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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
07/28/22 Suicide of a Superpower - Death from Within
July 28, 2022 16:19 - 58 minutes - 16.6 MBWith Ron Bachman
07/14/22 Putin’s Troubled Mind, An Oil War, and the U.S. Decadence Driving Ukraine Invasion
July 14, 2022 16:33 - 58 minutes - 16.9 MBWith Ron Bachman
07/07/22 Gov. Ron DeSantis - The Good, The Better, The Best
July 07, 2022 17:40 - 58 minutes - 20.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
06/23/22 Insights from a Fly on the Wall during the Trump Administration. Bill Barr’s book "One Damn Thing After Another."
June 23, 2022 16:54 - 58 minutes - 20.1 MBWith Ron Bachman
06/16/22 Black Conservatives? Meet Senator Tim Scott. The Rising Star of National Leadership
June 16, 2022 17:19 - 58 minutes - 20 MBWith Ron Bachman
06/09/22 Insight to Ideas and Actions of the Most Likely President in 2024
June 09, 2022 16:43 - 57 minutes - 19.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
06/02/22 Is the Right to Bear Arms Really a Natural Right From God?
June 02, 2022 16:12 - 59 minutes - 20.5 MBWith Ron Bachman
05/19/22 School Policies That You Just Can’t Make Up
May 19, 2022 16:28 - 58 minutes - 20.1 MBWith Ron Bachman
05/12/22 Leaked SCOTUS Abortion Document and the Facts
May 12, 2022 16:08 - 58 minutes - 20 MBWith Ron Bachman
05/05/22 Football Coach’s Christian Faith Under Attack in SCOTUS
May 06, 2022 16:20 - 59 minutes - 20.3 MBWith Ron Bachman
04/21/22 He is Risen, the Historical Facts
April 21, 2022 15:38 - 58 minutes - 20.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
04/14/22 Voters Alert: The Worlds Gone Crazy
April 14, 2022 16:19 - 57 minutes - 20.6 MBWith Ron Bachman
04/07/22 Top U.S. Scientist Proclaims God Lives
April 07, 2022 16:27 - 58 minutes - 20.1 MBWith Ron Bachman
03/31/22 How do Historians explain the Resurrection?
March 31, 2022 17:46 - 59 minutes - 20.3 MBWith Ron Bachman
03/31/22 How do Historians explain the Resurrection?
March 31, 2022 17:46 - 59 minutes - 20.3 MBWith Ron Bachman
03/17/22 Easter and The Historical Facts on the Resurrection
March 18, 2022 17:34 - 59 minutes - 20.4 MBWith Ron Bachman
03/17/22 Easter and The Historical Facts on the Resurrection
March 18, 2022 17:34 - 59 minutes - 20.4 MBWith Ron Bachman
02/24/22 Ukrainian Suffering Under Communists Is Not New, Putin Is As Ruthless As Stalin
February 24, 2022 17:34 - 59 minutes - 20.5 MBWith Ron Bachman
02/24/22 Ukrainian Suffering Under Communists Is Not New, Putin Is As Ruthless As Stalin
February 24, 2022 17:34 - 59 minutes - 20.5 MBWith Ron Bachman
02/17/22 New Black Leaders Offering Real Solutions
February 17, 2022 18:00 - 58 minutes - 20.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
02/17/22 New Black Leaders Offering Real Solutions
February 17, 2022 18:00 - 58 minutes - 20.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
02/03/22 Can the Solution to Chicago’s Crime and Poverty Really Be that Simple?
February 03, 2022 17:54 - 58 minutes - 20 MBWith Ron Bachman
01/27/22 Is God Dead or Is There Real Proof of His Existence?
