America's Healthcare Advocate

Recently Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) has been ranked #1 in Member Satisfaction by J.D. Power even while industry averages have declined since 2022. Find out why Blue KC’s score increased by 17 points and hear Gratia Carver, the VP and Chief Experience Officer at BlueKC explain how they meaningfully focus on prioritizing their members. Plus, we'll discuss the six JD Power ex...

Joining me for this episode is Dr. Stephanie Ikeme, the regional medical director for CenterWell Senior Primary Care. And here's why this is different. CenterWell is a unique practice and very unique in the way they deliver health care. And their results are significantly different. 15 minutes is the average the average time spent with the your primary care doctor and in reality, seven and a half...

Join me with our Medicare experts Carolee, Maria and Joyce for uncomplicated facts on how to navigate Medicare enrollment and get the best care, lowest cost options. The information you need to make choices and what you should know about the Medicare Alphabet Soup: Medicare Part A, B, C, D, E, F and G? Don’t be confused by all the flood of advertising – watch THIS episode first! We’ll also have th...

A new vaccine for RSV, a brand-new drug approval process for people with rare diseases, the “A Medical Revolution is Underway” article you’ll want to hear about and lastly how drug providers are pulling out of Europe because they're not able to make enough money to cover the cost of their prescriptions. These are the fascinating topics we're going to talk about in this episode. I’m Cary Hall, Amer...

My guest Dr Phil Carson has been on the show before, but never with such a personal story. He brought Chandler Gurley, Director of Operations for "Eight Days of Hope", a national organization that responds to disasters across the country, helping to rebuild homes, communities, and lives and Dr. Carson met Chandler disaster struck their hometown in Spring 2023, when a powerful tornado left behind a...

Check out this fascinating episode, with Dan Stalp of Sandler Sales Training as we discuss your sales force and how to keep it healthy. Check this offer, visit: https://stalp.sandler.com/crash-class Dan has an amazing #sales #training program and brings to the show one of his clients, Brett Eckinger, to visit with Cary is this episode. Brett is the Director of Wine, Beer & Spirits for Sethmar Tran...

Good News (not really) only 6% have coverage! (…and, no, it’s not covered by Medicare) Listen to our two experts discuss affordable, long-term care and how you can keep yourself out of a Medicaid Nursing Home. Mark Holder, CFP® Imlay & Holder Wealth Certified Financial Planner. certification, and has his series 6, 65, 63 and 7 security licenses as well as advanced designations CLU® and ChFC® from...

Our Spring Cornucopia (multi-topic) show features discussion on these topics: Topics today, -Vitamin D. So everybody was talking about vitamin D during COVID, and then it kind of got off the chart. Well, if you're a seasoned citizen, you know, one of us that's chronologically challenged, you probably need to be taking vitamin D in doses you probably may not understand. We're going to talk about th...

We're going to be talking to small business owners and the problems you face. Paychex Strategic Business Consultant Brian Wright and Paychex District Leader Ryan Dingley share time saving solutions. Join me and my guest as we discuss how small businesses can navigate the maze of government regulation, reporting and tax issues they face every day. Whether you need help with payroll, taxes, HR or be...

DJ Schmitt is a US Military Veteran'. His journey from pain to healing led to this amazing "Neuro20 Pro Whole-Body Electrical Muscle Stimulation Suit". The Neuro20 is now FDA cleared for rehabilitation use, inpatient, outpatient, at home use. Hear DJ and co-founder Michael explain about how it uses BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) and what all the uses are in rehab and prehab. In this epis...

Ep 1913 is our Spring 2023 Pilates Show with certified Pilates instructor Dana Goodale owner of Whole Body Pilates tells us all why it's time to get off the couch, put down the potato chips and head to the gyms! Let's get in shape for summer so we can enjoy our time with friends and family. Dana reminds us the body in motion stays in motion to help you achieve better posture; strong, long, and lea...

Join me this week as my guest Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office, and Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors explains the upcoming cuts to Medicare and who is making them for 2024. Listen and learn as we separate Fact from Fiction, Starting with Social Security and including Medicare.. For a long time, t...

