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Episode 43 - Pharmacy Benefits Legislation

HR Benecast - April 16, 2024 15:17 - 30 minutes
In this episode, we're joined by Madison Connor, senior vice president of regulatory compliance and external affairs at Employers Health. She will share the latest in state and federal PBM legislation. Hear who's behind many of the recent PBM legislative initiatives, how PBMs like CVS and Optum ...

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Tabor Ai. Copilot for Medicare Agents-Scott Reid and Keith Gleason

Agents on the Move - March 22, 2024 19:20 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
On this episode we are Joined by Scott Reid and Keith Gleason, Scott is the Founder of Tabor Ai, which is an Ai Copilot for Medicare Agents. We're diving into the future of insurance with a focus on a groundbreaking technology that's set to revolutionize the way agents work. Scott and Keith will...

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Episode 42 - Fiduciary Duties: A Wakeup Call

HR Benecast - March 13, 2024 20:39 - 33 minutes
Hear from employee benefits and compensation lawyer Jeff Zimon as he covers why fiduciary obligations are making headlines and what the Johnson & Johnson lawsuit means for plan sponsors. He discusses steps employers can take to ensure they are fulfilling their fiduciary duties, the importance of...

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How To Know if Your Lifestyle is a Fit for the Future

Care Giver Life with Dignity Podcast - February 23, 2024 19:24 - 24 minutes
How To Know if Your Lifestyle is a Fit for the Future In this episode Sue and Fran challenge the listeners to reflect on their current lifestyle and assess if it's still a good fit for the future. Does your home ownership and current social circles still make sense? That's the topic for today....

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Episode 41 - The Latest in GLP-1s for Employers and Consultants

HR Benecast - February 16, 2024 12:47 - 29 minutes
The first 2024 episode of HR Benecast features Courtney Keefe, Employers Health's resident GLP-1 expert. She'll share utilization, discontinuation and coverage trends for GLP-1s and anti-obesity drugs. Listeners will hear the latest on anti-obesity drug coverage under the pharmacy benefit, new d...

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Celebrating the Holidays While Caregiving #42

Care Giver Life with Dignity Podcast - December 16, 2023 16:14 - 24 minutes
Celebrating the Holidays While Caregiving With the holidays upon us, it's a moment for caregivers to pause, reflect,t and take advantage of the opportunity to spend quality time with family, and friends while making special the time spent with those we care for. Fran and Sue share advice that ...

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Episode 40 - Stop Loss and Catastrophic Claimant Risk Management

HR Benecast - December 15, 2023 16:50 - 35 minutes
On our last episode of 2023, we sit down with Ryan Siemers, founder and principal at Aegis Risk to cover all the intricacies of stop loss. As the costs of catastrophic claims continue to grow, reinsurance protection and medical stop loss are more important than ever. Listen to hear how costly g...

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Episode 39 - What Should Employers Know About Pharmacogenomics?

HR Benecast - November 16, 2023 14:39 - 28 minutes
In this episode of HR Benecast, we're joined by Travis Baughn, vice president of clinical solutions at Optum Rx. Listen to hear how pharmacogenetics works and its importance for employers. He'll share what plan participants need to know, and how it can be used to reduce medical waste and long an...

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Family Dynamics - How to Avoid Drama

Care Giver Life with Dignity Podcast - October 13, 2023 19:57 - 25 minutes
Family Dynamics - How to Avoid Drama   Drama is often hard to avoid when a family is stressed with sickness and disease. Fran and Sue delve into this challenge with advice, rules, and stories of how to best deal with and avoid families hurting the ones they love most.    This is a produc...

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Walking Through Doors: Lessons Learned with Henry Ford Health's Dr. Scott Dulchavsky

InsideOut with Mike Alkire - September 26, 2023 16:24 - 27 minutes
On this episode of InsideOut, we welcome host, Andy Brailo, Chief Commerical Officer of Premier, and guest Scott A. Dulchavsky, CEO of the Innovation Institute at Henry Ford Health to discuss his work at NASA and Henry Ford Health's groundbreaking partnership with PINC AI™ Applied Sciences to ad...

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Episode 38 - Obesity and What it Means for Plan Sponsors

HR Benecast - September 22, 2023 14:25 - 27 minutes
Nearly half of working Americans have obesity, raising the risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Hear from George Huntley, founding member and CEO of the Diabetes Leadership Council, about the importance of addressing obesity and the role it plays in employee retention. He'll share ...

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How To Recognize the Right Level of Care #40

Care Giver Life with Dignity Podcast - September 19, 2023 16:11 - 20 minutes
How To Recognize the Right Level of Care Have you ever wondered how to determine the level of care that your family member needs; where they should be cared for and how long? That's the topic Fran and Sue discuss in this episode.     This is a production of Habanero Media.   

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Big Benefits for Small Business w/ Ty Wang

Benefits Influencer - September 13, 2023 15:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Dennis chats with Ty Wang, Co-Founder & CEO of Angle Health. Angle Health wants to make health benefits more accessible by connecting vendors that handle different services like telehealth and health savings accounts on a single platform. That way, employers of all sizes can offer a similar st...

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AI and The Future of Healthcare

Benefits Influencer - August 09, 2023 15:30 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Dennis welcomes SVP & Senior Partner at Burnham Benefits, Chris Krusiewicz back to the podcast. Chris has been tracking AI as it relates to healthcare and employee benefits for years and brings his latest insights to the benefits community. Chris and Dennis discuss AI and its impact on the e...

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Adult Services with Margo Vesely

Care Giver Life with Dignity Podcast - August 02, 2023 16:08 - 37 minutes
Adult Services with Margo Vesely In this episode, Fran and Sue interview Margo Vesely who shares her life journey into adult services, and then they discuss various caregiving opportunities available for the community.  This is a production of Habanero Media.

