EP 541 When CFOs Treat Healthcare As Any Other Cost - with Carl Schuessler, Jr.

About this episode

The episode discusses how employers can manage healthcare costs more effectively by adopting actively managed plans.

We explore how employers can manage healthcare like any other cost by shifting from insurer-built, passive plans to employer-built, actively managed designs. Carl Schuessler, Jr. shares candid tactics on data, precision testing, and honest change management that help advisors become true risk partners. • defining a health plan mission that aligns to EBITDA and predictability • focusing on data hot spots such as MSK, imaging, pharmacy, and facilities • using billing audits and cost containmen...

People in this episode

Host: David Saltzman

Guest: Carl Schuessler, Jr.

Topics covered

• healthcare management
• cost management
• data analysis
• risk management
• employer-built plans

Keywords

• healthcare
• CFO
• cost containment
• data
• risk partners
• EBITDA
• change management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CFOs

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