Primary Care Cures

This episode features Dr. Juliet Breeze , CEO at Next Level Urgent Care . Here she and Ron discuss Next Level Urgent Care’s business model and how they focus on providing immediate care for non life threatening injures. They are significantly quicker on average and five to ten times less expensive than an emergency room visit. Next Level facilities have x-ray equipment on site and employ providers...

This episode features AJ Loiacono, CEO of Capital RX. Here Ron and AJ discuss the unique way Capital RX is offering cheap prescription drug prices. AJ shares how their Clearinghouse Model pricing framework is inspired by the stock exchange. By removing the artificial wall between pharmacies and plan sponsors, they take the mystery out of prescription drug pricing. They also discuss the AJ’s plans...

In this episode Ron welcomes healthcare journalist Marshall Allen back on the show. Here Marshall discusses his new book “ Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win ”. He does a deep dive into the many issues he has uncovered in his 15 years of investigating the healthcare industry. He offers patients a plan for fighting against the predatory billing practice...

In this episode, Ron chats with Elisabeth Rosenthal , Editor-in-Chief at Kaiser Health News . Here she discusses her career in healthcare journalism and what she views as the most important stories that she has ever covered. She also does a deep dive into the shady practices of some of the bigs and how despite that, there are organizations out there that are doing things right and making a positiv...

In this episode, Ron chats with Zach Zeller , Co-Founder and President of ScriptCo Pharmacy . Here, Zach does a deep dive into the value proposition his company offers to both patients and employers. He shares how people can go on the ScriptCo website and calculate their potential cost savings by utilizing their program. He also discusses some of the shady tactics of big pharma and his long-term g...

In this episode, Ron welcomes back Dr. Dave Berg, Chairman of the Board & Co-Founder of Redirect Health. Here, Dave discusses the changes in the healthcare landscape since his last time on the show, specifically with how COVID-19 forced American healthcare to evolve. He also discusses how his organization has continued to grow and provide the best and most affordable options for employers, esp...

In this episode Dave Chase , Co-Founder and CEO of Health Rosetta comes back on the show. Here Dave discusses the story of Forgotten Frank, the hypothetical middle America hardworking guy that has not seen a wage gain in over 20 years. Not because the employer isn’t spending a bunch more money on Frank, but because all of those dollars have been stolen away by the bloat and waste. Dave also...

In this episode Ron chats with Dan Thompson, CEO of Clinical Wellness Network & Thompson Risk. Here they discuss the work Thompson Risk is doing developing direct contracting solutions for employers. He also does a deep dive into the benefits employers see, such as cost saving, when it comes to direct contracting. Dan also shares information on the SAS platform that they created. Dan Thompson’...

In this episode, Ron welcomes Clinton Phillips back on the show. Clinton is the Founder & CEO of Medici and Founder of 2 nd .MD. Here he discusses how the healthcare landscape has changed during the pandemic and how his organization was uniquely situated to grow and meet the needs of patients by providing cutting edge virtual care. Clinton also talks about the different types of employers they...

In this episode Ron chats about his experiences with direct contracting and his insights into how it is a better way to do healthcare in America. He discusses how direct contracting is better for the doctors, consumer, payer and how it lowers costs for all along with is better for population health. The outcomes from those with direct care are undeniable. Direct care patients have 30%-60% less med...

In this episode Ron chats with Brad Newland, CEO and Co-Founder of Goldfinch Health . Here, Brad does a deep dive in to the work of Goldfinch Health and its mission to help patients better navigate surgery and recovery, saving healthcare costs, minimize opioid use, and help them return to normal life and work faster. He discusses the opioid crisis, the dangers of opioid addiction, and how opioids...

In this episode Ron chats with Dr. Innocent Clement , Founder & CEO of Evolvd Health. Here he discusses his organizations whole body approach to healthcare that encompasses physical, mental, and sexual health. Innocent also does a deep dive into functional medicine and why he chose to be a functional medicine doctor. He also talks about the importance of doctors truly getting to know the whole...

