Most employers expect health plan costs to increase heading into 2024, and this isn't a new trend. Still, it's gotten to a point where it's stretching employers and employees financially so much that many seek ideas beyond the traditional strategies.  Of the 158 million Americans who get health insurance through their employers, almost a quarter are “underinsured” — they technically have coverage, but they can’t afford to pay the out-of-pocket costs that come when you actually seek care.  Health plans with high out-of-pocket costs have historically disadvantaged vulnerable employee ..read more

Joel Wood is the President of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers.  He has been the top regulatory and government affairs officer at The Council since 1993. He came to Washington a decade earlier to work as a press and legislative director for Rep. Don Sundquist (R-Tenn.). He joined us on the Paytient Podcast to discuss his vantage point around affordability and access with Paytient. Check out this episode to hear Joel's point of view on improving access and affordability through transparency. ** Have questions or comments? Email us at podcast@paytient.com! For more informatio ..read more

Cameron Betts of Mercer joins us on the podcast to talk about what’s in and what's out for benefits in 2024. Cameron is a Senior Health & Benefits Consultant with Mercer where he consults on health and benefits strategy for U.S. based and global employers. We're all aware that this year's big headline is about how inflation is driving up prices that are squeezing family's wallets. People are deferring or foregoing care in record numbers and attraction and retention of workers has been a real challenge for employers. So what's the solution? We get Cameron's point of view on what strategies ..read more

Cameron Betts of Mercer joins us on the podcast to talk about what’s in and what's out for benefits in 2024. Cameron is a senior principal with Mercer where he consults on health and benefits strategy for U.S. based and global employers. We're all aware that this year's big headline is around inflation driving up prices that are squeezing family's wallets. People are deferring or foregoing care in record numbers and attraction and retention of workers has been a real challenge for employers. We get Cameron's point of view on what strategies he thinks are here to stay and which ones aren't serv ..read more

This week, we welcomed Jeff Faber, Employee Benefits Chief Strategy Officer of HUB International to the show for a conversation about what’s next in employee benefits for 2024. Benefit professionals and the teams they serve are dealing with a slew of challenges this year, including: Inflation Turnover and absenteeism Declining population health Health inequities We asked Jeff to shed light on how employers and their benefit advisors are navigating this environment with impactful benefits and smart strategies that can improve both the employee experience and the bottom line.  He delivere ..read more

With a turnover, absenteeism, and health inequities keeping too many people out of the doctor's office, Paytient's Health Payment Account is designed to help employers retain their employees by removing the financial barriers to care. In this episode, Chris Labrecque, who recently joined our team as Chief Customer Officer, joins us to unpack how employers are using Health Payment Accounts to realize better retention and DEI outcomes. With 30 years of experience as a trusted fiduciary serving mid-market to jumbo employer clients, Chris brings a wealth of experience and an empathetic mindset t ..read more

In this episode, we're having the important conversation on the personal and professional identity transition to working parenthood and how benefits that help the transition set new parents up for future processional success. Coming back to work after having a baby can feel like returning to a world that has stayed the same while yours has changed massively. While the disruption is real, parents ultimately develop the character traits and skills that make outstanding leaders. As a lawyer, mom, author, and entrepreneur, Lori Mihalich-Levin, Esq. has experience to share. She created Mindful Re ..read more

In this episode of the Paytient Podcast, we sit down with Brent Troxell of Beta Health. Brent is the Sr. Vice President of Beta Health, a Denver, Colorado based company specializing in offering dental savings plans and dental insurance, among other insurance products, to individuals and employer groups. We talk about innovation in the dental benefit space and how Brent's work is supporting health care innovation and improving community health. If you want to connect with Brent, you can find him on LinkedIn. You can also interact with Beta Health on LinkedIn. ** Have questions or comments ..read more

In this episode of the Paytient Podcast, we talk with Aman Magoon, co-founder and chief product officer of Adonis.  Adonis  is a company that's working to disentangle health care payments by using AI-driven insights to automate medical coding, billing, and reimbursement for medical providers. In this conversation, we talk about the complexities and logistical challenges of medical billing and how Adonis is relieving the burden by reducing leakage, improving accounts receivable, and helping teams lower the cost to collect so that they can focus on what matters: providing care. If yo ..read more

In this episode of the Paytient Podcast, we're talking with Holly Morganti, National VP of Jumbo Accounts and Consultant Relations at Omada Health. Omada uses data to redesign care patterns and measure clinical impact through one-on-one coaching and actual human interactions. Omada integrates the expertise of dietitians, behavioral therapists, physical therapists, coaches, and others via digital tools that allow constant communication between members and their designated care team. We discuss how their virtual first care model is rewriting the playbook for chronic care management, how human ..read more