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…
Steak n' Shake Beef Tallow Fries Review: Here's Why Tallow Is Better #shorts #podcast #beeftallow I'm finally posting about the important topics, like what the Steak n Shake beef tallow fries taste like. I'm a big believer in whole foods and using as few ingredients as possible, and while french…
MAHA, Steak n Shake, and AI Prescriptions | 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. Welcome to our new monthly podcast series, Last Month In Healthcare! Each month, producer Nathaniel joins me to discuss the previous…
Is Total Freedom Killing Your Creativity? #shorts #podcast #artisticprocess #freedom #artists Total artistic freedom is often romanticized, but I find that my best work comes from freedom within constraints. Scott Smith and I recorded this week's podcast from his boathouse in Guntersville, Alabama, and it was a freewheeling 90 minute…
The Paradox Of Being A Successful Entrepreneur #shorts #podcast #entrepreneurs #businessowner Scott Smith's paradox of being an entrepreneur: You have to be willing to bet it all that you're right about what you're doing with your business, but you also have to be able to adapt as quickly as possible…
