Risky Benefits

Brand Newland, CEO and co-founder of Goldfinch Health, and Rich Koontz, healthcare innovation manager at FBMC, are on mic to discuss the ways a coordinated approach to surgery and post-op recovery result in better patient care, less time away from work, and overall savings.

Make the patient the most important person in the OR when you invest in better patient outcomes.

MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Brand Newland, PharmD, MBA
CEO and Co-founder
GoldfinchHealth.com

Brand has over 15 years of experience in bringing new healthcare solutions to payers, employers, healthcare providers, and patients. Brand joined OutcomesMTM, a pharmacy Medication Therapy Management company, as the firm’s fourth employee. He served OutcomesMTM in business development and operations leadership roles, seeing the company through rapid growth and eventually its acquisition by Cardinal Health in 2015.

Inspired by personal experiences with the pitfalls of surgery and a lack of proactive solutions to the Opioid Crisis, Brand co-founded Goldfinch Health in 2018. Goldfinch Health optimizes the surgery and recovery experience for patients in virtually any surgery type, saving companies and patients time, money, and addiction.

Brand received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Iowa and holds a certification in pain management. He has also completed an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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Pharmacy benefits are the most widely utilized benefits in the marketplace with 21 cents of every dollar spent funding it. Today on Risky Benefits, we have guest Jeffery Jones, development representative of RxBenefits, and Richard Koontz, FBMC healthcare innovation manager, on mic to talk about how to control pharmaceutical costs through transparency and accountability. When you can finally see the data, actively measure it, and improve your outcome, then you’ll be able to ensure your company has the best possible terms for pharmacy benefits.

MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Jeffery Jones
Business Development Representative
RxBenefits.com

As a Business Development Representative for RxBenefits, Jeffery partners with Employee Benefit Consultants in Georgia and northern Florida to optimize and provide actionable solutions to reduce cost and control pharmacy trend for self-funded employers. He works with cross functional internal teams to effectively deliver superior service to clients as a key differentiator for consultants to maintain and grow their book of business.

Jeffery has more than 17 years of experience in the healthcare and pharmacy benefit industries. He served at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama for more than 13 years, managing in the Finance division. His background with medical and pharmacy pricing and contracting provides valuable insight when navigating the benefit landscape.

Jeffery joined RxBenefits in 2017 as a Strategic Pharmacy Analyst before being promoted to Business Development Representative. 


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We believe in building partnerships and relationships that bring provable quality and innovation to your business. On mic this week is Nick Ford, employee benefits consultant of FBMC, and Andrew Binstein of Paycor. Paycor helps businesses with their HR needs by bringing technology and their HR expertise to every client. Paycor empowers businesses to focus on their goals and less on their daily administrative tasks.

MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Andrew Binstein
Major Market Sales Executive
Paycor.com

Andrew is a sales leader for Paycor in the southeast market. He partners with Health Brokers, HR, Finance, and business leaders to help them achieve their vision of sustainable growth for their organization by providing the technology and education needed to accomplish their goals. Paycor’s scalable HCM (human capital management) solutions are designed to facilitate revenue growth and employee engagement, reduce compliance risk, and decrease costs caused by the lack of integration and inability to analyze imperative data. In partnership with his clients, he helps design a pathway to unite all aspects of the employee lifecycle into one platform. Paycor’s cutting-edge software is backed by an award winning service model, giving personalized service to each of their clients.

*If you would like to learn more about Paycor, visit paycor.com or contact me at (484) 678-5316 or [email protected]. 

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After the onset of the pandemic, one in three Americans identified themselves as a caregiver, which is up from the average 40 million people in years previous. With that in mind, Larry Nisenson, senior vice president and chief commercial growth officer of Genworth, is on mic with Rick to talk about how employers can support caregivers in the workforce with comprehensive benefits and flexible support.

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Chris Jamail knows about financial wellness as the partner and current chief marketing officer for Trusted Capital Group (TCG). Listen in as Chris and Rick discuss the importance of good financial investments and habits.

MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Chris J. Jamail
Chief Marketing Officer
Trusted Capital Group 

Chris Jamail, CFP® is the Chief Marketing Officer at TCG where he is responsible for strategic business development, managing company-wide marketing efforts, and supporting investment advisor strategy. On a mission to grow the TCG ecosystem, he is working to improve the financial situation for all clients and creating a company of enduring value.

Prior to taking on this role at TCG, Chris gained experience in working with clients and managing investment assets beginning in 2002 as a financial advisor at TCG. Throughout his career he has increased his focus on investment management and financial planning moving to an investment advisor role in 2004 with TCG Advisors, and then later named Chief Investment Officer. In these former roles, he operated as head of the investment committee, oversaw a team of professionals with responsibilities such as managing and monitoring investment activity, and directing the investment strategy for the firm’s clients.

