Best Justin Bowers Podcasts (2024)

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The Average Person Doesn't Understand Healthcare, with Dan Cochran 1:02:14

3h ago1:02:14

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"I would say a lot of it is education, helping both the member and the provider realize that it's okay for them to get healthcare in home." - Dan Cochran On the third of four podcasts filmed at a recent healthcare thinktank I hosted in Frisco, Texas, Dan Cochran, CEO of Cochran Health Ventures, joined me to discuss infusions, in-home healthcare, wh…

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The Opportunity We Have To Fix Healthcare, with Shawn Sanford 1:03:01

1h ago1:03:01

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"There can be a better path forward. We don't have to remain adherent to the system that is built against us. It's just going to take some rolling up of the sleeves and a commitment to it." - Shawn Sanford This week, another ParetoHealth colleague joins the show: Shawn Sanford, RVP of Sales and Pod Leader. Shawn and I discussed his transition from …

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Be A (Healthcare) Advocate, with Kristen Rivers 57:41

1d ago57:41

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“There's a reason why every insurance carrier likely owns or is owned by a pharmacy benefit management company, that’s one of the ways that they can drive revenue." - Kristen Rivers My guest this week, Kristen Rivers from ParetoHealth, is one of the strongest healthcare advocates I know. This week on Self-Funded, Kristen and I discuss her upbringin…

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Who Is Spencer Smith? Q+A with Luke Aslesen 43:38

6d ago43:38

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Luke Aslesen, founder of INFRMD, joined me a few weeks ago for the podcast, and we also filmed this extended interview after, in which Luke asks me about my comedy background, upbringing, relationship with my wife, and more. If you’re a long-time listener of the podcast and want to get to know me a bit better, or you just stumbled onto the podcast …

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GLP-1s: The PBM Perspective (with Justin Jasniewski) 35:28

8d ago35:28

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“PBM is one of the most complicated concepts out there and it's incredibly difficult to understand. But it's not because the system itself is complicated. It's because pbms make it complicated.” - Justin Jasniewski Justin Jasniewski, CEO of Serve You Rx, joined me this week to discuss the state of the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) market in 202…

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"Blind Spots" with Dr. Marty Makary 51:14

29d ago51:14

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“You know, Africa has no peanut allergies.” - Dr. Marty Makary I was honored to be joined this week by Dr. Marty Makary to promote his new book “Blind Spots”, which published this week and is currently a national bestseller. To purchase “Blind Spots”, use this link: https://geni.us/blindspots Dr. Marty Makary is a surgeon, researcher, and author, a…

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How Do You Stay Authentic And Creative In Insurance? (with Luke Aslesen) 1:20:40

1M ago1:20:40

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“So many times these employers are like, ‘dude, I spend so much money on this, and my employees don't care at all.’ Or what's even worse is they go, ‘our employees love it, we have a great, great plan.’ Did they tell you that?” - Luke Aslesen This is one of my favorite podcasts of the year: Luke Aslesen, Founder of INFRMD, joined me to talk about e…

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Psychedelic Therapy As An Employee Benefit? (with Amil Patel) 1:16:31

1M ago1:16:31

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“If we're facing a [mental health] crisis and we want radical change, we’ve got to think about radical solutions. If those radical solutions can show objectively with safety and efficacy data, that they're really helping people and really changing lives, then I think we ought to at least explore and get curious about offering those solutions to to …

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What's Stopping Patients From Embracing Virtual Care? (with Jon O'Toole) 52:24

1M ago52:24

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“Utilization is key for virtual urgent care. Let us be your first line of defense, rather than like, ‘oh, I do have a telemedicine on the back of my insurance card, I’m not sure what it does.’” - Jon O’Toole Especially in the last few years (for obvious reasons), telehealth and virtual care have proved that they’re here to stay. But how do we best …

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Elevate Your Customer Service Game (with Heather Bowers) 56:08

