Episode 2: 6 Degrees (Part 2)

Continue the conversation with Cristy, Scott Ray, and Heath Potter in understanding current healthcare transparency, hospital negotiations, and reference-based pricing.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

05:32 Many employees don't realize their employer is the health plan

06:18 Lots of employee education is needed

06:38 The irony of change can be comical

07:12 Change can also be cyclical. Cycling back to more local care teams rather than "corporate medicine" is happening.

10:10 Healthcare Buyers and Sellers don't have to be adversaries, there's an opportunity to work together.

14:28 When smart spending happens on the big things, smaller ticket items are easier to afford too.

15:12 Local governments should take note, they're hurting their communities by overspending on healthcare

17:26 The "outlier provision". Know what that is? You need to because it's eating your health plan alive.

19:06 Networks started out as a good idea, but the middlemen got greedy over the years.

20:20 Hey, Mr. Hospital. So, you got caught being greedy? Now's your chance to learn a lesson about free markets.

21:41 Employers have options now

21:45 Health Rosetta + 6 Degrees = High Performing Health Plans where best-in-class solutions can be built on a solid foundation

25:51 This is not a get rich quick scheme. We're all mission driven at this point.

26:16 Creating happier, healthier, more productive employees...isn't that the whole point of employee benefits?

27:30 A lot of us thought HDHPs were a good thing at first, until we didn't.

29:00 What does the future hold?

31:15 Signing off from beautiful Portland, OR

31:49 #letsfixhealthcare www.custombenefits.work