How Transparency and the Election will Impact Healthcare Access & Affordability in 2024 with CIAB President Joel Wood

07/18/23 • 37 min

Joel Wood is the President of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers.
He has been the top regulatory and government affairs officer at The Council since 1993. He came to Washington a decade earlier to work as a press and legislative director for Rep. Don Sundquist (R-Tenn.). He joined us on the Paytient Podcast to discuss his vantage point around affordability and access with Paytient.

Check out this episode to hear Joel's point of view on improving access and affordability through transparency.

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For more information on Paytient and how we can help your team better access and afford healthcare, click here.

Check out this episode to hear Joel's point of view on improving access and affordability through transparency.

Have questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]!
For more information on Paytient and how we can help your team better access and afford healthcare, click here.

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Building a Better Benefits Universe: Insights from Cameron Betts of Mercer

Cameron Betts of Mercer joins us on the podcast to talk about what’s in and what's out for benefits in 2024.

Cameron is a Senior Health & Benefits Consultant with Mercer where he consults on health and benefits strategy for U.S. based and global employers.

We're all aware that this year's big headline is about how inflation is driving up prices that are squeezing family's wallets. People are deferring or foregoing care in record numbers and attraction and retention of workers has been a real challenge for employers.
So what's the solution? We get Cameron's point of view on what strategies he thinks are here to stay and which ones aren't serving our employee populations any longer.

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undefined - Ensuring equitable access to care amidst economic turmoil: Hear NABIP CEO Jessica Woods Brooks on what benefit advisors can do to help clients cope

Ensuring equitable access to care amidst economic turmoil: Hear NABIP CEO Jessica Woods Brooks on what benefit advisors can do to help clients cope

Most employers expect health plan costs to increase heading into 2024, and this isn't a new trend. Still, it's gotten to a point where it's stretching employers and employees financially so much that many seek ideas beyond the traditional strategies.
Of the 158 million Americans who get health insurance through their employers, almost a quarter are “underinsured” — they technically have coverage, but they can’t afford to pay the out-of-pocket costs that come when you actually seek care.
Health plans with high out-of-pocket costs have historically disadvantaged vulnerable employees with less disposable income and lower credit scores.
In this episode of the Paytient Podcast, we welcome Jessica Brooks-Woods of NABIP for a conversation about benefit strategies that give employees more equitable access to care amid rising costs over the next few years.

Jessica Brooks-Woods is the esteemed CEO of the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP). She is revered as the "Velvet Hammer in Healthcare. " She seamlessly interweaves fierce advocacy with a sense of purpose, ensuring holistic value delivery across healthcare touchpoints. You won't want to miss her take on what benefit advisors can do to help clients cope amidst economic turmoil.

Have questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]!
For more information on Paytient and how we can help your team better access and afford healthcare, click here.