2M ago56:08

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“Life is short. In the meantime, your health is, at the end of the day, your health is all you have." - Heather Bowers Differentiating yourself through customer service is a tricky thing: it’s talked about so frequently that it can almost feel outdated focusing so much on the customer experience. But, as my guest Heather Bowers from Lone Star Benef…

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How Do We Engage Members? (with Rob Gelb) 1:20:02

2M ago1:20:02

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“We're simplifying the complexities of healthcare. We gotta declutter it, we've gotta demystify it, we've gotta make it more transparent and understandable in bite sized ways where members know and understand what's happening for and to them." - Rob Gelb It sounds like a simple question, but as an industry, we’re still working towards figuring it o…

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Fixing Healthcare Now (with Brandon Weber in San Francisco) 1:00:40

2M ago1:00:40

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“If you talk to almost anyone in this industry over a beer or something like that, I think they will all agree that we are operating in a pretty antiquated industry that needs some serious modernization, innovation, reimagination." - Brandon Weber This week’s episode of Self-Funded is coming to you from the (unfinished) San Francisco ParetoHealth o…

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The Social Determinants Of Health (with Justen Nestico) 1:02:28

3M ago1:02:28

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"I think, not just in terms of the type of AI Verikai does, but AI in healthcare in general, I'm so optimistic about it, just because we are in such early stages of this." - Justen Nestico Did you know that what type of car you drive determines how healthy you're likely to be? Justen Nestico, Director of Actuarial Solutions at Verikai, joined me th…

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Why Tribal Healthcare Is So Unique (with Kevin Chambers) 45:25

3M ago45:25

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"The best way I can explain it is the concept is like your house is on fire, and now you go get homeowners insurance." - Kevin Chambers Kevin Chambers (Lucent Health) joined me this week to help me understand just what makes tribal healthcare plans so unique. As Kevin shares in this episode, many companies are somewhat scared to insure tribes, as t…

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How To Build Your Personal Brand From Scratch (with Madison Baker) 1:08:34

3M ago1:08:34

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"I think we need to do a better job of understanding each other and plugging each other in where we can help our clients to solve for issues that may not directly impact us, but make a world of difference for them." - Madison Baker Madison Baker, from Marsh McLennan, has expanded her business and online presence exponentially over the last year by …

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Self-Funding Drug Trials (with Public Good Pharma) 59:39

3M ago59:39

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“I realize there's this massive disconnect in the business model whereby you've got governments and health insurers paying billions and billions of dollars for what might be a not very effective therapy, and then there's all these potential cures, even, and much better treatments out there.” - Savva KerdemelidisSavva Kerdemelidis and Zan Lowe, of P…

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Can We Use AI To Fix Healthcare? (with Guy Benjamin) 51:33

4M ago51:33

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"The US healthcare system is simple, easy to navigate and affordable. Said no one ever." - Guy Benjamin Guy Benjamin returns to the show a year after his previous episode to share just how much Healthee has expanded in that time (spoilers: it’s 100x). We talk about how Healthee’s role in the marketplace has shifted, what huge feature is on the hori…

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Inside the Life of a Children's Book Illustrator (with AG Ford) 58:54

4M ago58:54

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"It's not always what you can do that makes you who you are. Sometimes the things that you don't do well create your style." - AG Ford We have a bit of a different episode in store for you this week: an interview with a local illustrator AG Ford, who’s worked on children’s book series like Construction Site and Magic Tree House. AG and I discussed …

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Episode 150 - Talking RBP with ClaimDOC, Live From Des Moines! 59:16

4M ago59:16

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“If you're going to be the fiduciary, you have to protect the members, you have to protect the plan, and you need to defend that allowable to make sure that you're covering all of your bases." - Amy Pellegrin We made it to episode 150! A huge thank you to every guest we’ve had on the show so far, and obviously to you, the listeners, for making the …

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Real Estate As An Employee Benefit? (with Dave and Tommy Shumway) 53:37

