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Healthcare Solutions

Healthcare innovations that make a difference. On the show, Cristy Gupton, President of Custom Benefits Solutions, meets with other experts in the industry and talks over solutions to current obstacles. Today"s problems with healthcare and how we change it for the better.

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Episode 6: Dr. Keith Smith is Doing No Financial...

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2021/06/25

Tune in for the continuation of my conversation with Dr. Keith Smith, medical director of Surgery Center of Oklahoma and co-founder of the Free Market Medical Association.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:20 From last week's episode04:55 This trend started by Surgery Center of OK is growing06:09 What is it like to come to SCO?06:18 Side note: the first patients who came to SCO were from Canada, Alaska, Wisconsin...areas that are ridden with no access to care09:00 First you'd reach out online via SCO's

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Episode 5: Dr. Keith Smith is Doing No Financial...

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2021/06/18

Dr. Keith Smith literally changed my life. As a "broker" selling employee benefits I stumbled on another podcast (way back when) where Dr. Smith was the guest and transparency was the subject of the day. It shook me out of my comfort zone and led me to the advisor I am today.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:27 How I came to know Dr. Keith Smith03:05 The Shiftshapers Podcast, Episode 164. That's where I heard the shot Dr. Smith fired around the world.04:36 This story may surprise you05:07 Pardon the misspeak

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Episode 4: Never Stress Over Medical Bills Again:...

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2021/06/11

Tune in for part 2 of the conversation with investigative healthcare journalist Marshall Allen and Cristy Gupton in the world of medical bills and Marshall’s path through the industryTimestamps:00:00 Intro02:25 On last week's episode03:00 Marshall's new book "Never Pay the First Bill: and other ways to fight the healthcare system and win" will be available June 22 (earlier than expected)! It's a step-by-step guide to coaching employees on how to save money in today's confusing and opaque healthcare

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Episode 3: Never Stress Over Medical Bills Again:...

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2021/06/04

Tune in to investigative journalist Marshall Allen & Cristy Gupton as they delve into the world of Medical bills in the greater healthcare system.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:20 Side note: release date for Marshall's book "Never Pay the First Bill: and other ways to fight the healthcare system and win" got pushed up to June 22, 202103:10 I skipped Marshall's bio because you can read about it yourself on his own Wikipedia page...that's pretty awesome right there!03:34 I first learned about Marshall

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00:32:00

Episode 2: 6 Degrees (Part 2)

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2021/05/06

Continue the conversation with Cristy, Scott Ray, and Heath Potter in understanding current healthcare transparency, hospital negotiations, and reference-based pricing.Timestamps:00:00 Intro05:32 Many employees don't realize their employer is the health plan06:18 Lots of employee education is needed06:38 The irony of change can be comical07:12 Change can also be cyclical. Cycling back to more local care teams rather than "corporate medicine" is happening.10:10 Healthcare Buyers and Sellers don't

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Episode 1: 6 Degrees (Part 1)

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2021/04/28

Join Cristy with Scott Ray and Heath Potter in understanding current healthcare transparency, hospital negotiations, and reference-based pricing.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:39 2020? See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya!01:25 Intro to 6 Degrees, Scott Ray and Health Potter02:37 Better for Less $$? Sign me up!02:57 Medicare Rate Sausage? How is it made?04:08 So, hospitals CAN cover their costs with Medicare reimbursement rates? Huh, that's not what they've been telling us.05:18 And there's a wide variation in

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Employer Benefits During a Pandemic - Healthcare...

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2020/09/30

On Sept. 29th, Cristy Gupton was a guest speaker on an episode of Healthcare Americana. The episode discussed small and large employers handling benefit plans for their employees in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and more

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Guidance for Employers Phasing Out of Quarantine

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2020/05/11

Custom Benefits Solutions hosts free webinar aimed at helping employers a they bring employees back to work after quarantine.

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Episode 13: A Refreshing Look at Pharmacy Benefits...

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2019/12/31

00:00 Intro00:40Vinay PatelofSelf-Insured Pharmacy Networks01:25 In last week's episode02:38 A day in the life of a community pharmacist03:32 Pharmacists in a big box format want to cater to patients just like community pharmacists do03:53 We're replicating the same model on the pharmacy side as DPC has done on the medical side04:41 Care coordination needs to happen all throughout the local care team (healthcare supply chain)05:41 Community pharmacist is just that--part of the community07:00 More

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Episode 12: A Refreshing Look at Pharmacy Benefits...

