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EP504: A Back-to-Basics Roadmap Through the Perverse Incentives to Advanced Primary Care, With Ryan Jacobs
Listen On Your Favorite App It's been a while since we started from the beginning, so let's just take stock of the basics in this show, refresh ourselves if you're a longtime listener, or welcome if you're new around here. Today we are digging on and about what I would call the poster child for prov...
INBW46: Relentless Tribe Goings-On With Insights to Outwit the Hot Mess of the Non-Healthcare Market
Listen On Your Favorite App This inbetweenisode I wanna try something new for two reasons. One of them is that I need to check this episode off my to-do list because I am crushed for time. I'm going to be headed to Arizona tomorrow for the Collective Health Conference , which will have occurred thre...
EP503: Let's Go From Lazy PPO Networks to Smart Collaboration With Direct-to-Employer Specialty Care, With Ryan Wells; Leo Spector, MD, MBA; and Adam Stavisky
Listen On Your Favorite App Today we are digging into something I've said probably way too often: Collaboration is the next breakthrough innovation. And I'm doubling down on this because in the current healthcare landscape, two parties that actually should be talking—like burning up the phone wires ...
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Loved It!
Loved the episode with Preston Alexander. I especially liked it when you guys talked about carriers making serious money just by delaying payments and earning interest on that float. It made me wonder if I should start charging interest on how long people take to pay me back. Thank you so much, Stacey!
Highly Recommend!
Relentless Health Value with Stacey Richter is hands down one of the best healthcare podcasts out there. Stacey has a unique talent for making complex topics clear and practical, and every episode is packed with valuable insights you can actually use. If you care about healthcare transparency, smarter plan management, ...
Read MoreA must listen for plan sponsors
This podcast is incredibly helpful for anyone looking to become a more effective plan sponsor. Stacey asks insightful questions, and her guests are always engaging, industry experts. Topics that I previously found dry or difficult to understand are presented in a way that’s clear, digestible, and even empowering. I dis...
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Relentless Health Value is the #1 podcast for anyone wanting to be part of the solution to fixing healthcare and insurance. MD to Insurance broker will find value in being part of the RHV tribe. No one person has all the answers, but Stacey Richter has allowed listeners and guests to collectively move the conversat...
Read MoreWhy This NYC Nurse Trusts Relentless Health Value
As a nurse who’s spent over 13 years on the front lines of New York City’s healthcare scene, I know authenticity when I see it—and let me tell you, "Relentless Health Value" and host Stacey Richter are the real deal. She doesn’t just interview guests—she ignites conversations that challenge the status quo. Through fea...
Read MoreDetailed yet understandable
Relentless Health Value is a must listen podcast - somehow dives deep while simultaneously summarizing at a basic level.
A must listen if you’re in the business of healthcare
This is the most valuable business podcast I have found about the details and complexity of the business of the U.S. healthcare industry and its operations and financing. I’ve been in the business over 20 years and I’m still learning new things from this podcast. Expert guests who are interviewed by a knowledgeable...
Read MoreHighly Informative and Thought Provoking
Thank you for you work. It is evident that this podcast is a passion project. The topics, material and guests are all highly relevant and spot on. It reminds me of Freakonomics. I’m obsessed.
Helped me revamp my self-insured company’s insurance program
I’m the CEO of a large senior living company who has always geeked out on Medicare payment innovation, but was always bored and disengaged from our own health insurance spend on a self- funded plan. It wasn’t until I listened to several episodes of relentless health value that were focused towards c-suite audiences tha...
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