Ep. 84 - Economy watch: UHC loses $1.4 billion in Q1 and California introduces $25/hr minimum healthcare wage

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This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew and Ron discuss the news that UnitedHealth Group posted a $1.4 billion loss in quarter 1 of 2024 following the Change Healthcare cyber attack. They talk about whether or not providers should care about news such as this.
Then, they discuss a new law going into effect in California that ups the minimum wage for healthcare workers to $25 an hour. There could be some very dramatic setbacks to healthcare quality, access, and affordability.
Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at www.FLATLINING.net.
Articles mentioned in this program:
UnitedHealth posts $1.4B loss in Q1 following Change cyberattack - Becker's Payer Issues
California health workers may face rude awakening with $25 minimum wage law - KFF Health News
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Fulcrum Strategies is a health care consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Learn more about what we can do for your practice at fsdoc.com.

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Ep. 84 - Economy watch: UHC loses $1.4 billion in Q1 and California introduces $25/hr minimum healthcare wage

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Ep. 98 - Pulse Check on the Payers: Fines from states and one payer does good 20:17

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The week on the FLATLINING Podcast, Matthew and Ron discuss several payer issues in the news including the firm "we're not for sale" by BlueCross BlueShield of Louisana, payers being fined by states, and the rare instance of an insurance company doing good for the community. Further reading: New Blue Cross CEO talks prospects of future sale, staying competitive - Greater Baton Rouge Business Report 9 payers recently fined by states - Becker's Payer Issues Priority Health offering free telehealth to the uninsured - Becker's Payer Issues --- Subscribe to the FLATLINING Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , the iHeartRadio app , Amazon Music , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , Pandora , TuneIn , and Audible . --- Follow Matthew on X and LinkedIn . Follow Ron on LinkedIn . --- Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. Learn more at FSDOC.com.…

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Ep. 97 - Looking at healthcare amidst the presidential election 21:18

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The week on the FLATLINING Podcast, Matthew and Ron discuss the roll healthcare might play in the 2024 presidential election. Healthcare has made appeances at this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Will it sway voters? Further reading: Harris isn’t pushing Medicare for All anymore. Progressives say that’s OK. - Politico Abortion rights and drug pricing program take spotlight at first night of DNC - STAT Sally Pipes: How the GOP can get tough on health care - Boston Herald --- Subscribe to the FLATLINING Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , the iHeartRadio app , Amazon Music , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , Pandora , TuneIn , and Audible . --- Follow Matthew on X and LinkedIn . Follow Ron on LinkedIn . --- Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. Learn more at FSDOC.com.…

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Ep. 96 - SPECIAL EDITION: Remembering Dr. Dan Hurley 1:04:46

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This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew Handley and Ron Howrigon discuss the life of the late Dr. Dan Hurley with his wife Dr. Traci Hurley, his sister Christine, and his brother Tom. They shared memories of his life and why he fought so hard for transparency in our healthcare system. Matthew and Ron spoke to Dr. Hurley last year on the FLATLINING Podcast after he was diagnosed with dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma and his insurance company had denied payment for radiology scans that would have aided his treatment. -- Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at www.FLATLINING.net. -- Dan Hurley, M.D. Endowment Fund - CS Foundation The Story of Dr. Dan Hurley - Ron Howrigon at FLATLINING.net CLICK HERE to listen to our original conversation with Dr. Hurley -- Subscribe to the FLATLINING Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , the iHeartRadio app , Amazon Music , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , Pandora , TuneIn , and Audible .…

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Ep. 95 - Is the mainstream media finally seeing the physician shortage? 15:22

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On the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies this week, Ron Howrigon and Matthew Handley a recent PBS News report on the shortage of pediatric physicians. Is the mainstream media finally seeing what patients have been experiencing for years? How do we ensure that we will have enough doctors to take care of us in the future? --- Articles mentioned in this program: The causes and consequences of a decline in doctors going into pediatric care - PBS News --- Subscribe to the FLATLINING Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , the iHeartRadio app , Amazon Music , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , Pandora , TuneIn , and Audible . Follow Matthew on X and LinkedIn . Follow Ron on LinkedIn . Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. Learn more at FSDOC.com.…

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Ep. 94 - What do Kamala Harris' healthcare policies look like? 28:26

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On the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies this week, Ron Howrigon and Matthew Handley discuss what sort of healthcare platforms Vice President Kamala Harris could advocate as the new Democratic nominee. They also discuss a recent interview Ron gave with New York Magazine on automatic insurance denials. -- Further reading: Where Kamala Harris Stands on Key Healthcare Issues - Medpage Today In Denial - New York Magazine -- Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at www.FLATLINING.net. Follow Matthew on X and LinkedIn . Follow Ron on LinkedIn . Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. Learn more at FSDOC.com.…

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Ep. 93 - What the Chevron ruling means for healthcare 25:22

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This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew Handley and CEO Ron Howrigon discuss how the Supreme Court overturning Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. could affect healthcare down the road. There is a possiblity that it could dictate how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services detirmine Medicare reimbursement, whether or not the Food and Drug Administration can approve over the counter medications, and more. Matthew and Ron also discuss how this ruling could affect the No Surprises Act. -- Further reading: What Does the Overturning of Chevron Mean for Healthcare? - Holland and Knight How the Supreme Court has roiled U.S. health-care agencies - The Washington Post We break down the overturning of the Chevron doctrine - NPR -- Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at www.FLATLINING.net. Follow Matthew on X and LinkedIn . Follow Ron on LinkedIn . Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. Learn more at FSDOC.com.…

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Ep. 92 - Let's think for a minute about Medicare for All (with Wendell Potter) 51:46