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2019/12/30

00:00 Intro00:40 In today's episode00:58Vinay PatelofSelf Insured Pharmacy Networks02:16 What is a PBM?02:32 PBM = claim processor just like a TPA on the medical side03:15 but also rebate management, clinical management, etc.04:17 what about the cost?04:42episode 8, "transparency"05:08Tim Thomas, quote on transparency05:50 There's money in here, if you can find it--it's yours06:02 Do we just need transparency? Or do we need a fiduciary?08:00 It all depends on what'sin the contract08:56

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It's The Great Health Insurance Renewal, Charlie Brown!

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2019/10/13

It’s you and your health insurance broker. You’re thinking, this year I’m really going to get tough with this insurance company and I’m gonna ‘em them who’s boss. I’m gonna

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Episode 11: Stressed Out Doctors Leave It All Behind...

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2019/10/07

00:00 Intro01:00 Doctors entertain concepts of cash payments with patients01:06 Dr. Jordan Johnson, DC—Morganton Chiropractic01:30 In last week episode…04:00 Let’s talk about diet05:00 Food Guide Pyramid05:30 What we define as “food” is key05:37 Michael Pollan06:25 What is “real food” anyway06:46 Food, Inc., documentary-directed by Robert Kenner07:25 Farmer’s Market First!07:54 Plant-Based Diet09:25 Don’t put Chiropractors in the “spine only” box10:25 Most issues result from chronic, repetitive

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How Running a High-Performing Health Plan is Like...

Healthcare Solutions ·

2019/10/01

I finally got myself a Prius which I’ve been wanting for a long time. Watching the technology “do it’s thing” in the background while I drive really got my "wheels turning” (pardon

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Episode 10: Stressed Out Doctors Leave It All Behind...

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2019/09/20

00:00 Intro01:07 Dr. Jordan Johnson01:28 Cash-based practice02:14 My first interaction with Dr. Johnson at Morganton Chiropractic04:14 One way doctors keep their own overhead down and spend more time with patients06:38 Reverse-engineered pricing based on what was needed to have a healthy work-life balance07:30 First appointment is one hour long, subsequent treatment visits08:48 Why pay a higher price through an insurance company when the cash price is lower?08:57 Are the premiums we pay for PPO

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IRS Announces HSA Limits for 2020

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2019/06/05

On May 28, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2019-25 announcing the annual inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs)

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Help employees choose the right benefits to manage...

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2019/05/28

High health care costs during working years and in retirement can easily derail a financial plan. Employees need a long-term strategy. Fortunately, more and more

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Hot Trends in HR

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2019/05/22

2019 has ushered in many new trends such as retro cartoon character timepieces, meatless hamburgers, and 5G networks to name a few. Not surprisingly, trend-watching doesn’t

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Paid Family Leave: What’s the Right Model?

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2019/05/17

When the Family and Medical Leave Act went into effect in 1993, advocates cheered. But they also lamented the fact that although eligible workers were now guaranteed

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Episode 9: Being a True Fiduciary with Mark Watson...

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2019/05/15

00:00 Intro00:45 Mark Watson and Kent Thomas01:47 In last week’s episode04:48 Now for more with our guests05:00 Plan design is SO important! Learn how to design your plan from the bottom up06:16 In what other part of our economy would we conduct our affairs this way…NOWHERE!08:06 You’re not in control until you know where the dollars are going09:00 Lots of plans are including DPC as an option but they’re paying double09:08 Primary care physicians can perform 85% of what patients need10:30 In DPC, a

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Episode 8: Being a True Fiduciary with Mark Watson...

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2019/05/08

00:00 Intro00:40 In today’s episode00:53 Mark Watson01:14 Kent Thomas01:34 What is a fiduciary?02:55 Our story started in 200203:33 County Commissioners knew status quo didn’t work any longer04:23 Consumer-driven healthcare was new at the time04:54 Transparency was a new question? How do you know you are getting the real answers?05:23 When your advisor is only giving you part of the picture, that is a problem.06:08 Dissecting the financial picture of the plan became a problem because of missing

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