Chris graduated from Texas A&M University in 2002 with a BBA degree in Marketing and earned the Certified Financial Planner™ designation in 2010. Chris Jamail is a Partner in TCG Group Holdings, LLP.

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Chad Sorenson, president of HR Florida, and Rick are on mic to discuss the ramifications of a COVID-19 vaccine in the workplace. Business owners can learn more about legal statutes, the rights of employees, and your rights as a business owner when it comes to whether or not to mandate vaccination for COVID-19 in the workplace.

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On mic are Rich Koontz, FBMC manager of healthcare innovation, and David Joza, FBMC employee benefits consultant, to talk about Self Funded Plans. It can often be a challenge for employers to find great, affordable benefits to offer employees, but with a self funded plan you can control costs directly with vendors, minimize claims risk, and attain high quality healthcare services. Self Funded plans are all about flexibility and building better ways to benefit for your business and your employees.

MORE ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Rich Koontz
Manager of Healthcare Innovation
FBMC.com

Rich is responsible for innovation programs for FBMC’s health benefit clients and is a certified Health Rosetta advisor. Rich has experience implementing many types of cost management programs. He has more than 25 years of benefits, innovation, change management, supply chain cost transformation, and systems implementation experience in the health care and technology industries. Rich has worked in leadership and consulting roles across the entire health care supply chain. He also has a Strategic Planning and Process Engineering background from his work at Kearney and has completed several Leadership & Innovation programs at MIT. Rich is also one of the first 150 brokers in the U.S. to be vetted and certified by the Health Rosetta Program, a national organization of industry experts committed to accelerating cost transparency and transformation across the Health Benefits supply chain.

David Joza
Employee Benefits Consultant
FBMC.com

David provides 15 years of public and private sector experience in all aspects of employee benefits including self-funded medical plans. David understands our client needs through his years serving on their side of the desk in public and private organizations. Working with trustees and employees directly helps him to develop benefit strategies through a “data-informed” approach while maintaining focus on the impact to budgets, plan members, and constituents.

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Paul Malley, president of Aging with Dignity, is on mic with Rick to discuss the Five Wishes Advance Directive program. The Five Wishes program helps you receive the best in care for your body, mind, and soul with a legal document that guides your health should you be unable to make those decisions yourself. Listen and learn more on how Five Wishes makes advance health directives more approachable.


MORE ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Paul Malley
President
agingwithdignity.org

Paul Malley is president of Aging with Dignity, a position to which he was named in 2002. He previously served as the organization’s communications director since 1998. With nearly 20 years of experience in the field of aging and advance care planning, Paul is a national expert, frequent speaker, and advocate for quality and dignified care at the end of life. He served on the Florida delegation for the White House Conference on Aging, and is a member of the national Coalition to Transform Advanced Care. Paul holds a Master of Arts degree in Communications from Florida State University.

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Listen to James Klein, president of the American Benefits Counsel, and our host Rick as they discuss the current political climate in America and how that affects the Affordable Care Act and other employee benefits policies.


MORE ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
James A. Klein
President
americanbenefitscouncil.org

Jim Klein is president of the American Benefits Council. He joined the Council in 1988 as Deputy Executive Director and has served as Executive Director/President since 1992. Previously, Jim was manager of pension and health care policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and, before that, practiced law for a Washington, D.C. firm specializing in employee benefits. He also worked as a Legislative Assistant for a member of Congress.

Jim serves on the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plan’s Government Liaison Committee and was the recipient of the 2018 Public Service Award from that organization. He is a fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel and a member of the editorial advisory board of Benefits Quarterly. In the global benefits arena, Jim serves as a private sector advisor to the Working Party on Private Pensions of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); and the Council is actively engaged with several international organizations representing the interests of U.S.-based companies operating outside the United States. Jim graduated with a degree in bioethics from Tufts University and a law degree from the George Washington University School of Law.

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Attention small businesses in North Florida: Rogers Benefit Group is now providing insurance for small businesses with Simply Blue. This is a small group HMO plan partnered with Florida Blue that provides affordable healthcare for employees and employers alike. Listen to Rick and Scotty Fjelstad, regional manager of Rogers Benefit Group, discuss eligibility and details for the plan.

MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Scott Fjelstad
Regional Manager, Rogers Benefit Group
rogersbenefit.com

Scott Fjelstad is a Regional Manager at Rogers Benefit Group with 35 years of experience working alongside independent agents and the executive teams of leading insurance companies. Scott specializes in helping people buy health care intelligently and cost efficiently in their unique marketplace.  Scott realizes that effective plan designs, tax efficiency and employee  communication is key for sustainable solutions. Scott serves with several local and federal healthcare influencers and is inspired daily by the Sales and Support Team at RBG Jacksonville and their clients.

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