EP 541 When CFOs Treat Healthcare As Any Other Cost - with Carl Schuessler, Jr.

We explore how employers can manage healthcare like any other cost by shifting from insurer-built, passive plans to employer-built, actively managed designs. Carl Schuessler, Jr. shares candid tactics on data, precision testing, and honest change management that help advisors become true risk partners.• defining a health plan mission that aligns to EBITDA and predictability• focusing on data hot spots such as MSK, imaging, pharmacy, and facilities• using billing audits and cost containment partners to reduce leakage• when and how to apply precision tests as costs drop• overcoming fear of self-funding with worst-case clarity and reserves• building crawl-walk-run-fly ramps with navigation, pharmacy, and bundles• unbundling components to align incentives and improve outcomes• elevating advisors to CFO-level strategic partnersAs a benefits advisor, you need more than a platform. You need a partner that makes you indispensable and impossible to replace. That’s BenePower. For more information or to schedule a demo of Benepower, go to BenePower.com