4M ago53:37

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"You're talking about the number one creator of wealth and security for people and one of their most important purchases. And like, how is this not in the employee benefits arena?" - Tommy Shumway For the first time ever, a father and son joined the podcast together. Dave and Tommy Shumway, from CityWorth, joined the show to discuss an innovative, …

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Incentivizing Employees To Stay Fit (with Chris Hamilton) 1:17:49

5M ago1:17:49

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"Your fitness affects if you, even if you have a desk job. Your fitness is going to affect your performance over the long run, because it's your energy level." - Chris HamiltonChris Hamilton (Hotchkiss) needs no introduction on the show at this point; this is his fifth appearance! This time, Chris introduced me to the world of Continuous Glucose Mo…

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Designing Better Healthcare Experiences (with Ben Callaghan) 52:18

5M ago52:18

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“We need to solve for all of that, so that it's more rewarding, more enjoyable, because that's where the cost savings will come in. That's where the innovation will come." - Ben Callaghan Ben Callaghan, Chief Experience Officer at Empara, joined me this week to discuss how design can actually play a huge role in fixing many of the problems in our i…

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How To Stay Disciplined As A Consultant (with Nick Bellanca) 56:36

5M ago56:36

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"If you do hard things now, your life will be easy in the future. If you do easy things now, your life will be hard in the future." - Nick Bellanca Nick Bellanca joined me this week to get his perspective on something we don’t get a lot of on the show: selling as a consultant. Nick and I talked about his upbringing, how he got onto the football tea…

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Bringing Capitalism Back To Healthcare (with Dr. K) 54:45

5M ago54:45

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"When your brain is programmed that the only way it can be done is through submitting your insurance and when your brain has been for years and years and years that accepting cash is criminal, it's very hard to break that." - Dr. KMy good friend Dr. K, founder of the NTTC Surgery Center and Hinkapin Health, joined the show to shed further light on …

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The Employer Perspective On Self-Funding (with Stephanie Koch) 1:12:29

6M ago1:12:29

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“It's the second largest line item that a company has, but they will stroke a check every month for a fully insured program without having data to support what those costs are for.” - Stephanie Koch Stephanie Koch joined the show to share what it was like to work in benefits and HR in a fully funded company before moving to one that self-funds. I i…

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Avoiding Unnecessary Surgeries And Imaging (with Heidi Ojha) 1:02:05

6M ago1:02:05

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“I realized that 95% of the scheduled surgeries, like shoulder/knee repairs, back fusions, even some pelvic floor surgeries, they're no more effective than doing nothing at all, on average.” - Heidi OjhaHeidi Ojha, founder of Aware Health and recently a part of our MSK roundtable, joined me this week in studio to talk about why there are so many un…

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Can Market-Based Pricing Save Healthcare? (with Dr. Keith Smith) 1:07:50

6M ago1:07:50

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“In what other industry are you just not covered up with business if you're cheaper and better? This is America, for God's sake." - Keith Smith This is a special episode with a special guest: Dr. Keith Smith from the Surgery Center of Oklahoma. Keith realized in the 1990s that the surgery system in America was exploitative and unfair, and decided t…

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From "Sickcare" to "Healthcare": The Future Of This Industry (with John Butler) 58:42

6M ago58:42

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"No one wins alone. And you know what? You can't do it on your own." - John Butler John Butler, from JB Benefits Consulting, joined the show this week to talk the big-picture future of health insurance. From AI sales tools to ICHRA plans to Health Sharing Plans, John Butler is constantly thinking about the future of this industry, and it was fun to…

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The Space Between Us | Family > Friends

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By Justin Bowers

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Modern Virtual Care With AI (with Chris Mathew) 1:01:11

7M ago1:01:11

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"I don't believe that random doctors should treat random patients in ongoing continuity of care. I don't think that transactional care is good for patients, and I know it's not good for physicians." - Chris MathewThe great Chris Mathew, Chief Growth Officer at Sniffle, joined me to talk about the future of Telehealth and the amazingly cost-effectiv…

