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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…

Live Your Life Knowing That There Is ALWAYS Hope #shorts #hope "You should live your life knowing that there is hope." When Luke Aslesen joined me on Self-Funded with Spencer, we decided to do a Q+A after, and we talked about everything from why I used to do comedy to…

Luke Aslesen, founder of INFRMD, joined me a few weeks ago for the podcast, and we also filmed this extended interview after, in which Luke asks me about my comedy background, upbringing, relationship with my wife, and more. If you’re a long-time listener of the podcast and want to get…

Why Employers Don't Want To Pay For $2 Million Treatments #shorts #healthcare #insurance #podcast Why invest in a $2 million treatment if your employee will end up leaving in a few years anyway? It's a big problem in the health industry at large and one that I've discussed regarding wellness…

Here's Why GLP-1s Are NOT Miracle Drugs #shorts #glp1 #ozempic #wegovy #healthcare #podcast "If you just take GLP-1s in a vacuum, you probably are not going to acheive the outcome you're expecting." Contrary to marketing and popular belief, GLP-1s like Ozempic and WeGovy are NOT miracle drugs. As Justin Jasniewski…

“PBM is one of the most complicated concepts out there and it's incredibly difficult to understand. But it's not because the system itself is complicated. It's because pbms make it complicated.” - Justin Jasniewski Justin Jasniewski, CEO of Serve You Rx, joined me this week to discuss the state of…

One Of The Biggest Screw-Ups In Modern Medicine (ft. Dr. Marty Makary) "This is one of the biggest screw-ups in modern medicine." - Marty Makary M.D., M.P.H., on the lack of data showing breast cancer as a side-effect of hormone replacement therapy for women I was lucky enough to be…

"Africa Has No Peanut Allergies" 🥜 #shorts #immunity #allergies #health #healthcare #podcast "Africa has no peanut allergies." As Dr. Marty Makary shares in this clip below from his episode of Self-Funded with Spencer, we often create our own problems. In this case, we leaned way too heavily into sheltering people…

You NEED To Question Public Health Recommendations #shorts #publichealth #health #medical #podcast What health recommendations are we abiding by right now that are wrong? It's a question that Dr. Marty Makary explores in his new book "Blind Spots", as well as on Self-Funded with Spencer in the SURPRISE episode that…

“You know, Africa has no peanut allergies.” - Dr. Marty Makary I was honored to be joined this week by Dr. Marty Makary to promote his new book “Blind Spots”, which published this week and is currently a national bestseller. To purchase “Blind Spots”, use this link: https://geni.us/blindspots Dr. Marty…

Will America Have National Healthcare? 🇺🇸🩺 #shorts #future #healthcareforall #healthcare #podcast Luke Aslesen laying out what healthcare will look like in the next decade if we don't fix it. I think more and more people being upset about the current system is a great thing, but it's important that we…

Healthcare Is DESIGNED To Make Money Off Of You 👨‍⚕️💰 #shorts #healthcare #insurance #podcast "This thing is designed to make as much money off of you as possible." Luke Aslesen, founder of INFRMD, shares why it's so important to inform the actual consumers of healthcare about how the system works.…

How Do You Stay Authentic And Creative In Insurance? (with Luke Aslesen) “So many times these employers are like, ‘dude, I spend so much money on this, and my employees don't care at all.’ Or what's even worse is they go, ‘our employees love it, we have a great, great…

Why Mental Health Treatment Needs an End Date #shorts #mentalhealth #depression #ssri #therapy What if we treated stretches of depression less like a disease and more like an injury? It's a provocative question, and one that Self-Funded with Spencer guest Amil Patel raised during this week's podcast. Instead of going…

We've got to start thinking of radical solutions to our mental health crisis. Amil Patel shares his in this clip. Like any facet of healthcare, it's often easier in the short term and much worse in the long term to only focus on treating symptoms. Obviously, if someone is struggling…

“If we're facing a [mental health] crisis and we want radical change, we’ve got to think about radical solutions. If those radical solutions can show objectively with safety and efficacy data, that they're really helping people and really changing lives, then I think we ought to at least explore and…

Your Health, Your Rules: The Future Of Healthcare #shorts #healthcare #autonomy #choice #podcast I hope, and believe, that personal autonomy will be a huge part of the future of healthcare in this country. As people get access to more and more data about their own health, we'll be empowered and…

Is it possible to make insurance cool? It is if you’re Luke Aslesen of @getinfrmd Just ask my 7-year old daughter. I showed her this promo reel and she said, “Dad, that guy is cooler than you. He has tattoos and a hat”! Yes he is, and yes he does…

Goodbye, Waiting Rooms: Hello, Virtual Healthcare! 🩺💻 #shorts #future #healthcare #doctor #podcast When most of us think about telemedicine, it's for treating/diagnosing acute problems: your colds, your flus, etc. However, as Jon O'Toole shared on this week's Self-Funded with Spencer, one of the biggest areas for growth in virtual care…

“Utilization is key for virtual urgent care. Let us be your first line of defense, rather than like, ‘oh, I do have a telemedicine on the back of my insurance card, I’m not sure what it does.’” - Jon O’Toole Especially in the last few years (for obvious reasons), telehealth…

"No matter what you're doing, you've gotta enjoy life." #shorts #happiness #life #wisdom #podcast I always ask for closing thoughts on the podcast, and Heather Bowers' were a pleasant surprise. Instead of talking about a specific topic we had covered or something healthcare-related, she shared some life advice that applies…

What If Your Employer Paid You $10,000 To Get Healthy? 🩺🍎🏃‍♂️ #shorts #health #healthcare #podcast How do you incentivize wellness? A $10,000 prize is a pretty good start. Two of the biggest ongoing issues in self-funding are getting employees to focus on their wellness and getting them to engage with…

Elevate Your Customer Service Game (with Heather Bowers) “Life is short. In the meantime, your health is, at the end of the day, your health is all you have." - Heather Bowers Differentiating yourself through customer service is a tricky thing: it’s talked about so frequently that it can almost…