Relentless Health Value

In this health care podcast, I talk with Brian Scott. Brian has a background which is perfect for the question of “Will employer health care costs go up or will they go down as a result of this pandemic?” First, Brian was an underwriter at United. Then he was in a dedicated complex claims group for Lockton that managed self-funded plans. And now he’s at Point6 Healthcare, where he works to put together the best-value plan for employers, including getting stop-loss. Brian works with TPAs (third-party administrators) across the country to this end. So, this conversation that I had with Brian is a two-part affair: The first episode (episode 275) was mostly about the specific additions as a result of this pandemic used in cost models and also what some self-insured employers are doing or considering doing to address the underlying risk factors that might help drive up costs in a plan. This, however, is episode 276; and it includes Brian’s advice for self-insured employers, as well as a look into the fully insured