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The MSK Roundtable, with Chris Hamilton, Heidi Ojha, and Mark Testa 1:24:51

7M ago1:24:51

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Does bone-on-bone contact always lead to pain? What's the best way to get good, new solutions in the hands of brokers? How many MSK surgeries are really necessary? Chris Hamilton, Heidi Ojha, and Mark Testa joined me in studio to answer those questions and many more in this special bonus episode of Self-Funded with Spencer, The MSK Roundtable. Key …

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The Space Between Us | The Loneliness Epidemic

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Our podcast is back! Welcome to a new series about the loneliness that permeates our world and the hope of connection we have in Jesus.By Justin Bowers

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Why "HR" Became "People" (with Monica Panetta) 51:47

7M ago51:47

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"I always knew there was more. I always knew there was a different dimension to what this personnel or HR thing was." - Monica PanettaMonica Panetta, Chief People Officer at ParetoHealth (a show sponsor and the company I work for), joined me for an evening podcast in studio as we talked all things HR/People, starting with why the industry has moved…

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Founding A Healthcare Startup (with Russell Pekala) 1:03:50

7M ago1:03:50

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"I think the more questions the employer asks, and just the deeper that they're willing to think about this and have already thought about it, the more they're able to buy into this mission." - Russell Pekala Russell Pekala, co-founder of Yuzu Health, joined me in studio for this week’s episode focused on controlling pharmacy costs and emergency cl…

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Actually Making Healthcare Affordable (with Taylor Rogers) 50:38

7M ago50:38

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“To me, a private equity firm should never look at a healthcare vertical and say, God, there's opportunity there. That means that there's profit exploitation to be had in those areas.” - Taylor Rogers Taylor Rogers, former professional baseball pitcher turned insurance consultant, joined me this week for a podcast focused on profit exploitation in …

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Leveling The Healthcare Playing Field (with Gentry Lynn) 1:07:39

7M ago1:07:39

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“You can have the same provider, same treatment, two different locations, different outcomes.” - Gentry Lynn Gentry Lynn, VP at Healthcare Bluebook, joined me this week to discuss what it means to actually make an impact in this industry, why there’s so much cost variance between locations, and how we can more effectively engage members to use new …

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Is Ozempic A Sustainable Solution? (with Durrell Finch) 1:17:20

8M ago1:17:20

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“It's like the Wizard of Oz, I think, or The Matrix. You have this veil that as the participant in it for so long, you just don't think about your benefits. But I think when you kind of peel back the curtain and you're looking at the greed of it and how everyone is getting paid on people being sick, it's gross. And I don't vibe with it.” - Durrell …

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How Adapting to Regulations Can Benefit Your Practice (with Jen Berman) 57:59

8M ago57:59

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"Compliance does not have to be a burden. It doesn't have to be hard. It can be a value differentiator and an opportunity to really help people." - Jen Berman Jen Berman joined me this week to close out our trilogy of compliance episodes. We focused on why regulations exist, the purpose of recent legislation like the CAA, and why it’s important for…

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The No Surprises Act and Consumer Protection In Healthcare (with Josh Schreiner & Michael Mather) 1:10:46

8M ago1:10:46

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"When consumers understand that they can get the same level of care at half the price, they feel good about making that decision." - Josh Schreiner “We're actually going to collapse that concept entirely. Everyone's in network from your perspective, from the consumer, from the patient perspective." - Michael Mather Continuing from last week’s theme…

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Don't Get Sued: Compliance In The CAA Era (with Sarah Borders) 1:13:54

8M ago1:13:54

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“The CAA was the most significant piece of healthcare legislation that we've had since the ACA.” - Sarah Borders Healthcare compliance, especially post-CAA, can be a complex thing for employers to navigate. There’s an increased level of scrutiny on employers, with heavy fees for those who don’t comply. This week on Self-Funded with Spencer I’m join…

