“Each acquisition has its own fingerprints. You kind of think, oh, it's an acquisition. No, it's all different.” - Diane Dooley Diane Dooley, a CHRO and consultant, joined me this week to discuss what HR’s role in mergers & acquisitions is, and why HR is so key to that process.…
The 3 Common Employee Reactions To A Merger/Acquisition: #shorts #manda #mergers #hr The 3 common employee reactions to a merger: Resistors, Early Adopters, and Waiters. Diane Dooley joined me this week for a deep dive on the world of M&A from an HR perspective, and in the clip below she…
HR's Role In M&A: Due Diligence, Culture, and Integration | with Diane Dooley “Each acquisition has its own fingerprints. You kind of think, oh, it's an acquisition. No, it's all different.” - Diane Dooley Diane Dooley, a CHRO and consultant, joined me this week to discuss what HR’s role in…
Could DPC Fix US Healthcare? #shorts #healthcare #DPC #directprimarycare #healthinsurance There are 2 main reasons you want health insurance, and DPC fixes one of those. As Christopher Cordon shares in the clip below, employees want health insurance in today's market for two reasons: to visit a primary care doctor for…
93% of HUGE Companies Are Self-Funded. Why Aren't You? #shorts #selffunded #benefits 93% of large employers are self-funded. Why? Because they're stable, and have access to amazing cost-containment tools. My job (and Christopher Cordon's, albeit in a different market), is to give smaller employers access to that same amount of…
(REALLY) Small Business Health Insurance Benefits | with Christopher Cordon "If you're an employer, if someone comes up and knocks on your door, take a second, breathe, and listen to what they have to say." - Christopher Cordon Christopher Cordon joined me this week to talk about something that may…
You Could Be Taking A $100,000+ Pill Without Even Knowing #shorts #pbm #pbms You could be taking a 6 figure pill without even knowing. I explain how in the clip below. 6 figures is seen as a great yearly salary or the price of a dream car, but when you…
PBM Transparency: It's This Simple! #shorts #pbm #pbms #pharmacy #pharma #insurance #healthcare "If you know how a PBM gets paid, that's the best transparency you can ask for." The healthcare industry has greatly overused the word "transparency", but that doesn't mean that true transparency isn't still super important. Especially in…
What The PBM Industry Should Focus On In 2025 | with Julie Wasserman "If you know how a PBM gets paid, that's the best transparency you can ask for.” - Julie Wasserman Julie Wasserman, VP of Sales for VerusRx, joined me this week to discuss the PBM industry in 2025.…
My Thoughts On Marty Makary Leading The FDA #shorts #fda #maha #rfkjr #makeamericahealthyagain Marty Makary has been officially confirmed as FDA commissioner; I give my take on that in the clip below. I was lucky enough to have Marty on the Self-Funded with Spencer podcast last year, and I was…
Marty Makary's FDA, Operation Stork Speed, Healthcare Cybersecurity | Last Month In Healthcare If you'd like your question answered on next month's episode, call/text 469-213-6381 and leave us a voicemail/text. Last Month In Healthcare is officially a video podcast! Each month, producer Nathaniel joins me to discuss the previous month's…
Will Consumer Choice Finally Fix Healthcare Costs? #shorts #consumer #healthcare #healthinsurance "Once you give consumers the ability to shop for their healthcare, they are going to demand it." I agree with Kylie Everhart that consumerization and upfront pricing are going to be a massive part of fixing the healthcare system…
Why The Mystery Around Healthcare Pricing? #shorts #healthcare #healthinsurance #medicalbills I firmly believe that Americans deserve to know, upfront, how their health will impact their wealth. Upfront pricing and consumer choice are sorely missing from the healthcare industry. In other industries, businesses compete for consumer attention through pricing and the…
Empowering Americans To Shop For Their Healthcare | with Kylie Everhart "Insurance is about health and wealth. It protects your health, it should protect your wealth." - Kylie Everhart Kylie Everhart, Chief Growth Officer at Oxbridge Health, joined me to discuss episode benefit plans and how they empower consumers to…
Why Are Captive Insurance Solutions Distributed Through Brokers/Consultants? #shorts #captive Why does ParetoHealth choose to distribute its captive solutions to employers through consultants? I give my take in the clip below, but it really comes down to respecting the relationships that employers form with their consultants, and empowering those consultants…
Solving The Doctor Shortage In America #shorts #doctor #healthcare #shortage How do we get the "lost generation" to join the healthcare industry? On this week's "Future Of Healthcare" podcast, recorded live in front of an audience, we discussed the healthcare provider shortage at length, including how we push for more…
What If Employers Helped Their Employees Buy Healthier Food? #shorts #benefits #employers Healthy food leads to so many positive health outcomes. The simple truth is that many Americans can't afford it. This week's special live panel episode of Self-Funded with Spencer was focused on the future of healthcare, and in…
The Future of Healthcare Podcast - Live Show With Q&A! "I think innovation is supposed to be hard. That's why it's innovation.” - Seth Denson “Better consumption requires a lot more education.” - Trey Marinello "Don't compare GLP-1s to working out, because if they were working out, they wouldn't need…
Designing The Perfect Employer Health Plan What does the perfect employer health plan look like? Ryan Coplon and I set out to answer that question. In this extended clip from this week's podcast, Ryan and I go through the components that we would focus on when building our idea of…
What The Ideal Employer-Sponsored Healthcare Plan Looks Like: #shorts #healthcare #healthinsurance
The Key To Employer Health Plan Success #shorts #employerbenefits #healthinsurance #engagement How do you actually get members to utilize the healthcare solutions you've put in place for them? According to Ryan Coplon, CIC of HealthWallet, putting "FREE HEALTHCARE", in all caps, ought to do the trick. This week's Self-Funded with…
Simplifying Access To Healthcare | with Ryan Coplon "Our business is predicated on two things: consolidating things that would otherwise be disparate, and then using that as a trusted chassis to communicate and engage effectively." - Ryan Coplon Ryan Coplon, co-founder of HealthWallet, joined me to discuss why improving member…
How AI Will Simplify Healthcare Complexity for Employers #shorts #healthcare #ai Does our healthcare system need to be this complicated? In the clip below, I give my take, including why I think AI will help this industry simplify over time. I recently sat down in the studio with my producer…
Aggregating-Specific Deductibles Explained | The Self-Funded Sketchbook The most complicated episode yet of the Self-Funded Sketchbook: aggregating-specific deductibles. In the video below, I simply break down why these are necessary, how they're calculated, and when reimbursement is issued from stop-loss carriers. If haven't seen the previous episodes, you should do…