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Stryker’s CEO on Taking the Road Less Traveled, Innovation, Supply Chain Resiliency and Real-World Evidence

InsideOut with Mike Alkire - July 25, 2023 13:49 - 19 minutes
On this episode of InsideOut, we welcome guest, Kevin Lobo, Chair and CEO of Stryker to discuss Stryker's growth, healthcare innovation and more.

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Walmart on the Employer’s Role in Healthcare Transformation

InsideOut with Mike Alkire - June 15, 2023 16:00 - 28 minutes
On this episode of InsideOut, we welcome co-host Dr. Jonathan Slotkin, Contigo Health’s Chief Medical Officer and guest, Lisa Woods, Vice President, Physical and Emotional Wellbeing of Walmart to discuss their strong commitment to healthcare and the comprehensive and cost effective benefits in p...

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Episode 37 - Diabetes Leadership Council

HR Benecast - May 31, 2023 14:44 - 33 minutes
On the latest episode of HR Benecast we're joined by George Huntley, founding member and CEO of the Diabetes Leadership Council. He shares how plan sponsors can develop a benefits strategy to help employees with diabetes and other chronic conditions, advice for PBM contract negotiations, the lat...

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Executive Benefits: A Tool to Attract & Retain w/ Rachel Rutherford

Benefits Influencer - May 24, 2023 15:16 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Dennis chats with Rachel Rutherford of ArmadaCare about Executive Benefits and how to position Executive Medical reimbursement to attract and retain top talent. Find Rachel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelgann/ Reach out at [email protected] visit https://armadacar...

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Healthcare's Intersection: Where Innovation, Technology and Policy Collide

InsideOut with Mike Alkire - May 02, 2023 13:52 - 26 minutes
On this episode of InsideOut, we talk with Seth Joseph, Managing Director at Summit Health, about the importance of mental health, common healthcare obstacles, and transitioning to value-based care.

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Leveraging Social Media for Sales w/ Spencer Smith, CSFS

Benefits Influencer - April 19, 2023 18:59 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Dennis chats with Spencer Smith about how benefits advisors can leverage social media to grow their pipeline and increase sales. Find Spencer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-smith-self-funded/ Check out Spencer's podcast here: https://spencerharlansmith.com/ YouTube: https...

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An Innovative Story of Prediction, Prevention and Early Detection of a Cancer Diagnosis

InsideOut with Mike Alkire - April 04, 2023 18:28 - 23 minutes
On this episode of InsideOut, we welcome Joshua Ofman, MD, MSHS, President at GRAIL. We discuss the latest patient support in early cancer detection.

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Winning with Ancillary: 3 Strategies for Benefits Advisors w/ Kevin Curran

Benefits Influencer - March 29, 2023 15:30 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Dennis chats with Kevin Curran, Founding Partner of Salt Margin a Baldwin Risk Company. Listen in as they discuss ways Benefits Brokers can win with a too often overlooked part of the benefits package, ancillary. Kevin outlines three ways brokers and advisors can get started with becoming tr...

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Episode 36 - Hypertension Awareness Month

HR Benecast - March 28, 2023 20:59 - 30 minutes
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.; nearly half the adults in our country have high blood pressure, putting them at risk for heart disease and stroke. April is hypertension awareness month, so we sat down with Jenn Roberts of Hello Heart to discuss how employers can reduce h...

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Strategies for Moving Your Loved Ones #38

Care Giver Life with Dignity Podcast - March 14, 2023 21:10 - 26 minutes
Strategies for Moving Your Loved Ones #38 Caring for an elderly loved one and moving them to a new home can be a challenging task. Start with a plan: Develop a detailed plan for the move, including a timeline, budget, and a list of tasks that need to be accomplished. Identify any specific nee...

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Special Needs Trusts with Nancy Roach #37

Care Giver Life with Dignity Podcast - March 09, 2023 19:39 - 19 minutes
Special Needs Trusts with Nancy Roach In this episode Sue and Fran invite guest Nancy Roach to visit and speak about the challenges of Special Needs Trusts and their ability to create financial stability. 

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Positioning Disability Insurance: Strategies for Benefits Brokers w/ Chris Carlson

Benefits Influencer - March 08, 2023 16:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Dennis chats with The D.I. Coach, Chris Carlson about how benefits brokers and advisors can better position (or start positioning for the first time) disability insurance with their clients. Chris began his insurance career as a Brokerage Consultant with Provident Life and Accident in 1984.  ...

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Executive Benefits: Solutions for What Keeps Owners Up at Night w/ Helen Ornellas

Benefits Influencer - February 22, 2023 20:12 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Dennis chats with Executive Benefits expert, Helen Ornellas.  Helen is the President and Founder of Ornellas & Associates Insurance Services. Based in California, Helen Ornellas specializes in Executive Benefits using Life Insurance, Disability, and Long Term Care to provide solutions. With ov...

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The Hidden Cost of Bad Benefits Data w/ Shannon Goggin

Benefits Influencer - February 08, 2023 16:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Dennis chats with Noyo CEO and Co-Founder, Shannon Goggin. Listen as they discuss how poor data quality prevents the benefits industry from delivering the modern experiences today’s consumers want. Addressing these challenges at the carrier and ben-admin level with clean, always updated enroll...

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Episode 35 - Ask Mike Anything - Your Pharmacy Benefit Questions Answered

HR Benecast - January 31, 2023 15:46 - 19 minutes
In our first episode of 2023 we answer your employee benefits and pharmacy benefit questions. Listen as we cover: The latest on rising insulin prices, What the launch of a Humira biosimilar means for payors and plan sponsors, How employers can combat exorbitant carve-out fees charged by som...