Surgical care is a huge driver of costs. Scott Huff, MD is a board-certified anesthesiologist and the founder of Epic Surgical—an ambulatory surgical center designed specifically for self-funded employers.

Podcast highlights:

1:26 Why Dr. Huff thinks that business owners should pay attention to their employee medical costs.

2:27 Why a health plan is not health care

4:07 Why Dr. Huff focuses on his healthcare saving efforts on surgical procedures instead of primary care.

7:20 How primary care works now

8:40 How Dr. Huff realized that he could move some surgical procedures to lower cost environments

12:34 The difference between a high-cost and low-cost environment

13:35 What is an ambulatory surgical center and why did Dr. Huff start one

18:05 How insurance companies have reacted to the savings offered by his surgical center

18:56 What Dr. Huff's surgical center offers to employers

20:43 How employers are using Epic Surgical Center

22:35 Why Dr. Huff offers prices that leave so much money on the table

23:43 The cost of a knee replacement at a hospital versus at Epic Surgical Center

24:58 One thing a business leader can do today to start saving money