Fixing Healthcare Now (with Brandon Weber in San Francisco)

“If you talk to almost anyone in this industry over a beer or something like that, I think they will all agree that we are operating in a pretty antiquated industry that needs some serious modernization, innovation, reimagination." - Brandon Weber This week’s episode of Self-Funded is coming to you from the (unfinished) San Francisco ParetoHealth office. Brandon Weber, founder of Nava Benefits, joined the healthcare industry as an outsider: he’s spent most of his career as a tech entrepreneur, and after exiting his previous company, he found himself with a lot of free time and a lot of unfocused energy. Brandon actually chose healthcare as the next industry he wanted to take on while he was spending a year long sabbatical with his wife, traveling the world, and realized that healthcare was such a huge societal problem that needed to be solved. So, he founded Nava Benefits. On this week’s episode, we discussed what his unique perspective has led him to believe about the healthcare industry, how healthcare operates throughout the world, the importance of brokers, the necessity of competition in any industry, and why Nava is a great step towards fixing healthcare in this country. Chapters: 00:00:00 Introducing Brandon Weber 00:11:50 Why Brokers Are So Important 00:19:55 Why Are Benefits Plans So Complex? 00:22:42 Rising Costs in Healthcare 00:26:12 Simplifying Healthcare Access 00:40:10 Nava’s Focus On Efficiency 00:53:28 Fixing Healthcare Now Key Links for Social: @SelfFunded on YouTube for video versions of the podcast and much more - https://www.youtube.com/@SelfFunded Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1TjmrMrkIj0qSmlwAIevKA?si=068a389925474f02 Listen on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-funded-with-spencer/id1566182286 Follow Spencer on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-smith-self-funded/ Follow Spencer on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/selffundedwithspencer/ Key Words: #BenefitsManagement #HealthcareChallenges #TechnologyInBenefits #CareNavigation #ClientService #OperationalEfficiency #ServiceAutomation #AmericanHealthcare #ModernizingHealthcare #BenefitsConsultants #HealthcareInnovation #EmployeeBenefits #selffunded #podcast Benefits Management, Healthcare Challenges, Technology In Benefits, Care Navigation, Client Service, Operational Efficiency, Service Automation, American Healthcare, Modernizing Healthcare, Benefits Consultants, Healthcare Innovation, Employee Benefits, self funded, podcast