefit management company, that’s one of the ways that they can drive revenue." - Kristen Rivers My guest this week, Kristen Rivers from ParetoHealth, is one of the…
Why Mustangs Stand For The Middle Class #shorts #mustangs #fordmustang Why am I so passionate about Mustangs? They're obviously badass, but they're also accessible for the working class. As Luke Aslesen says in this clip, if you're making $50k or $500k, there's a Mustang for you, and that's why I'll…