January 27, 2022 16:06 - 58 minutes - 20.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
01/20/22 Honoring MLK and Timeless Words from Heaven Above
January 20, 2022 17:13 - 58 minutes - 20.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
01/06/22 Why America’s Youth are Turning to Socialism/Marxism
January 07, 2022 15:46 - 59 minutes - 20.3 MBWith Ron Bachman
12/30/21 Finding Christian Strength during Persecutions
December 30, 2021 17:52 - 1 hour - 20.6 MBWith Ron Bachman
12/23/21 The Christian History of U.S. Education
December 23, 2021 19:15 - 58 minutes - 20.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
12/02/21 The Omicron Mutation and Man-made Viruses
December 02, 2021 17:41 - 58 minutes - 20.2 MBWith Ron Bachman
11/18/21 SCOTUS, 2nd Amendment, and The Individual Right to Bear Arms
November 18, 2021 17:42 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBWith Ron Bachman
11/11/21 Woke Gone Wild
November 11, 2021 18:13 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBWoke Gone Wild, Biden Forces AMA to support CRT With Ron Bachman
11/04/21 The Politics of Division
November 05, 2021 16:20 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBFrom Woke to Awakened, The Politics of Division. With Ron Bachman
10/28/21 Biden Nominees And Policies That Lenin Would Embrace
October 28, 2021 16:44 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBWith Ron Bachman
10/21/21 Exposing the Deception of Bureaucratic Officials
October 21, 2021 14:31 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBWith host Ron Bachman
10/07/21 Extremism of the Biden Administration
October 07, 2021 15:57 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBThe Extremism of the Biden Administration and Judicial Approintments With Ron Bachman
10/07/21 Extremism of the Biden Administration
October 07, 2021 15:57 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBThe Extremism of the Biden Administration and Judicial Approintments With Ron Bachman
09/30/21 The Biden Administration
September 30, 2021 15:15 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBThe Biden Administration: Deceit, Denials, and Defections With Ron Bachman
09/23/21 America - Woke or Awakening?
September 24, 2021 17:08 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBWith Ron Bachman
09/09/21 Critical Race Theory
September 09, 2021 17:11 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBCritical Race Theory and the Truthful History of Black Founding Fathers With Ron Bachman
09/09/21 Critical Race Theory
September 09, 2021 17:11 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBCritical Race Theory and the Truthful History of Black Founding Fathers With Ron Bachman
09/02/21 Challenges to the Value of American Citizenship
September 02, 2021 18:26 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBChallenges to the Value of American Citizenship With Ron Bachman
08/26/21 Critical Race Theory
August 26, 2021 18:36 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBCritical Race Theory viewed by a Black Professor and Pastor. With Ron Bachman
08/19/21 The Radicalization of the Biden Administration
August 19, 2021 15:55 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBThe Radicalization of the Biden Administration, The Trump Legacy, and Prospects for 2024. With Ron Bachman
08/05/21 Marxism and Post-Modernism an Incoherent Ideology
August 05, 2021 17:39 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBMarxism and Post-Modernism an incoherent ideology With Ron Bachman
07/29/21 Healthcare Insight Week 82
July 29, 2021 18:12 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBAmerican Marxism interview with Mark Levine With host Ron Bachman
07/15/21 Healthcare Insight Week 81
July 15, 2021 16:55 - 58 minutes - 27 MBUnderstanding the Secrets of Progressives/Marxists With Ron Bachman
07/01/21 Healthcare Insight Week 80
July 01, 2021 16:08 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBHow Legalized Slavery Ended in the Western World With Ron Bachman
06/24/21 Healthcare Insight Week 79
June 24, 2021 17:53 - 58 minutes - 27 MBThe History of Slavery and Racism With Ron Bachman
06/10/21 Healthcare Insight Week 78
June 10, 2021 18:06 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBMarxism - The Evolution, Revolution, and Gruesome Outcomes With Ron Bachman
06/03/21 Healthcare Insight Week 77
June 04, 2021 16:07 - 58 minutes - 27 MBMarxism - The Cancer Within Us. An Interview with a Marxist Professor. With Ron Bachman