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Disrupting The Health Insurance Industry (with Jack Crotty) 42:26

9M ago42:26

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"I think our industry is craving some disruption - and it needs it." - Jack Crotty What does it actually mean to disrupt the health insurance industry? Jack Crotty, the Director of Business Development of Adyptation, joined me in studio this week for a discussion on the innovative solutions he’s bringing to the consulting world, including pharmaceu…

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How To Build Your Social Media Brand (with Jake Rushton) 1:00:20

9M ago1:00:20

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"There's no reason you can't make content.There's no excuses. Just get started. Because it could open opportunities you don't even know." - Jake Rushton Jake and I can both honestly say that we would not be where we are in our careers today without social media, but for many of those who tune into the show, getting started with producing content ca…

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Closing the Mental Health Gap (with Megan Rozanski) 55:29

9M ago55:29

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“I think we're now at a point where we as a society are recognizing we can't wait until it gets bad enough. And how do we get people into care sooner?" - Megan Rozanski I wanted to close out January with a focus on mental health and how to continue breaking down the stigma surrounding it, and Megan Rozanski was gracious enough to join me in the stu…

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Direct Primary Care: The Physician Perspective (with Dr. David Cameron) 1:07:55

9M ago1:07:55

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"Whereas the current structure pits [employers, doctors, and patients] against each other, with Direct Primary Care, we all want the same thing." - Dr. David Cameron For Dr. David Cameron, DPC (direct primary care) isn't just another health insurance acronym; it’s a revolutionary approach to delivering healthcare that has transformed his role as a …

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Demanding Healthcare Justice (with Emma Fox) 46:48

10M ago46:48

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"The only thing that will fix healthcare is restoring the doctor patient relationship without anybody in between it." - Emma Fox Emma Fox joins me on this special pre-YouPowered Symposium episode to talk about her healthcare journey, from moving to America and discovering just how broken our system was for the first time to recently meeting with th…

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A Couple On A Healthcare Mission (With David Contorno & Emma Fox) 34:55

10M ago34:55

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"If you show me the incentives, I'll show you the outcomes." - David Contorno "I want to fix the healthcare system. My mission ended up being to correct the injustices I find in the healthcare system as I find them. And that's what I do every single day." - Emma Fox On this bonus episode of Self Funded With Spencer, I sat down with David Contorno a…

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The Real Cost of Health Insurance (with David Contorno) 40:26

10M ago40:26

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"Health insurance has been so perverted that it becomes the one insurance that we go bankrupt when we use." - David ContornoI was super grateful to have David Contorno, founder of e-Powered Benefits, join me on the podcast for a conversation covering many aspects of the healthcare landscape, from how brokers can think outside the boxes to change th…

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Samaritan Fund - Medical Expense Relief That Changes Lives 58:40

10M ago58:40

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"If we can take that [financial] anxiety away from them to where they can focus on their health, that's our mission, that's our cause. That's what we want to do." - Brett Morris Brett Morris joins me on the podcast for a conversation revolving around the Samaritan Fund Program, which he developed to help those individuals and families who have been…

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Ask Us Anything - LinkedIn Live with Seth Denson (12/20/23) 1:11:53

10M ago1:11:53

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In this special episode of Self-Funded with Spencer, I am joined by my friend Seth Denson for my first ever live version of the podcast through LinkedIn Live. This episode was previously recorded on 12/20/23, but I wanted to make sure that those who missed it on LinkedIn, still had an opportunity to watch and listen. Seth is the Head of Employee Be…

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Advanced Medical Strategies - Stacy Borans - Founder of AMS 1:02:29

10M ago1:02:29

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Advanced Medical Strategies - Stacy Borans - Founder of AMS Stacy Borans is a seasoned expert in healthcare technology and data analysis, with a robust background in medical cost management. As a key player at Advanced Medical Strategies (AMS), she has been instrumental in developing software solutions for payment accuracy, risk assessment, and bus…

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