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Healthcare Insight
175 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRonald E. Bachman FSA, MAAA, CHC
President & CEO, Healthcare Visions
Ronald E. Bachman is an actuary, author, teacher, and healthcare consultant. He has been at the center of U.S. health care transformation advancing free market solutions to lower the number of uninsureds, expand mental health coverage, and promote the concept of healthcare consumerism.
Bachman is a retired principle from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he consulted to a broad range of clients including employers, HMOs, hospitals, physicians, indemnity carriers, BlueCross BlueShield plans, as well as State and Federal Agencies. He is currently the President and CEO of Healthcare Visions, a thought leadership firm dedicated to advancing ideas and policy initiatives that are impacting the U.S. healthcare market. Bachman is also a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, the Wye River Group on Health, Newt Gingrich’s Center for Health Transformation, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, and an Adviser to the Goodman Policy Institute.
Solving the Uninsured Problem. Over the years Bachman has worked with, provided technical analysis to, and testified before the U.S. Congress several times. He has served as a designated expert to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Department of Labor (DOL), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and several members of Congress.
Bachman was a technical resource during the 1993-94 Clinton Health Reform initiative. He provided input on mental health issues for the Affordable Care Act and is currently working with the Senate Health Committee staff on free market solutions within proposed repeal and replace legislation.
Expanding Mental Health Coverage. From the mid-1990’s Bachman worked across the political aisle with the Carter Center, Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Paul Wellstone, and Speaker Newt Gingrich on mental health parity. Bachman directly testified, provided risk analysis, and performed actuarial pricing to over 30 states in support of the passage of mental health parity legislation. His work on mental health culminated in the federal passage of the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act.
Promoting Healthcare Consumerism. In 2001 Bachman initiated the concept of account-based healthcare with the Bush White House and Treasury and the introduction of the 2002 Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). He provided policy input in 2003 on Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). He provided input on Mental Health issues during the 2009-10 development of the Affordable Care Act. Bachman is currently an expert resource to the Senate Health Committee that is looking into Repeal and Replace legislation.
Ron is a graduate of Georgia State University with a Masters in Actuarial Science. He is a 2018 inductee into GSU Risk Management Hall of Fame. He has B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Georgia Tech. Ron’s most recent book published in 2017 is “Understanding Healthcare Consumerism: Practical Strategies and Actionable Insights.” A sampling of his writings include: “Consumer-Driven Healthcare – The Future is Now”, “An Employer’s Guide to Patient-Directed Healthcare Benefits”, “An Employer’s Guide to Pharmaceutical Benefits”, “A Legislator’s Guide to Creating an HSA State”, “Lowering the Uninsured During an Economic Down Turn”, “An American Solution to Healthcare”, “Depression is a Bottom Line Issue – If CEO’s Only Knew”, and “Corporate Readiness for Healthcare Consumerism.”
Ron has been Chairman of the Editorial Advisory Board for Field Media and the Institute for Healthcare Consumerism. Bachman has been on boards for Skyland Trail, Bryan University, the Georgia Charity Care Network, HINRI Labs, and Jacobs Ladder Autism Center.
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Episodes
07/11/24 Trump’s Insight to Stopping Nuclear War in Ukraine?
July 12, 2024 17:41 - 59 minutes - 17 MBWith host Ron Bachman
06/27/24 Listen to the Political Lies of the 2020 Presidential Debate
June 28, 2024 14:39 - 1 hour - 17.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
06/20/24 Trump’s Best Choice for VP & Why
June 21, 2024 17:13 - 58 minutes - 16.7 MBWith Ron Bachman
06/13/24 Donald Trump World Leader & Visionary. How soon we forget.
June 14, 2024 17:27 - 58 minutes - 16.7 MBWith Ron Bachman
06/06/24 Cleveland Clinic's Unique Patient-Centered Care Model
June 06, 2024 16:12 - 1 hour - 17.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
05/30/24 Founding Fathers' Guidance for 2024 Voting
May 31, 2024 15:07 - 59 minutes - 17 MBWith Ron Bachman
04/25/24 College Marxists and Brainwashing Professors
April 26, 2024 17:23 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
04/18/24 1st Amendment Under Fire by Our Government
April 19, 2024 16:04 - 59 minutes - 16.9 MBWith Ron Bachman
04/11/24 The Comedy and Comity of Louisiana Senator John Kennedy
April 11, 2024 17:24 - 1 hour - 17.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
03/28/24 Sexual Truths - A Discussion of Sex and Gender Identity
March 28, 2024 15:13 - 59 minutes - 17.1 MBWith Ron Bachman
03/21/24 Milton Friedman - The Father of Choice
March 21, 2024 17:41 - 59 minutes - 16.9 MBWith Ron Bachman
03/07/24 Milton Friedman - How Big Government Robs the Middle and Lower Class Silent Majorities
March 07, 2024 14:43 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
02/29/24 Black History Month - What Black leaders should teach but don’t
February 29, 2024 17:34 - 59 minutes - 17.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
02/15/24 Black History Month - The Real Story of Worldwide Slavery. The Truth you will never hear
February 15, 2024 17:43 - 59 minutes - 17.1 MBWith Ron Bachman
02/01/24 Antisemitism and the Potential for WWIII
February 01, 2024 16:55 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
01/25/24 TrumpCare 2.0 - Empowering Consumers with Choice and Lower Premiums
January 25, 2024 16:57 - 59 minutes - 17 MBWith Ron Bachman
01/18/24 Kirk Cousins - Living Faith, Football, & Family
January 18, 2024 17:20 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBWith Ron Bachman
01/04/24 2024 A World at War. Elon Musk - a Proponent of Peace and Conspicuous Acts of Kindness
January 04, 2024 15:29 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
12/21/23 What Every Parent Should Know About Santa Clause
December 21, 2023 15:50 - 59 minutes - 16.9 MBWith Ron Bachman
12/14/23 Elon Musk - Evil Genius or Dr. Good - You Decide
December 14, 2023 18:30 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
12/07/23 Nikki Haley, a conservative rising star with grace and strength
December 07, 2023 16:00 - 59 minutes - 16.9 MBWith Ron Bachman
11/30/23 President Trump, Unfiltered and Uninterrupted
November 30, 2023 15:16 - 59 minutes - 17.1 MBWith Ron Bachman
11/16/23 Veterans Day and the History of the Armed Forces
November 16, 2023 18:07 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
11/02/23 Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson. Who is He, and What Does He Believe?
