Happy Healthcare Stories Introduction
Release Date: 06/25/2024
#10: 3 Books to Get Employers Started on the Happy Health Plan Path
Happy Health Plans: How to Offer High-Quality, Affordable Healthcare for Employees and their Families
It is so much easier standing on the shoulders of giants versus trying to grow into a giant overnight. Justin highlights three books that provide practical case studies and real life examples of how employers have started offering high-quality and affordable health plans to their employees and families. Enjoy and be sure to subscribe to the weekly Happy Health Plans newsletter to get a written summary of the latest episodes at
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#9: Turning Negative Feedback Into Something Good
Happy Health Plans: How to Offer High-Quality, Affordable Healthcare for Employees and their Families
"There's a fairly blistering chat going on the internal message board today about worker's frustrations with the plans." This is how the client's email started and it did not get better. This episode shares how Justin turned this negative feedback into something good, inspired by a children's book he was reading to his daughters. We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to follow the show to keep getting these mini stories and lessons in what it takes to create high-quality, affordable health plan options for your employees and families. Subscribe to get a weekly summary of...
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#8 Time to Cut the Cable Cord?
Happy Health Plans: How to Offer High-Quality, Affordable Healthcare for Employees and their Families
Learn how picking the right healthcare plan for your employees is like subscribing to cable or cutting the cord. You can go with the ease of having a single invoice from the cable company and be done with your decision, but you lack the choice and potential cost savings of streaming options. Enjoy our latest mini episode on Happy Health Plans and remember to subscribe to our free newsletter to get a summary of key takeaways at .
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#7: Would You Be My Broker?
Happy Health Plans: How to Offer High-Quality, Affordable Healthcare for Employees and their Families
It's the start of a new year, with fresh goals and one of ours is to share all the best practices to help employers offer better health plans in 2025 and ongoing. This new format will feature short episodes of key takeaways from books, thought leaders, and case studies in the world of employer health plans so that more companies can offer high-quality, affordable health plans to their employees and families. Hear our origin story from your host Justin Thomas as we kick-off this new focus. Be sure to get a weekly summary of all the latest content by joining the Happy Health Plans...
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#6: Chelsea Ryckis, President & Founder of Ethos Benefits — Advisor of the Year and Her Vision for Healthcare Excellence
Happy Health Plans: How to Offer High-Quality, Affordable Healthcare for Employees and their Families
Our guest today is Chelsea Ryckis, founder of Ethos Benefits. She shares her journey from a brain injury in college to becoming an award-winning employee benefits consultant. Justin delves into her professional work, which has resulted in happy healthcare moments, including free surgeries and better-quality care for employees. Chelsea also shares insights on effective communication in the benefits industry, the importance of clear company values, and her recent documentary on the healthcare system, "It's Not Personal, It's Just Healthcare." You can learn more about Chelsea and her work...
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#5: Dave Chase Co- Founder & CEO of Health Rosetta — Transforming Healthcare Through Community-Owned Health Plans
Happy Health Plans: How to Offer High-Quality, Affordable Healthcare for Employees and their Families
In this episode, we sit down with Dave Chase, co-founder and CEO of Health Rosetta, to discuss the impactful changes he's leading in the healthcare sector. From discussing his journey starting in 2015 to his groundbreaking TED Talk and insightful publications, we delve into success stories, systemic issues, and the blueprint for fixing healthcare. Tune in to learn about the community-owned health plans and how incremental but substantial changes are shaping the future of healthcare in America. You can connect with Dave on and at the website. Thank you for being part of this Happy...
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#4: Chris Wolpert Founder of Group Benefit Solutions — From Journalism and Comic Books to Award-Winning Benefits
Happy Health Plans: How to Offer High-Quality, Affordable Healthcare for Employees and their Families
Chris Wolpert is the founder of Group Benefit Solutions, whose mission is to eliminate employee's out-of-pocket costs while guiding them to the highest quality healthcare available. In this episode, Justin Thomas sits down with Chris an award-winning benefit consultant and entrepreneur who uniquely combines healthcare business strategies with creative storytelling through comics and documentaries. Chris shares his journey from being nominated as a 2024 finalist for Broker of the Year to how his comic book "Hit Zero" educates and entertains. He also discusses heartwarming success stories from...
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#3: Vinay Patel, Founder of MakoRx — Lowering Pharmacy Costs with Local Partners, Cost Plus Solutions, and Member Care
Happy Health Plans: How to Offer High-Quality, Affordable Healthcare for Employees and their Families
Vinay Patel Co-Founder of MakoRx joins Justin on today's show to discuss innovative, cost-effective approaches in pharmacy benefits management and healthcare. They delve into the inspiration behind MakoRx, early wins, cost plus models, specialty programs, and real-life success stories improving patient care. Vinay is a pharmacist executive who has focused on population health management, community pharmacy operations, and creating MakoRx, a new type of pharmacy benefits company. Learn more about Vinay on . You can also connect with his team at MakoRx at Download a free guide...
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#2: Korb Matosich, Co-Founder and CEO of Asserta Health — Why Cash is King and How Care Navigation Works
Happy Health Plans: How to Offer High-Quality, Affordable Healthcare for Employees and their Families
This Happy Healthcare conversation features Korb Matosich, Co-Founder and CEO of Asserta Health. He discusses innovative strategies to make healthcare more affordable. Korb shares how Asserta Health helps self-insured employers offer a cash-driven option that empowers plan members with a concierge navigator to find providers offering specialty services at fair cash prices. The conversation delves into the origins of Asserta Health, the challenges faced during the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and the concept of paying cash for healthcare to control costs and improve the member...
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#1: Ashok Subramanian, Founder and CEO of Centivo — A TPA with Opinions, Radical Affordability, and Overcoming Challenges
Happy Health Plans: How to Offer High-Quality, Affordable Healthcare for Employees and their Families
In this episode, Justin talks with Ashok Subramanian, Co-Founder & CEO of Centivo. Ashok founded Centivo in 2017 after observing the inefficiency in the healthcare system and the pain that has resulted for employers and employees. Prior to Centivo, Ashok co-founded Liazon, operator of the nation’s industry-leading private benefits exchange for active employees. In addition to his role at Centivo, Ashok serves as a senior advisor to Silversmith Capital, a growth equity firm. They discuss innovative approaches to healthcare and share inspiring stories of success....
info_outlineEnjoy this quick overview of what you can expect from the Happy Healthcare Stories podcast series by your host, Justin Thomas. This podcast is brought to you Bull Benefits, an employee benefits consulting agency specializing in self-insured health plans and based in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. Learn more at www.bullbenefits.com and enjoy the show!