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This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew Handley and CEO Ron Howrigon have a conversation with universal healthcare advocate Wendell Potter. They discuss Wendell's decision to get out of the insurance business and become an advocate for affordable healthcare for all Americans. Wendell Potter was a VP level executive at Cigna before he left in 2008. He now advocates for universal healthcare and is the leader of two reform advocacy nonprofits: the Center for Health and Democracy and Business Leaders for Health Care Transformation. He is also a New York Times best-selling author and his most recent book is F or Want of a Dentist: The Rise of the Dental Therapy Movement in Tribal Nations and the US . You can follow his work on his Substack: Health Care Un-covered. --- Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have ubscribe to the FLATLINING Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , the iHeartRadio app , Amazon Music , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , Pandora , TuneIn , and Audible . Follow Matthew on X and LinkedIn . Follow Ron on LinkedIn .--- Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. Learn more at FSDOC.com.…

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NEXT WEEK: Wendell Potter makes his case for Medicare for All 1:22

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Next week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew Handley and Ron Howrigon talk to former Cigna executive Wendell Potter about the feasibility of universal healthcare in the United States. --- Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at www.FLATLINING.net. Follow Matthew on X and LinkedIn .Follow Ron on LinkedIn . Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. Learn more at FSDOC.com.…

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Ep. 91 - What it takes to make healthcare reforms (with Gus Geraci, MD) 1:00:07

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This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew Handley and CEO Ron Howrigon have a conversation with Gus Geraci, MD about the challenges of reforming healthcare. Dr. Gaspere Geraci has more than thirty-five years of clinical, process, and quality improvement experience. He has worked as a physician, recruiting physicians and working with insurance companies. You can find more about him on his website, drgeraci.com , Rate Your Healthcare Employer , and and follow him on X and LinkedIn. -- Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at www.FLATLINING.net. Follow Matthew on X and LinkedIn . Follow Ron on LinkedIn . Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. Learn more at FSDOC.com.…

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Ep. 90 - PUSLECHECK: Insurance coverage of GLP-1s, Cyberstalking, and UnitedHealthcare's use of AI 32:49

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This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew Handley and CEO Ron Howrigon discuss several healthcare-related news items and how they affect patients and providers. They discuss for-profit HMO’s being banned from participating in Minnesota Medicaid products. They also discuss the economic impact and future of insurance coverage for GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound. Also on the program: UnitedHealthcare has announced they will increase their usage of artificial intelligence. Plus: a former AstraZeneca executive is charged with cyber stalking after he sent threatening messages to leadership at CVS Health and Aetna. -- Articles mentioned in this program: For-profit HMOs will, again, be blocked from Minnesota's Medicaid program - Minneapolis Star Tribune Weight loss drug coverage gets more complicated - Becker's Payer Issues Real-World Trends in GLP-1 Treatment Persistence and Prescribing for Weight Management - BlueCross BlueShield UnitedHealth testing 500 AI use cases - Becker's Hospital Review Patient’s Dark Fantasy About Aetna Lands Him in Jail - The Daily Beast -- Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at www.FLATLINING.net. Follow Matthew on X and LinkedIn . Follow Ron on LinkedIn . Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. Learn more at FSDOC.com.…

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Ep. 89 - Putting patients back at the center (with Lou Tharp) 59:03

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This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Ron Howrigon and Matthew Handley sit down with Lou Tharp to discuss patient-centered healthcare and patient advocacy. Lou Tharp is the co-founder and executive director of the Global Healthy Living Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on improving the quality of life for those living with chronic diseases such as arthritis, psoriasis, IBS, cardiovascular disease, and more. Lou is also the co-founder of Creaky Joints®, an international, digital community of arthritis patients and caregivers. You learn more about the Global Healthy Living Foundation at GHLF.org and Creaky Joints® at CreakyJoints.org . You can also follow Lou on X (@LouisTharp) . Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at www.FLATLINING.net. Follow Matthew on X and LinkedIn . Follow Ron on LinkedIn . Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. Learn more at FSDOC.com.…

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Ep. 88 - 20 years of Fulcrum Strategies 22:14

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This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Ron Howrigon and Matthew Handley take a look back at the last 20 years of Fulcrum Strategies. They discuss why Ron left his employment with the payers and began working with physicians and what has changed in the last twenty years. They also take a look at what might change in the future. Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at www.FLATLINING.net. Subscribe to the FLATLINING Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , the iHeartRadio app , Amazon Music , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , Pandora , TuneIn , and Audible . Follow Matthew on X and LinkedIn . Follow Ron on LinkedIn . Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. Learn more at FSDOC.com.…

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Ep. 87 - Mr. Witty goes to Washington: Analysis on the Change Healthcare cyber attack hearings 30:11

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This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Ron Howrigon and Matthew Handley break down testimony from the Congressional hearings about the Change Healthcare cyber attack. On May 1, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty was in the hot seat as senators and representatives grilled him on the impact to patients and providers. Ron and Matthew break it down in a way that is easy to understand and help you know how it impacts you. Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at www.FLATLINING.net. Follow Matthew on X and LinkedIn . Follow Ron on LinkedIn . Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. Learn more at FSDOC.com.…

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This week on the FLATLINING Podcast, we start our best of 2023 countdown with our third most popular program of the year. Ron and Matthew discussed a bill that was proposed in the Indiana state legislature that attempted to regulate how hospitals can do business in the state. That bill was later signed into law by Indiana Governor Jonathan Jennings. Ron and Matthew also discussed statistics that showed just how many physicians died during the COVID-19 pandemic and what that means for our healthcare system going forward. Next week, Matthew shares the second most popular episode of the year.…

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