15 episodes
The Paytient Podcast Paytient
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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The Paytient Podcast is a show about how people access and afford healthcare. We cover trends in health and benefits while talking to innovators who are empowering consumers to take charge of their health. We explore the implications of decisions made at the benefits level, with an eye toward how we can all lead healthier lives. The podcast is hosted by Dr. Jay Moore and J.R. Clark, who have decades of experience in healthcare and insurance. They excel at bringing their expertise to conversations with other leaders in the space — and having a great time while they're at it. To learn more, visit us at https://www.paytient.com/.
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The Wonderful World of Ancillary Benefits (w/ Alex Frommeyer of Beam Benefits)
On this episode of the Paytient Podcast, we're finally diving into ancillary benefits! Whether you're passionate about dental or vision care, this one is for you.
We welcome Alex Frommeyer to the show to talk about his personal journey in the benefits world as well as the origins of Beam Benefits. The company started as an IoT company in the dental space and eventually transformed into a fully fledged insurance and employee benefits business. Beam now offers full dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health coverage for employers of all sizes.
If you'd like to connect with Fro (we're basically best friends at this point) and learn more about Beam Benefits, you can reach them on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
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Out-of-Pocket Costs and the Power of Preventive Care (w/ Dr. Eric Bricker of AHealthcareZ)
In our first official episode of the Paytient Podcast, we welcome Dr. Eric Bricker to the show. His popular YouTube channel AHealthcareZ offers facts about healthcare delivery in the U.S.; how benefits are set up and designed; and how the system affects patients, providers, and organizations.
Dr. Bricker recently became the medical director of SimplePay Health and Coupe Health, where he is helping them offer alternative health plans that empower employees with high-quality care, concierge support, and easily understood payment structures. If you'd like to connect with Dr. Bricker and tap into his wealth of knowledge, you can follow him on LinkedIn or YouTube.
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A Continuing Look at the Affordable Care Act
In this installment of the Explanation of Benefits podcast, Dr. Jay and J.R. continue to reflect on the Affordable Care Act and its impact on health insurance.
Both Dr. Jay and J.R. were working in insurance at the inception of the ACA, and they saw some of these sweeping changes from the inside. A large portion of the conversation focuses on the three R's established by the ACA: risk adjustment, reinsurance, and risk corridors.
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Reflecting on the Lasting Impacts of the Affordable Care Act
In the latest installment of Explanation of Benefits, Dr. Jay and J.R. talk about the Affordable Care Act and how it has altered the healthcare world.
After discussing a few of the general provisions that the ACA put into place, they focus on three ways the act changed the game in terms of insurance: It introduced medical loss ratio restrictions, it established the idea of guaranteed issue, and it largely eliminated medical underwriting. Get ready to learn about the lasting impact of the ACA!
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How Do High-Deductible Health Plans Impact Spending?
In our latest episode, Dr. Jay and J.R. talk about high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and how these plans impact healthcare in the U.S. — particularly among people who have private or commercial health insurance.
Our hosts take a look at some recent research regarding whether HDHPs are working as anticipated (lowering healthcare costs while making people more engaged in their overall care). While these plans have been shown to decrease the number of "low-value" services members receive, they also had some unintended consequences as it relates to preventive care.
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The Ins and Outs of Contracting Methodologies
We're celebrating 10 episodes today! To mark this momentous occasion, Dr. Jay and J.R. do a deep dive into the various contracting methodologies that insurance companies use when talking to hospitals.
They start with fee-for-service models, which pay a set amount of money to providers for a given service. They also explain bundled payments, which see providers take a single payment for a collection of related services. And finally, they look at capitation — weighing all healthcare costs across a population and collecting a set amount of money based on estimates of what sort of care will be necessary.
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