The ShiftShapers Podcast
Change either paralyzes or energizes - the choice is yours. Hear from businesses and entrepreneurs who have become energized and who have profited by shaping the shifts in their markets and practices. Become a SHIFTSHAPERS INSIDER and get our latest download, advance notice of all podcasts, podcast summaries, and special INSIDER-ONLY content. INSIDER SIGN UP
Podcasting since 2014 • 549 episodes
The ShiftShapers Podcast
Latest Episodes
EP 544 Healthcare Costs Keep Rising Because Prices Stay Invisible - with Katy Talento
Healthcare stays expensive because the system hides prices and quality from the people paying for care, especially employers. We talk with Katie Talento about how CAA 2026 transparency and Department of Labor fiduciary rules could expose PBM pr...
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EP 543 Medical Arbitration Becomes A Profit Center - with Scott Bennett
Surprise billing for patients is largely gone, so why are so many self-funded employer health plans still getting hammered by out-of-network costs? We sit down with Scott Bennett, Chief Provider Relations Officer at the PHIA Group, to unpack wh...
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EP 542 What If Chronic Disease Was Optional? - with Brett Smith
Employers keep paying for the symptoms of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome while the root causes go untouched. We unpack why many wellness models fail, how insulin resistance hides for years, and what chronic disease reversal can look ...
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EP 541 When CFOs Treat Healthcare As Any Other Cost - with Carl Schuessler, Jr.
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 chan...
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EP 540 Ethics As The Competitive Edge - With Adam Russo, JD
We dig into who truly makes claim decisions in self-funded plans and why that matters when ethics and compliance collide. Adam Russo shares how fiduciary prudence, transparent compensation, and NSA arbitration are reshaping risk, trust, and cos...
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