Healthcare Forward: Inside the Self-Funding Revolution

Roundstone Insurance

Healthcare Forward, a podcast by Roundstone Insurance, explores the future of employer-sponsored healthcare. As the founder of the first self-funded group captive, Roundstone President Mike Schroeder, interviews industry experts, benefits advisors, and innovators. Listen as experts discuss trends, strategies, and real-world insights and explore healthcare benefits that drive greater transparency and outcomes.  

Episodes

  1. Jul 1 ·  Video

    Reinventing Cancer Care with Color Health: Earlier Interventions at Every Step of the Journey

    Cancer is one of the most expensive—and least effectively managed—drivers of employer healthcare spend. But what if the biggest opportunity isn’t in treatment… it’s in timing? In this episode, Color Health sits down with Mike Schroeder to explore how early detection, clinical navigation, and end-to-end cancer care are redefining what cost containment looks like. From faster diagnoses to preventing avoidable high-cost events, this conversation breaks down how a new model of cancer care delivers measurable financial and human impact.

    Reinventing Cancer Care with Color Health: Earlier Interventions at Every Step of the Journey

  2. May 29 ·  Video

    The Healthcare System is Broken—So Why Are We Still Playing by Its Rules?

    In this episode, Roundstone Founder and President Mike Schroeder sits down with advisor Frank Miotke to unpack the real issues driving poor outcomes in employee benefits. From short-term decision-making and price shopping to misaligned broker incentives and misunderstood transparency, they explore why the system keeps failing—and what it takes to break out of it.

  3. Apr 22 ·  Video

    Transforming Healthcare Navigation Through Strategy & Service

    Exploring how Steven Chavez, Vice President of Navigation Service Delivery at Rightway Healthcare, and his team are redefining care navigation through technology and human guidance—and why Roundstone partners with them to deliver real value for employers and employees.

    Transforming Healthcare Navigation Through Strategy & Service

  4. Mar 26 ·  Video

    Smart Hospitals & AI: How University Hospitals Is Reimagining Care

    A conversation with David Sylvan, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at University Hospitals, on how University Hospitals is redefining what it means to be a “smart” healthcare system—leveraging AI, partnerships, and innovation to deliver better outcomes, streamline operations, and create values across the care continuum. The conversation highlights lessons learned from pilots, the importance of payer-provider collaboration, and a future focused on efficiency, virtual care, and improving the patient experience.

    Smart Hospitals & AI: How University Hospitals Is Reimagining Care

  5. Feb 19 ·  Video

    Leveraging AI for Innovation in Healthcare

    In this episode, Mike Schroeder sits down with Brandon Cornuke, Senior Director of Innovation at University Hospitals, to explore how AI is transforming patient care, hospital operations, and cost management. From fall prevention and virtual nursing to AI-powered patient follow-up and a system-wide “problem engine” that elevates frontline insights, Brandon shares how University Hospitals is building smarter, safer, and more efficient care environments while addressing workforce shortages and rising healthcare costs.

    Leveraging AI for Innovation in Healthcare

  6. Jan 9 ·  Video

    Direct Primary Care: Making Healthcare Personal, Accessible, and Innovative

    In this episode of Healthcare Forward, Mike Schroeder sits down with Dr. Berry from Maple Health for a conversation on how Direct Primary Care reimagines the patient-provider relationship. They explore how the DPC model delivers more personalized, accessible care, real-world examples, and how this innovative approach fits into emerging healthcare strategies for employers.

    Direct Primary Care: Making Healthcare Personal, Accessible, and Innovative

  7. 12/08/2025 ·  Video

    From Operation Rainbow to Medical Claims: A Nurse’s Call for Smarter Care

    In this episode, we sit down with Lisa Grobmyer, a current Roundstone Claims Review Nurse, to explore how her frontline experience in crowded operating rooms abroad and her current role intersect. Lisa shares how a sharp clinical eye can uncover unnecessary costs, spot missed opportunities, and ensure members receive better, more affordable care. From identifying red flags in claims to drawing lessons from resource-limited mission work, Lisa offers practical, human insights for employers and brokers who want to understand what really drives healthcare costs.

    From Operation Rainbow to Medical Claims: A Nurse’s Call for Smarter Care

  8. 11/13/2025 ·  Video

    Beyond the Middleman: What to Look for in a PBM That Works

    What separates a PBM that adds value from one that just adds costs? Host Mike Schroeder and guest Daniel Demyan dig into the traits of an effective PBM—transparent contracts, real-time data, clinical programs, and alignment with employer goals. Along the way, they unpack the impact of high-cost drugs like GLP-1s, share real-world examples of savings, and show how the right PBM strategy can lower costs without cutting care.

    Beyond the Middleman: What to Look for in a PBM That Works

  9. 10/06/2025 ·  Video

    Beyond Sick Care: The Prescription for a Healthier, More Affordable Future

    In this episode, our host, Mike Schroeder, sits down with Dr. Ted Barnett of the Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute to explore how lifestyle changes can transform health outcomes and lower costs for employers. Together, they challenge the status quo of “sick care” by highlighting the power of prevention. Discover why traditional wellness programs often fall short and how embracing true healthcare can save lives and money.

    Beyond Sick Care: The Prescription for a Healthier, More Affordable Future

  10. 09/17/2025 ·  Video

    Self-Funding’s Safety Net: Stop-Loss Explained

    For many employers, the biggest barrier to self-funding is fear of the unknown, especially when it comes to catastrophic claims and financial risk. In this episode, Mike sits down with Lauren Gliha, Partner Solutions Manager at Roundstone, to unpack the truth behind those fears.

    Self-Funding’s Safety Net: Stop-Loss Explained

  11. 09/11/2025 ·  Video

    The Per Employee Per Year (PEPY) Wake-Up Call for Employers

    Rising healthcare costs are putting immense pressure on employers, and CFOs are taking a more active role in shaping benefits decisions. In this episode, Mike Schroeder sits down with Roundstone’s COO, Beth Snyder, to unpack one of the most powerful tools for measuring health plan performance: the Per Employee Per Year (PEPY) metric. Together, they explore why PEPY matters and how businesses can leverage it to achieve meaningful savings and long-term growth.

    The Per Employee Per Year (PEPY) Wake-Up Call for Employers

  12. 08/13/2025 ·  Video

    Gamechanger or Gatekeeper? How to Spot the Best Benefits Advisor

    In the premiere of Healthcare Forward, host Mike Schroeder sits down with Jay Booth, President of Capital Group Benefits, to tackle a critical question for employers: Is your benefits advisor truly working in your best interest? From spotting red flags to recognizing the qualities of a true strategic partner, this conversation offers practical insights for making one of the most important decisions in your benefits strategy.

    Gamechanger or Gatekeeper? How to Spot the Best Benefits Advisor
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Healthcare Forward, a podcast by Roundstone Insurance, explores the future of employer-sponsored healthcare. As the founder of the first self-funded group captive, Roundstone President Mike Schroeder, interviews industry experts, benefits advisors, and innovators. Listen as experts discuss trends, strategies, and real-world insights and explore healthcare benefits that drive greater transparency and outcomes.  

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