November 02, 2023 16:07 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
10/26/23 Valuable Insights to Middle East War from Professor Victor Davis Hanson
October 30, 2023 15:10 - 59 minutes - 17 MBWith Ron Bachman
10/19/23 Rocking with God In Cleveland - Devine guidance while surviving the Medical Industrial Complex
October 19, 2023 16:04 - 59 minutes - 17.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
04/20/23 George Orwell sees his Predictions Come into Reality with Social Media and Government Collusion
April 21, 2023 16:49 - 59 minutes - 16.9 MBWith Ron Bachman
04/20/23 George Orwell sees his Predictions Come into Reality with Social Media and Government Collusion
April 21, 2023 16:49 - 59 minutes - 16.9 MBWith Ron Bachman
04/13/23 The Hidden Language of Politicians - Trump v Biden
April 14, 2023 16:21 - 59 minutes - 17.1 MBWith Ron Bachman
03/30/23 Ron DeSantis: The Man, a Plan, a Calling to Public Service
April 04, 2023 18:09 - 58 minutes - 16.7 MBWith Ron Bachman
03/16/23 Weaponization of WDC, the greatest threat to liberties
March 16, 2023 16:00 - 59 minutes - 17 MBWith Ron Bachman
03/09/23 Women in Politics, Can Nikki Haley Break Through?
March 09, 2023 17:08 - 59 minutes - 17 MBWith Ron Bachman
02/23/23 The Truth About Women, Trans-Women, and Women in Sports
February 23, 2023 17:28 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
02/16/23 The Weaponization of Government Agency. Losing Freedoms & Liberty
February 16, 2023 17:44 - 1 hour - 17.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
02/02/23 Changing California Dreaming into an American Nightmare
February 02, 2023 17:35 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
01/19/23 Former V.P. Mike Pence on Family, Faith, and the Future
January 19, 2023 17:07 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
01/05/23 The Wisdom, Good Humor, and Common Sense of Louisiana’s Senator John Kennedy
January 05, 2023 17:20 - 58 minutes - 16.6 MBWith Ron Bachman
12/29/22 In the Woke World You No Longer Need Faith in God
December 29, 2022 17:36 - 57 minutes - 16.6 MBWith Ron Bachman
12/15/22 Are Gender Identity Advocates TRUTH Deniers?
December 15, 2022 17:34 - 1 hour - 17.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
12/08/22 Governor DeSantis and Free State of Florida
December 08, 2022 17:02 - 58 minutes - 16.7 MBWith Ron Bachman
11/17/22 A Deep Dive Into 2022 Mid-Terms and the 2024 Fight for the Republican Nomination
November 21, 2022 16:15 - 58 minutes - 16.7 MBWith Ron Bachman
11/03/22 Herschel Walker and the Common Sense of a Country Boy
November 03, 2022 16:49 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
10/27/22 Trump vs Biden State of the Union
October 31, 2022 17:05 - 58 minutes - 16.6 MBWith Ron Bachman
10/13/22 The Making of a Genius Economist - Milton Friedman
October 13, 2022 16:40 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
10/06/22 The Wisdom of Milton Freidman Applied to Today’s Economic Woes
October 06, 2022 17:02 - 58 minutes - 16.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
09/22/22 What You don’t Know from Real World Observations of The Impact and Intent of Critical Race Theory
September 22, 2022 18:15 - 59 minutes - 17 MBWith Ron Bachman
09/08/22 The Wisdom of Donald Trump at the U.N.
September 08, 2022 18:10 - 58 minutes - 16.6 MBWith Ron Bachman
09/01/22 The Wisdom and Insights of Professor Victor Davis Hanson
September 01, 2022 17:33 - 57 minutes - 16.5 MBWith Ron Bachman
08/18/22 Wise Words from Newt Gingrich
August 19, 2022 16:49 - 57 minutes - 16.5 MBWith Ron Bachman