The Paytient Podcast
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. To learn more, visit us at https://www.paytient.com/.
Episodes
36 episodes
Breaking Down Barriers to Care with Dawn Beaudin, Hyatt Corporation’s VP of Benefits
On this episode of The Paytient Podcast, host Laura Cave sits down with Dawn Beaudin, the Vice President of Benefits at Hyatt, to discuss innovative benefit solutions that break down barriers to care. Hyatt, known for its exceptional benefits p...
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33:04
Ensuring equitable access to care amidst economic turmoil: Hear NABIP CEO Jessica Woods Brooks on what benefit advisors can do to help clients cope
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 strat...
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40:21
How Transparency and the Election will Impact Healthcare Access & Affordability in 2024 with CIAB President Joel Wood
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 leg...
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37:05
Building a Better Benefits Universe: Insights from Cameron Betts of Mercer
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...
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Episode 33
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42:14
Employee Benefit Strategies You Need to Know for 2024 with Jeff Faber of HUB
This week, we welcomed Jeff Faber, Employee Benefits Chief Strategy Officer of HUB International to the show for a conversation about ...
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Episode 32
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27:11
How Employers Are Using HPAs to Drive Retention and DEI Outcomes With Chris Labrecque
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...
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Episode 31
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23:36
Supporting Parents Returning from Leave with Lori Mihalich-Levin of Mindful Return
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...
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Episode 30
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27:22
Growing the Mission with Jodi Hubler, Paytient's new Independent Director
We’re proud to announce Jodi Hubler has joined our mission to help people access and afford healthcare as our first and only independent director....
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29:23
Innovation in the Dental Benefit Space (w/ Brent Troxell of Beta Health)
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 s...
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Episode 28
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22:52
The Hidden Cost of Medical Billing (w/ Aman Magoon of Adonis)
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 medica...
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Episode 27
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35:10
Redesigning Care Patterns and Measuring Clinical Impact (w/ Holly Morganti of Omada Health)
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 ...
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24:36
The Health Care Consumer’s Manifesto (w/ author Deb Gordon)
In this episode of the Paytient Podcast, we're talking about the barriers employees face when shopping for care and how we can put employees in a better position to be healthcare shoppers.To bring expertise to this topic, we sat down wit...
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Episode 25
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35:51
Attracting Talent and Managing Costs in a Challenging Labor Market (w/ benefits advisor Dan Bernstein)
In this episode of the Paytient Podcast, we're talking about the ongoing "squeeze" employers in all industries are feeling. They're struggling to attract and retain talent in a tight labor market while also managing costs given our challenging ...
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Episode 24
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27:20
The Dawn of Health Payment Accounts (w/ Laura Cave of Paytient)
Regardless of someone's financial situation, a surprise medical expense tends to be a painful experience. And one of the best ways to soothe and smooth that pain is by breaking those costs up into more manageable chunks.In this episode ...
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Episode 23
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29:37
Simplifying the Complexity of Modern Healthcare (w/ Dr. Rachelle Scott of Eden Health)
We're focused on mental health today on the Paytient Podcast. We welcome Dr. Rachelle Scott of Eden Health to the show to discuss how the company simplifies the complexity of the healthcare system by offering a new kind of primary care....
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Episode 22
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37:11
How Medical Debt Impacts Everyone in Healthcare (w/ Ruth Landé of RIP Medical Debt)
This is a big one, folks. We are beyond thrilled to welcome Ruth Landé of RIP Medical Debt to the Paytient Podcast.We've been following the work of RIP Medical Debt for a while now. The nonprofi...
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Episode 21
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37:30
Cutting Deductibles and Promoting Benefits Equity (w/ Kim Eckelbarger of Tropical Benefits)
You probably haven't heard about baby manatees and benefits equity in the same conversation. Until now, at least.We're thrilled to welcome Kim Eckelbarger, the founder of Tropical Benefits, to the Paytient Podcast. Kim is passionate abo...
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Episode 20
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32:31
Health and Wellness Solutions in Central Ohio (w/ Bridgette McCullough of OhioHealth)
We're back with another scintillating installment of the Paytient Podcast! For this episode, we're absolutely ecstatic to chat with Bridgette McCullough of OhioHealth.Bridgette shares some of the ways OhioHealth helps employers througho...
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Episode 19
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44:42
Secret Menu Items and Benefit Engagement (w/ Daniel Banks of Chipotle)
In the latest episode of the Paytient Podcast, we're continuing our conversation with Daniel Banks, the director of global benefits at Chipotle Mexican Grill. In the second part of our conversation, we cover Chipotle's approach to menta...
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Episode 18
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31:40
A Tale of Burritos and Benefits (w/ Daniel Banks of Chipotle)
On this episode of the Paytient Podcast, we're taking a closer look at benefits in the quick-service restaurant space with a company you might have heard of before: Chipotle. Yes, that Chipotle.We're welcoming Daniel Banks, the director...
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Episode 17
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30:52
Unraveling an Artificial Intelligence Mystery (w/ Dr. Leo Celi of MIT Critical Data)
This week on the Paytient Podcast, we're thrilled to welcome Dr. Leo Celi to the show.Dr. Celi is a principal research scientist in IMES at MIT and an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He was involved in a recen...
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Episode 16
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46:54
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 i...
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Episode 15
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35:32
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 deliv...
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Episode 14
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39:53
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, ...
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Episode 13
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28:10
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 foc...
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Episode 12
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23:50