The Benefits Playbook

This episode features an interview with Serafina Miller, Senior Principal Consultant at Mercer. Serafina has been in the industry for over two decades, specializing in group account management for multiple industries like banking, biotechnology, transportation, engineering firms, and law firms. At Mercer, Serafina partners with employers to ensure their employee benefits programs integrate with co...

This episode features an interview with Michael Levin, Co-founder of Ideon, an infrastructure platform powering digital experiences in health insurance and employee benefits. Michael has over 20 years of experience driving innovation and bringing quality and choice to new markets. Prior to Ideon, he served as the Chief Operating Officer for Affiliates Risk Management Services (ARMS), where he recr...

This episode features an interview with John Meister, Principal and Senior Vice President of Employee Benefits at Newfront. John provides top-tier consulting, creative strategies, and employee advocacy on behalf of his clients nationwide. Prior to Newfront, John spent five years leading Client Strategy and Execution at Woodruff Sawyer and held Employee Benefits roles at One Digital and Burnham Ben...

This episode features an interview with Dr. Bapu Jena, an economist, physician, and professor at Harvard Medical School. He bridges his professions to explore the economics of healthcare productivity and medical innovation. Bapu is also a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and practices medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. In this episode, Sasha and Bapu dis...

This episode features an interview with David Duenas, Life Science Practice Leader at HUB International. HUB International is a leading full-service global insurance broker providing property and casualty, life and health, employee benefits, investment and risk management products and services. David has served the company for nearly 20 years in Consulting and the Life Sciences Practice space. In...

This episode features an interview with Lee Lewis, Chief Strategy Officer and General Manager of Medical Solutions for Health Transformation Alliance (HTA). At HTA, he spearheads efforts across 50 large employers and six million employees to transform healthcare, save lives, and save millions of dollars. Lee has spent his career advising Fortune 10 employers, insurance companies, medical associati...

Employee healthcare represents the second-largest investment for most U.S. businesses. As we all know, navigating the complexities of the system is no easy task. High costs, confusing experiences, and administrative burdens can make it challenging to make the most of healthcare investments. On “The Benefits Playbook: Strategies for Self-Funded Health Plans”, we’ll provide the insights needed to ta...