How do you find out where they should go? What’s the best fit? How do you evaluate? Today on the show Cary Hall and Senior Care Consultant Steve Kuker answer those questions and cover related topics like: Once you get into your eighties, you become frailer and it takes something very minor to make a major change in your lifestyle. It could be a fall, an illness that you just don't fully recover fr...

In this episode, we talk about health, but in a different way. Join me with guest Dan Stalp of Sandler Sales Training as we discuss your company and your sales force and how to make it healthier. Dan has an amazing #sales #training program that is for managers, owners, and salespeople. Dan will teach us how to establish a #salesforce , along with who to count on, how to empower and strengthen them...

Joining me are two experts from St. Lukes Health to discuss the latest advice for everyone from youth and adult athletes to travelers and the rest of us on how to stay safe and stay healthy. We discuss COVID-19 subvariant XBB1.5 and how fast it is moving across the US, as well as other flu and infection risks and prevention. My guests from St. Lukes are Tracy L. Stevens, M.D., who is a board-certi...

Join me as we discuss who qualifies for Medicare Special Needs Coverage? We will walk you through the process to justify if you have: -A Chronic Medical Condition -Are in a Nursing Home or Require Equivalent Home Healthcare. Our experts from RPS Benefits by Design are Maria Ahlers, Director of Client Services, Carolee Steele, Director of Medicare, Individual Operations and Joyce Thompson, Individu...

On this Multi Topica Show, I review What Happens When the FDA Approves, then CMS Dooms Biogen's Alzheimers Drug Aduhelm, and what else is affected? Moderna Success with RSV Vaccine using mRNA Technology, the same tech used in creating the Covid Vaccine The Homeless Issue: Cities & Homeless Fight. Local governments have been experimenting with a range of homeless policies, such as involuntarily rem...

I'll explain in clear and easy-to-understand language the programs, details... which you may find are complicated and convoluted on the government website, and key values offered. For example, Dental benefits up to $4,000 on a United Healthcare plan! That's remarkable because while the Medicare Advantage plans typically have maybe $1000 or $1500 dollars, they don't have $4,000 in dental benefits....

Some May Lose Medicaid: Join me as I discuss why this is happening and how you might be able to switch to an ACA (Affordable Care Act/Obamoa Care) policy with little or no copay! If you are a caregiver, mother, daughter, or anyone who takes care of someone with special needs and is currently on Medicare. As soon as April 2023, the Medicare recipient may receive a letter, call, or email informing t...

We discuss XBB1.5, a new COVID-19 variant with Janice King and Dale Winetroub, Co-Founders of Triology as we outline in detail the Issues we need to know connected to it, right now. It is highly contagious and far more transmittable than either of the other 2 versions and is on the rise across the U.S. This subvariant may be better at avoiding the immune system’s defenses, based on lab studies. du...

Join me with guest Barron Roberts, Key Account Consultant at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City discusses how folks losing their Medicaid coverage can move to ACA policy with a large subsidy to cover the premium. S19E01

There's a case going up before the Supreme Court where a man was fined $31 million for a mistake the IRS made and they refused to turn it around, and you certainly don't want to have to tangle with them if you don't have to. Our guest Sean Sanborn has experience in the hospital accounting world, and the PowerGen Industry and now focuses on small businesses, and small practices from a chiropractic...

In this episode we deal with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and issues of PTSD suffered by veterans who were wounded or injured in combat, first responders and others. Our guest Dr. Emily Kalambaheti is a Chiropractic Neurologist and Functional Medicine Hyperbaric Clinician. Currently, she is the Director of Rehabilitation of Florida Surgery Consultants Brain Lab where she examines and treats patien...

Our guests Andre Hunter of Blue KC and Angela Cheate,, Supervisor, Benefits Education of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) join Cary to fill you in on everything you need to know during Medicare Open Enrollment and important details regarding Blue KC, ACA (the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare) and how to get covered, when to start and what to do in our 2022 edition. Ep 1843 This cov...

Our guests Andre Hunter of Blue KC and Angela Cheate,, Supervisor, Benefits Education of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) join Cary to fill you in on everything you need to know during Medicare Open Enrollment and important details regarding Blue KC, ACA (the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare) and how to get covered, when to start and what to do in our 2022 edition.