McGohan Brabender Side Affects: Disrupting Health Care

Life is unpredictable, and anticipating when to use your employee benefits can be stressful, but being prepared with these end-of-year maintenance tips can help alleviate that stress. This episode of “Side Affects” contains important information on how to get the most out of your benefits before the new year begins. Join hosts Dave Homan and Kenzie McEvily as they cover the three things you need t...

On this episode of “Side Affects,” co-hosts Kenzie McEvily and Dave Homan sit down with special guest Tiffany Kuck to discuss mental health services in the post-pandemic work environment. As McGohan Brabender’s Population Health Manager, Tiffany explains that the topic of mental health can be overwhelming for some employers; however, if they continue to support their employees with their mental he...

On this episode of “Side Affects,” Producer, Kenzie McEvily and Director of Strategy and Innovation, David Homan wrap up the findings of the member journey research and discuss why employees no longer want the standard benefits package. Dave shares the issues members face when interacting with their benefits program and provides easy solutions employers can do to turn a "stressor" into a "delighte...

On this episode of “Side Affects,” McGohan Brabender’s Strategy and Innovation team continues to discuss the driving force behind why “The New Member Journey” research is essential in understanding trends in benefits planning. Our host Kenzie is joined again by Dave Homan, Director of Strategy and Innovation, to dissect the findings of this research and better understand why these trends are chang...

As we wrap up the five-part series with Tiffin University’s Center for Intercultural Excellence on this episode of Side Affects, Kenzie, and Anne Marie welcome back Nadia Lewis and Julia Porter along with Jacob Simon, Assistant Vice President for Intercultural and Community Engagement. As Dean of Students, Jacob shares how they support the students with a strong sense of belonging. They embrace th...

MB Side Affects podcast continues with Tiffin University’s Center for Intercultural Excellence. Kenzie McEvily and guest host Anne Marie Singleton welcome the President of Tiffin University and founder of the Center, Dr. Lillian Schumacher. Together with Nadia Lewis and Julia Porter, this fourth of the five-part series dives into the center’s beginnings and the effects it has had on the staff and...

Side Affects host, Kenzie McEvily and guest host, Anne Marie Singleton continue the 5-part series with Tiffin University's Center for Intercultural Excellence, Nadia Lewis, and Julia Porter to discuss Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and in addition, Belonging. This third episode of the series dives deep into Equity in the Workplace. It starts, once again, with the realization that not everyone comes...

It’s time to continue your DEI education by joining Side Affects host, Kenzie McEvily and her guest host, Anne Marie Singleton with the second podcast of the 5-part series with Tiffin University’s Center for Intercultural Excellence, Julia Porter and Nadia Lewis. This episode concentrates on the best practices companies should follow to be more inclusive, starting with the hiring process. Start by...

Side Affects host, Kenzie McEvily and guest host Anne Marie Singleton are excited to be the first to share with you Tiffin University’s Center for Intercultural Excellence, Nadia Lewis, and Julia Porter, to discuss across a 5-part series: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. This first episode reveals the importance of self-awareness. The timing of this subject is crucial, as the work world gets back...

Side Affects host Kenzie McEvily, and guest host Dave Homan, VP of Strategy & Innovation, continue discussing The New Member Journey. They dig deeper into what your Millennial and Generation Z employees define as a ‘rich benefit.” It isn’t medical insurance, and it isn’t necessarily retirement earnings. Dave shares the essential guidelines to build your employee benefit package framework. Starting...

Before the COVID pandemic in 2019, McGohan Brabender’s Strategy & Innovation team anticipated the necessity for employers to examine their employee benefit offerings. As the pandemic dust clears, we are eager to finally dig deeper and share how employees call the shots, creating “The New Member Journey.” Join Kenzie for the first episode of The Member Journey series on Side Affects. Kenzie is join...

Broadcasting to you, live at 2:00 AM from our office on the beaches of Bora Bora…. Welcome to our first Side Affects podcast of 2022 - Kenzie and Scott welcome Michael Denisoff, President and CEO of Employers Resource Association. With over 30 years of assisting companies, Michael shares his observations of The Great Resignation and how to balance the multi-generational workforce. Due to the recen...

This Side Affects episode shares the bright future for the health care issues in southwest Ohio. Tune in with Kenzie and Scott to learn what Dayton, the Midwest town of Innovation, has going on with their health care network systems. Our guests, Josh Gratsch and Dr. Bill Baez from Ascend Innovations share how Ascend has rallied three top hospital systems and are collaborating to re-build a trusted...

