Navigating Health Care Challenges: Donovan Ryckis on Employer Plans and Cost Strategies

Richard Walsh and Donovan Ryckis discuss the challenges businesses face with health care claims and managing employer-sponsored plans. Donovan shares his journey in the health care industry, highlighting broker issues and the complexities for business owners. They explore strategies to reduce health care claims, including aligning planning internally and externally, understanding cost variations in medical procedures, and negotiating insurance. The conversation delves into incentivizing employees through direct primary care benefits and the potential impacts of AI in healthcare. Richard emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and fiduciary responsibilities. The episode concludes with Donovan's documentary and how to connect with him.

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Donovan Ryckis

Guest • 61%

Richard Walsh

Host • 39%

Chapters

0:00	The burden of health care claims on businesses
0:46	Introduction to Sharpen the Spear
1:30	Donovan Ryckis' journey into health care and managing employer-sponsored plans
5:12	Broker issues and the complexity of health care for business owners
10:19	Aligning health care planning internally and externally
14:22	Strategies to reduce health care claims
20:51	Cost variation in medical procedures and insurance negotiations
29:14	Understanding and improving healthcare plans
33:39	Incentivizing employees and direct primary care benefits
40:51	Challenges and potential AI impacts in healthcare
46:16	Contacting Donovan Ryckis and "It's Not Personal, It's Just Health Care" documentary
48:24	Richard Walsh on continuous learning and fiduciary responsibilities
50:01	Closing thoughts and outro

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