Zane Woolstenhulme is the Business Administrator of the Ogden City School District and he epitomizes the payer revolution.

Find the show notes at https://www.payerrevolution.com/podcast/episode-10.

For the first half of 2021, the podcast has focused on the question, "Why should a business leader pay attention to her employee medical benefit?" We have answered that question and it's time for a new focus.

But first, here are my five big take aways from our first season. Show notes are at: https://www.payerrevolution.com/podcast/episode-8.

The guest on this episode is John Anderson of MotivHealth, an insurance company that gives refunds to employers whose employees save money. For show notes and links, click here.

Scott Brown is the CEO of Sterling Medical, and innovating urgent care-based healthcare system in Northern Utah, Southern Idaho, and Wyoming.

Find the show notes at https://www.payerrevolution.com/podcast/episode-7.

Over the course of this series, we have heard different numbers associated with the success of self-funding. In this short episode we take a deep dive on the question: "How many employees do I need in order to self-fund?" The answer turns out to not be obvious.

Our experts on this topic are Nicole Goodwill and Gwen King. You can find their information and show notes at https://payerrevolution.com.

Self-funding was the key to some companies' survival during the pandemic. In this episode, Katie Wood talks about the power of self-funding, partial self-funding, and level-funding.

Katie is a benefits broker, expert on self-funding and all-round generous and enthusiastic person. You can find show notes for this episode at https://payerrevolution.com.

Surgical care is a huge driver of costs. Scott Huff, MD is a board-certified anesthesiologist and the founder of Epic Surgical—an ambulatory surgical center designed specifically for self-funded employers.

Podcast highlights:

Managing claims lowers premiums better than managing premiums does.

Dennis McCormack is a benefits industry veteran of almost 30 years. He is both a broker and consultant and the owner of McCormack Insurance Consulting. He specializes in outside-the-box solutions for self-funded employers and brought some great insights to conversation.

Dennis' joins us to show us how to manage claims instead of managing premiums.

The show notes are at The Payer Revolution.