The Healthcare Maze

 We're pleased to have with us Jonathan Fanning as a guest on our podcast today, Jonathan, welcome. Jonathan is an internationally renowned speaker and leadership expert. He's written several books, including Who Are We Becoming?  I Once Was Lost, Creativity Unleashed,  Conversations with the Monk. He's been helping organizations find and implement game changers for over two decades...

 Today we're going to discuss pharmacy benefit managers.  We are pleased to have Gary Branning as a guest on our podcast today. Gary has been on the podcast a few times prior to this. Gary is the president of MR  which is a division of N. P. G. Health. Gary is well known for speaking about topics like strategic planning, innovative approaches to complex health care policy, access and reimburs...

We are pleased to have Jerry Ashton with us.  Jerry, has been on the program before. He's a former Navy journalist best known for co founding the national charity R.I. P. Medical debt, which is now Undue Medical Debt.  Jerry has launched a new charity called End Veteran Debt.org. This new charity is launching a new national campaign called Debt Day on June 6, 2024. June 6th is famous for the...

Today we're going to be discussing the issue of medical debt.  We are pleased to have the CEO of Undue Medical Debt, Allison Sesso, as our guest on the podcast today.  Allison became the president, CEO of Undue Medical Debt. Please follow our podcast to be advised when a new episode is available.  I want to thank everybody for listening to our podcast.

Today we're going to be discussing U. S. drug pricing and policy. We're pleased to have Gary Branning as a guest on our podcast today. Gary is the president of MMR, which is a division of NPG Health. He's responsible for business development, strategy and knowledge of various healthcare stakeholders, or developing solutions that navigate the complex U. S. market. He's also an a...

Today, we will discuss the introduction of a new nonprofit End Veteran Debt and a third party for profit vendor Zeel who services veterans. We're pleased to have Jerry Ashton and Alison Harmelin as guests on this broadcast. Jerry Ashton. He's a four decade executive in the credit collections industry. He co founded in 2014,  RIP Medical Debt, which is a 501c3 charity, and that's ded...

Today, we're going to discuss the key factors that physicians need to review regarding an effective HIPAA program. We are pleased to have Gerry Blass, Donna Grindle, and Karla Kreitner as guests on the podcast.  Please follow our podcast to be advised when a new episode is available.  I want to thank everybody for listening to our podcast.

Today, we're going to discuss the key factors that physicians need to review when considering selling their practices to a private equity firm. We are pleased to have Ron Dreskin and Bert Orlov as guests on this podcast.  Please follow our podcast to be advised when a new episode is available.  I want to thank everybody for listening to our podcast.

Today we will discuss how buyers of healthcare services and products need to be good sellers. We're pleased to have Scott Messer as a guest on the podcast. Scott will be sharing his years of selling experience and how buyers can benefit from his knowledge. Scott has over 25 years of experience advising clients on how best to sell, and they have won over a billion dollars of sales by learning...

Today we're going to  continue our discussion regarding the National Veteran Missions Possible Campaign (VMP). We're pleased to have the following guests on our podcast today, Jerry Ashton, Doug McKee, Owen Muir MD, and Mike Schmidt. Each of our guests will be sharing potential solutions to reduce or eliminate veteran suicides. The campaign website is located at veteranmissionpossible.co...

Today, we will discuss the Veterans Mission Possible Campaign. The goal of this national campaign is to reduce veteran suicides and medical debt. We are pleased to have the following guests on the podcast, Jerry Ashton, Rick Johnson and Carry Harrison. Each of our guests will be sharing a story about the challenges veterans are facing in our country, and suggestions on how they and our listeners c...

Today we will discuss an update on the US handling of Covid  19 Universal Health Care and our Public Health System. We are pleased to have John  Dalton as a guest on our podcast today. John is a senior advisor emeritus at Bessler and co-founder of the Healing American Healthcare Coalition, where he serves as editor of his twice monthly newsletter, the three minute read. Please follow our podcast t...

We review the basics of value based care. This episode discusses the advantages and disadvantages of physician organizations participating in value based care contracts. Our guest for this episode is Brian Kern from Acadia Professional. Please follow our podcast to be advised when a new episode is available.  I want to thank everybody for listening to our podcast.

This episode discusses the new normal in healthcare.  We're pleased to have as our guest on the podcast today, Mr. Gary Branning, Gary is the president of managed market resources. He's responsible for business development, specializing in strategic planning for pre and post products and managed markets. Also innovative approaches to complex healthcare policy access and reimbursement. Mr...

Private Equity investment and physician practices. Our guest for this podcast is Pete Greenbaum who is an attorney from the firm of Wilentz, Goldman, and Spitzer. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages for physician practices partnering with Private Equity firms. Please follow our podcast to be advised when a new episode is available.  I want to thank everybody for listening to our podcast.

This episode focuses on cybersecurity concerns of physician practices. It helps us better understand why the security of our patient data (Protected Health Information or PHI) is so important for all of us. Our guest for this episode is Nelson Gomes. Nelson has 30 plus years of IT experience. Nelson serves as Senior Vice President and General Manager (New Jersey) for the managed services provider...

We continue our discussion of medical debt in the U.S. This episode focuses on veterans medical debt. We are pleased to have Jerry Ashton as a guest on the podcast. Jerry Ashton is a four-decade executive in the credit and collections industry. In 2011 he was inspired by his experience with the Occupy Wall Street movement . In 2014 he co-founded RIP Medical Debt, a 501(C)(3) charity dedicated to b...

This episode continues our important discussion about medical debt. We are pleased to have Robert Goff from RIP Medical Debt as a guest today. Robert shares his insight and experience in the healthcare industry regarding the issue of medical debt. Robert also discusses the role of RIP Medical Debt in eliminating billions of dollars of medical debt in our country. Please follow our podcast to be ad...

We explore in this episode the many ways you can pay off your medical debt. Please follow our podcast to be advised when a new episode is available.  I want to thank everybody for listening to our podcast.

This episode reviews the basics of medical debt. Some of the topics include: how does a medical bill become medical debt; debt in collections; the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act; Credit Scores; taking loans for medical debts; and the unique causes of medical debt. Please follow our podcast to be advised when a new episode is available.  I want to thank everybody for listening to our podcast.

This episode completes the basics of health insurance plans and reviews the key features of to help you decide what plan is right for you. We will review premiums, deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, maximum out-of-pocket amount and supplemental health insurance. Please follow our podcast to be advised when a new episode is available.  I want to thank everybody for listening to our podcast.

This is the first of two episodes reviewing the basics of health insurance. This episode is a summary of the purpose of health insurance; who should buy health insurance; health insurance for a family; health insurance for a student; health insurance for low income people; health insurance for veterans; health insurance if you are expecting; health insurance for senior citizens; health insurance f...

In this episode we complete the overview of the US Healthcare System. We review how the system is organized, how providers are paid, strategies to improve the quality of care, the effort to reduce disparities when providing services, system integration and coordination of care, the use of electronic health records, containing the cost of care and funding for major innovations and reforms for the s...

The first episode explains the purpose of the Healthcare Maze podcast going forward. Its goal is to assist patients and their healthcare providers with their healthcare challenges.  The first episode also provides a summary overview (Part 1) of how the U.S. Healthcare System is organized. It also provides some history about how it got started and evolved into the System we use today. This episode...