Dysrupt Healthcare Podcast

Description: On this episode of Impact Healthcare, Lester sits down with Emma Fox, COO and Partner of E-Powered Benefits, to discuss healthcare debt and the effect it can have on families. Emma shares some deeply personal stories that drove her motivation to change the industry she has decades of experience in. She also discusses her passion for mentoring and leaves several pieces of advice for em...

Description: In this episode, Lester Morales connects with Allison De Paoli, a long-time benefits advisor and advocate for improved employer health benefits plans. She details a powerful story about her mother that sparked the passion for her career and highlights important distinctions about physicians who operate under hospital systems and integrated health networks. Together, Lester and Allison...

Description: Happy 2022! In this episode, Lester Morales is solo while he recaps the amazing first year of the Impact Healthcare podcast. He shares a few changes viewers can expect to see over the next year and highlights some of his plans for the show moving forward, such as providing listeners with extra content to put what they hear on the podcast into action. Lastly, he emphasizes the importan...

Lester sits down with Dutch Rojas, Founder of Sano Surgery and Everyone Health, to have a candid conversation on his mission to break down barriers to care by removing copays and deductibles. The two discuss the importance of direct contracts in saving both employers and plan members money. Finally, Dutch also dispels several myths surrounding the relationship between quality and care in the indus...

Lester interviews Gary Becker, CEO of ScriptSourcing – a brand that helps self-funded employers dramatically reduce pharmacy spend while providing plan members with a $0 copay for name brand and specialty medications. He breaks down exactly how his company is able achieve this through alternative reimbursement methods that many may not be aware of. The two also discuss how incentives between PBMs...

Description: Lester interviews Josh Butler, President of Butler Benefits and Consulting to discuss how he impacts healthcare in the public sector. He also explains how him and his team lead clients to healthcare savings of six figures and more. Finally, the two health benefits professionals highlight how employees, employers, and healthcare providers alike all stand to gain from a properly redesig...

Lester interviews Deb Ault, President of Ault Internation Medical Management. Known throughout the industry as Nurse Deb, she discusses how her and her team consistently lead patients to the highest quality of care through their services. Together, Lester and Deb break down the ‘fee-for-service’ healthcare system in the US and how employers can provide their workforce with the highest quality of c...

Lester Morales interviews Jim Blachek from Dynamic Benefit Solutions who shares how his son's suicide REFOCUSED his business. From wanting to only work with employers who value their employees to focusing on building health benefit programs that provide BETTER access and quality care at a LOWER cost. His employee-centric approach is industry changing and he shares his approach, some examples, and...

Lester Morales interviews Rachel Strauss from EHiM, a veteran in the prescription drug (Rx) space. Rachel enlightens us why the lack of transparency is killing an employer's Rx program. From not understanding how much each Rx actually costs to having NO CLUE how much you are paying your Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), the lack of transparency is negative impacting the costs associated with an emp...

In this episode you will hear quick hits from the first 7 episodes outlining some the key takeaways on how to impact healthcare benefits. From exact strategies to the WHYs of the current health benefits landscape, the guest will share impact points that will leave you wanting to hear more. Links to each episode will be included in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Lester Morales interviews Nick Heinen, a family practice physician specializing in care for Native American organizations. Nick discusses several challenges faced by this population, as well as solutions that are unknown to the vast majority of tribal leaders. Together, they navigate all the ways these organizations can add value to their number one asset: their people. Learn more about your ad ch...

Lester Morales interviews Nelson Griswold, Founder of NextGen Benefits Network, to discuss the politics of healthcare and how insurance companies get away with consistently providing employers with less quality for more money. As a former public policy think tank member, Nelson goes in-depth about some of the issues surrounding politics and the American healthcare industry. The two benefits expert...

Lester Morales interviews Carme Lewis, Senior HR Director at Amy’s Kitchen, to discuss her journey improving the quality of care of employees and their families. Headquartered in Petaluma, California, Amy’s Kitchen is a pioneering organic and non-GMO food manufacturer that employs over 1,900 people across four locations. Carme details her experience establishing an on-site healthcare facility, wha...

Lester interviews Steve Watson, licensed advisor and Founder of the Trendbreaker Community, to discuss how to educate business executives on the merits of self-funded insurance. Steve wears three hats - benefits advisor, CFO, and HR professional. He pulls from these three experiences to engage in a well-rounded conversation about how businesses can start saving on their healthcare expenditure imme...

Lester interviews David Contorno, Founder & CEO of E Powered Benefits, to cover topics related to why the US healthcare system is failing physicians, employers, as well as employees, and their families. With over 20 years of experience in the employee benefits space, David provides listeners with several first-hand accounts of patients receiving top-quality care for a fraction of the price. Le...

Lester interviews Kevin Trokey, business consultant, sales coach, and Founder Partner of Q4i. Based in Missouri, Q4i is a network of benefit and insurance agencies that is redefining the role of the typical broker by developing a consultative approach. To keep up with the latest innovations and innovators changing the health benefits world, please subscribe to the Impact Healthcare podcast. Click...

Lester interviews Dylan Phelps, Chief Wellness Officer at Pittsburgh Tank & Tower Group (PTTG). A 101-year-old blue-collar company in Kentucky, PTTG has become the trailblazer for innovation in health benefits design. From appointing ONE person to be accountable for healthcare spend to taking more control over program design with transparency, PTTG is paying LESS in healthcare today than they...

In his welcome message, Lester Morales, an insurance nerd and entrepreneur, introduces us to his latest project to disrupt the health benefits industry, the Impact Healthcare Podcast. After medical bills devastated his family with the financial ruin of bankruptcy at age 17 and losing both his parents to cancer, Lester is fueled by a very strong WHY (featured in Forbes- read article here). This ser...