In this episode, Ron chats with healthcare thought leader Dr. Robert Pearl. Here, Dr. Pearl discusses the importance of primary care and how adding 10 primary care physicians to a community increases life expectancy 2.5X more than adding 10 specialists. He discusses how his leadership helped Kaiser Permanente to evolve and become one of the nations top health systems. He also talks about his thoug...

In this episode Ron chats with Thompson Aderinkomi , Co-founder and CEO of Nice Healthcare . Here Thompson does a deep dive into the Nice model and what makes them special. He also discusses what inspired him to start the business, his organizations values and, and their commitment to patients. He talks about his goals for the future and thoughts on the future of direct primary care. Thompson Ader...

In this episode Ron chats with Physician Executive, Author, Podcast Host, and Speaker, Dr. Zeev Neuwirth. Here, Zeev shares insights he has gained from his research into reframing American healthcare. He talks about how he looks at the top performers and best ideas from both in and out of the healthcare industry for inspiration on how to improve the American healthcare system. Zeev explains many o...

In this episode Ron chats with Dr. Scott Shreeve , CEO of Crossover Health . Here, he discusses Crossover’s new care delivery model and how it can be a game changer for employers. He discusses how they integrate health and wellness benefits with tech enabled services to increase care, decrease spend, and deliver remarkable health for employees. He also dives into his surfer roots and what inspired...

This episode features Jami Doucette, President at Premise Health. Here, he discusses their approach to concierge direct primary care. He also dives into how their model keeps both providers and patients happier and healthier. Premise offers a wide variety of services that lead to a great member experience and better outcomes. Jami also shares his organizations dedication to fitness, wellness, over...

This episode features Daniel Corliss, Chief Executive at Business Stimulus Partners, LLC. Here, he discusses how his firm works with different organizations to move to self-funded health plans and cut their health spend significantly. He also talks about how important it is for him to be able to offer the best solutions possible and how he addresses people that think his company’s offerings are to...

This episode features Arup Roy-Burman, Co-Founder & CEO of Elemeno Health. Here, he discusses his journey and what lead him to focus on quality, safety, and consistency in healthcare. He dives into how his platform acts as on demand, training and communication for the point of care. They convert content into what they call micro learning, bite sized nuggets. That may be video, it could be a se...

In this episode Ron chats with Dr. Ashley Maltz. Here, she discusses her style of medicine and how people reach out to her when they are looking for an alternative to traditional medicine. She talks about how Americans are now starting to accept acupuncture and other eastern medical practices. Ashley also focuses on the importance of nutrition and what patients are looking for when they seek her o...

In this episode Ron chats with Dr. Gaurov Dayal, President and COO of Paladina/Everside Health. Here he discusses how healthcare is changing and how the fee for service model is so damaging to the American healthcare system. He believes that better healthcare outcomes come from regular and effective primary care. He stresses on the importance primary care groups being incentivized for keeping peop...

This episode features Shiv Rao, MD is the co-founder and CEO of Abridge. Here he discusses how is company’s revolutionary app can help simplify and contextualize medical conversations. He shares the many uses of the app such as between doctors, patients, and their loved ones. Shive shines a light on the importance of the healthcare narrative and making sure everything is captured and understood co...

In this episode Ron chats with Ge Bai, PhD, CPA, an Associate Professor of Accounting at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Here she discusses her work in healthcare pricing, policy. and management. She also talks about the current problems with the cost of insurance and price tra...

In this episode Ron chats with Brianna Greenspan , Genetics Consultant at Gene By Gene & Co-Author of “ Miracle Morning Art of Affirmations ”. Brianna has lived her whole life with a rare chronic illness that was not diagnosed until she was an adult. Here, she shares her deeply personal story of growing up with the illness and her path to having it diagnosed. She also talks about what did and...

In this episode, Ron brings Dr. Anand Mehta back on the show. Since his last time on the show, Anand has gone on to start a new direct primary care clinic called Stand Up Family Medicine. Here, he dives into what inspired him to start is own DPC clinic and how it feels to be independent vs working for a larger corporation. He talks about his biggest takeaways from his time at Walmart Health and wh...