Introducing my new educational series, The Self-Funded Sketchbook! Each episode, I'll break down complex ideas in self-funding, using my Remarkable notepad to visually represent what I'm educating about. This week, the basic economic principle behind going self-funding, and why it works. I got started by producing educational content and it's…
President Nixon Wanted To Put Doctor's Prices On The Door... Why Didn't We? #shorts #transparency As Guy Finley recalls, President Nixon wanted to put physician's prices on the door. That was 50 years ago; pricing for medical services has gotten infinitely more complex and it's harder than ever for the…
Employers NEED To Hear This About Organ Transplants! #shorts #organs #transplants #insurance #health Why should an employer carve out organ transplants from their stop-loss policy? Guy Finley explains in the clip below. Given that organ transplants are 25% of the reason that employers receive stop-loss increases, and given that these…
“Organ transplant is not something that the employer or even the TPAs are necessarily all experts in." - Guy Finley “There are still going to be some situations and some events inside that episode of care that are going to be stop-loss related, so we want the two to work…
Focus On Helping People Instead Of Making A Profit #shorts #insurance #profit #business #advice Self-insurance is an amazing industry to work in because we get to genuinely help people. At the end of the day, we're all working these careers to provide for ourselves and our families, but the knowledge…
The Best Advice For Young Professionals: Never Be Afraid To Ask #shorts #advice #career #mentor The key to networking for young people in insurance, whether you're at SIIA, in the workplace, or on LinkedIn: Don't be afraid to ask. I've found in my career that people often do want to…
SIIA 2024 Live Show: Legislative Efforts, SIIA ROI, Networking, And Q&A “It's everything. Exposure, knowledge, education, generating new business, solving clients, risk management objectives. It's all here." - John Capasso “And the question comes up year over year, what is the ROI of SIIA? Did we have a legitimate hard…
It Took 12 Doctors And 6 Weeks To See A Primary Care Doctor! #shorts #healthcare #doctor #insurance David Kinzler's team member tried to book a primary care appointment. It took 12 offices until one had availability. Even then, that doctor was weeks out. Primary care should be the centerpiece of…
The Secret to Healthier Lives & Lower Costs? More Primary Care! #shorts #primarycare #healthcare "Primary care is the only component of healthcare where increased supply correlates with improved outcomes and lower costs." When primary care docs are the "quarterback" of a patient's health journey, we typically see early intervention on…
The Primary Care Crisis: How We're Failing Patients, with David Kinzler "If we're not accessible to you, we can't help you." - David Kinzler David Kinzler, CEO of One-to-One Health, joined me this week to talk about the importance of primary care, restoring the doctor-patient relationship, and TextCare, which provides…
US Healthcare Should Make You Angry And Curious 😡🇺🇸👨⚕️ #shorts #healthcare #insurance #documentary "It's Not Personal, It's Healthcare" causes one of two reactions in people: Anger or curiosity As Chelsea Ryckis shares in the clip below, both are powerful emotions that drive change. Anger drives the public to demand a…
Here's a real-world case study that showcases the power of employers taking control of their pharmacy spend: This employer was facing a 35% renewal, mostly due to the high cost of Hemlibra for one employee with hemophilia. Their fully-insured PBM priced Hemlibra at a staggering $2.3 million a year. We…
65+ Year Old Spends 80% of Income on Cobra Insurance! #shorts #insurance #seniors #cobra #medicare Donovan Ryckis sharing a case study where a 65+ year old was spending 80% of his income on insurance. This story is all too common, and it highlights the need for stronger insurance education and…
"It's Not Personal, It's Just Healthcare" #shorts #documentary #healthcare #healthinsurance #change "It's Not Personal, It's Healthcare" causes one of two reactions in people: Anger or curiosity As Chelsea Ryckis shares in the clip below, both are powerful emotions that drive change. Anger drives the public to demand a better system,…
"The problem with a lot of healthcare is everybody is coming in, making their own solution. So you have thousands of point solution vendors and all we're doing is confusing the end user and the people that we really want to be educated." - Chelsea Ryckis One of the most…
Kristen Rivers, a colleague from ParetoHealth, joined me in studio to go over a fully-insured renewal workup. This video offers valuable insights into the critical aspects of fully-insured renewals. A few of the "highlights" of the work-up: - High pooling charges, despite the employer having ZERO pooled claims in the…
Surgeons Are Incentivized To Perform Unnecessary Surgeries #shorts #healthcare #surgeon #podcast Providers are incentivized to do more surgeries, so they do more surgeries. Unnecessary surgeries have so many obvious downsides: - Potential complications - Disrupting patients' lives - Huge amount of cost associated with the procedures These kinds of misaligned…
Americans Deserve Better Healthcare Experiences 🇺🇸 #shorts #healthcare #insurance #america #podcast Americans like Tom and Angie deserve better. As those of us in the healthcare industry work to fix this broken system, it's key that we remember who we're really serving: everyday Americans, who want to access quality care that…
"I think I'd say our patients deserve better. Our Americans who are encountering the healthcare system deserve better." - Binu Samuel Binu Samuel, Director of Commercial Partnerships at Carrum Health, joined me for the first podcast of 2025 to discuss how we lower healthcare costs for self-funded employers. Binu, and…
Americans Need To Be Educated On The Healthcare System 🇺🇸 #shorts #america #healthcare #insurance We can't ever forget that the choices we make impact human lives. We're their access to care. Matt Glaros and Megan Glaros joined me this week for a podcast discussion focused on how we can use…
The Biggest Problem People Make When Starting To Produce Content #shorts #content #creator #linkedin In the words of Shia LaBeouf, just do it. When it comes to creating content, perfect can often be the enemy of good. If you're just starting out with building your social media presence, you're likely…
"Everybody makes an excuse at the end as to why they didn't post or why they didn't start the thing they really wanted to start." - Me Happy New Year! As a bonus episode this week, I’m sharing a talk I gave at a recent ParetoHealth event about getting started…
How AI Will Change The Insurance Industry 🤖⚕️ #shorts #ai #insurance #healthcare #broker #brokers AI is a tool, and like any tool, it can be used for good and for bad. In the clip below, Matt Glaros shares his view on how AI will impact the healthcare industry: if the…
Why Is Health Insurance So Overcomplicated? #shorts #healthinsurance #insurance #broker #healthcare Health insurance: it's one of the most confusing things in the world, but also one of the most expensive. Not a great combination. Matt Glaros shares why it's so important to break down health insurance information in a simple,…
