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The Health Guardianship Podcast is an ongoing dialogue with healthcare professionals, policy experts, and innovators who are unraveling the complexities of the US healthcare system in order to create new solutions to guard health.
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Episode 1
Unlocking Healthcare Reform: A Conversation with Former Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta
Join us as former Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta shares surprising insights into the role of employer-provided benefits in shaping the American healthcare system and how market failures, lack of portability, and limited consumer choice hold back innovation in healthcare.
Episode 2
Our Journey to a Better Healthcare Option for Employees
In this episode, we sit down with Mike Morris, CEO of a U.S. steel manufacturing company, to hear how his company transformed its healthcare strategy. Discover how his team has tried new approaches and overcome hurdles to select a new path with Health Guardianship, a change that has helped them reduce costs by 20%!
Episode 3
Why Relying on Fee-for-Service in Healthcare Needs to Go
In this episode, healthcare innovator Jon Hernandez shares his journey from the world of insurance payments to developing direct-pay models in healthcare. Discover how his work in claims, reimbursements, and physician acquisition strategies has led him to push for a new model—one that redefines primary care and empowers doctors to deliver better outcomes without relying on the traditional fee-for-service model.
Episode 4
Fixing Healthcare's Pricing Disconnect
Korb Matosich, co-founder of Asserta Health, is laser-focused on fixing one key aspect of healthcare: the payment system. We dive into why the healthcare payment model has failed to serve patients, employers, and even providers—and how innovative solutions like cash payment models are revolutionizing the way we pay for care.
Episode 5
The Health Guardianship Experience
In this episode, Candice Ehler shares her experience as part of the Health Guardianship team, emphasizing the personalized, time-intensive care that is a hallmark of Health Guardianship. The discussion highlights how Health Guardianship transforms the traditional rushed healthcare model by offering compassionate, comprehensive support.
Episode 6
The True Cost of the Hidden Harms in Healthcare
In this episode, healthcare veteran Steve Wyman shares his personal journey through a broken system, enduring nearly 30 surgeries and misdiagnoses that forever altered his life. His story serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of patient advocacy and the hidden harms caused by misaligned healthcare priorities.
Episode 7
Beyond the Chief Complaint: Shifting Medicine Toward Preventative Care
In this episode, Dr. Bernard Evenhuis shares his journey from a successful software engineer to a newly minted physician, exposing the deep-rooted issues in the U.S. healthcare system. He discusses the challenges of treating symptoms instead of root causes and how hyper-specialization often leads to fragmented, costly care that overlooks the patient's overall health.
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