We wanted to hear it from the front line: How is COVID affecting the health care process? Join us for this very informative Side Affects podcast. We’ve invited two KHN physicians, internist Dr. Peter Nelson and cardiologist Dr. Harvey Hahn to discuss the pros and cons of how we approach our physical well-being and the health care system. Many of these observations were present before the pandemic,...

That is a lot to unpack! One of our long-time partners, AIRROSTI, joins us for a second Side Affects podcast to update us since their last episode. AIRROSTI inspires the reduction of the musculoskeletal (MSK) health care spend employers are experiencing. COVID-19 accelerated these new rapid recovery services they had been developing. Join Kenzie McEvily and Anne Marie Singleton, with guests Dr. Ch...

James O’Hara, CEO of Dayton-based ConsumerOptix, has drawn a path for this front-office communication start-up to become the ‘Amazon’ of Life Insurance. James and his team are driven to get the employee benefits and insurance industry up to speed in the digital evolution by understanding the employee’s approach to consuming and purchasing. Join Side Affects producer Kenzie McEvily and McGohan Brab...

In 2017, our nation was losing 115 people a day to drug misuse, with Dayton, Ohio flagged as the epicenter of the opioid epidemic. This Side Affects episode, Kenzie McEvily and guest host, Scott McGohan welcome Marti Taylor from onefifteen, a not-for-profit organization that asked the questions, “What can we do? How can we understand addiction to the point of creating a roadmap to alter the stigma...

McGohan Brabender started the Side Affects podcast in 2016, with six people stuffed into a sound-proof closet. Although it was successful, for obvious reasons, things had to change. Here we are now marking our 100th episode looking back at how far we have come. Join in the celebration with producer Kenzie McEvily with her usual sidekicks, Scott McGohan, Anne Marie Singleton and Dave Homan, as they...

Captives…loosely defined as an alternative method of sharing the claim risk across a larger pool. Side Affects producer, Kenzie McEvily and co-host, Anne Marie Singleton speak with Scott Insurance’s, Pim Jager, VP Lead of Captives about the history, the dynamics, and the future of modern captives for health care specifically brought on by the ACA in 2010. Are you willing to be part of a collaborat...

COVID-19 threw us deeper into the digital world, and now the virtual space is an identity hacker's paradise, eager to steal your identity. We are excited to share this compelling topic on today's episode of Side Affects. Producer, Kenzie McEvily and co-host, Anne Marie Singleton are joined by special guest Kim Redd, Benefits Specialist from Legal Shield. Kim provides excellent advice on how to kee...

Even though Direct Contracting has been around for decades, employers are finding creative ways to tailor their employees' health care needs. On this episode of Side Affects, we have invited our partner at M3 Insurance, Vice-President of Employee Benefits Sales, Ryan Barbieri, to present how Direct Contracting has adapted beyond the single provider relationship for employers. Kenzie McEvily and gu...

In this episode of Side Affects, Producer Kenzie McEvily and co-host Scott McGohan welcomes Julie Manuel, a psychotherapist from Kettering Health, to discuss the subject of mental health and how delicate it is, especially for employers. Historically, the mental health stigma has improved, but today, factoring in the pandemic, mental health has contributed to poor productivity and reliability. If o...

If the past year has taught us anything - it's that change and agility are essential to survive and thrive! Is your employee benefit plan meeting the changing demands of your business? We can help! Contact McGohan Brabender today. Our 2021 radio spots can be heard in Columbus (610 AM), Cincinnati (700 WLW), Dayton (1290 WHIO) and Indianapolis (WFNI-AM 1070) as well as NPR in all cities! Have you h...

You can get higher quality health care for a lower cost. Yes, it does exist! Nick Reber, a self-defined data nerd, serves as Founder and CEO of Garner Health and our recent guest on “Side Affects.” From personal experience, Nick discovered that finding the right physician at the right time is the solution to excellent health care without blowing your budget. Nick joins Kenzie McEvily and Scott McG...

Do you understand your contract with your Pharmacy Benefit Manager? Do you know if your PBM is managing your pharmacy utilization properly for your workforce? Join Kenzie and Scott with Thatcher Sloan and Bill Lenskold from Confidio, a PBM Consulting firm. Listen and learn how Confidio enhances the relationship you have with your PBM. They hold the PBM accountable to the contract and manage a stra...