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Relentless Health Value

Stacey Richter
Healthcare Costs
Patient Care
Value-Based Care
Self-Insurance
Primary Care
Healthcare
Trust
Healthcare Benefits
Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Healthcare Value
Self-Insured Employers
Maternal Health
Direct Contracting
Pharmaceutical Industry
Healthcare Transparency
Brokers
Claims Wire
High-Cost Claimants
Employee Satisfaction
Healthcare Cost Management

American Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Execs you might want to know. Talking. Relentless Health Value is a weekly interview podcast hosted by Stacey Richter, a healthcare entrepreneur celebrating fifteen years in the business side of healthcare. This show is for leaders in pharma, devices, payers, providers, patient advocacy and healthcare business. It's for health industry innovators, entrepreneur... more

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In this episode of Relentless Health Value, Stacey Richter summarizes 4 core concepts for getting highest-value healthcare and we hear from 15 experts who weigh in on the following concepts:

(1) "Buy healthcare," not insurance, by focusing on unit... more

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Stacey Richter interviews Jerry DiMaso, CEO of Payerset, about how hospital and carrier price transparency data (mandates beginning with hospitals in 2019 and carriers in 2022) is being used by plan sponsors and providers. For self-insured employers ... more

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Stacey Richter interviews neurosurgeon Dr. Ahilan Sivaganesan (Dr. Siva) about replacing vague healthcare "value" claims with quantified outcomes and unit-level costs, introducing his Operative Value Index (OVI). They discuss how hospitals often lack... more

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Why Advanced Primary Care Doesn't Scale: Conflicting Incentives, Complacency, and a 3-Step Roadmap

Stacey Richter interviews Ryan Jacobs (SVP Strategy and Partnerships, Marathon Health) on why evidence-backed advanced primary care (APC)—focused on ... more

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Ahilan Sivaganesan
Neurosurgeon and value-based care researcher
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Episode: EP505: The Death of the "What Is Value" Guessing Game for Clinical and Plan Decision-Makers Ready to Move On, With Ahilan Sivaganesan, MD
Ryan Jacobs
SVP Strategy and Partnerships
Marathon Health
Episode: EP504: A Back-to-Basics Roadmap Through the Perverse Incentives to Advanced Primary Care, With Ryan Jacobs
Jerry DiMaso
CEO and co-founder of Payerset
Payerset
Episode: Insights to Outwit the Hot Mess of the Non-Healthcare Market
Adam Stavisky
Consultant with experience managing benefits for large employers (e.g., Walmart)
Walmart (former benefits executive)
Episode: EP503: Smart Collaboration With Direct-to-Employer Specialty Care, With Ryan Wells; Leo Spector, MD, MBA; and Adam Stavisky
Leo Spector, MD
Surgeon and CEO of OrthoCarolina
OrthoCarolina
Episode: EP503: Smart Collaboration With Direct-to-Employer Specialty Care, With Ryan Wells; Leo Spector, MD, MBA; and Adam Stavisky
Ryan Wells
Founder and CEO of Health Here
Health Here
Episode: EP503: Smart Collaboration With Direct-to-Employer Specialty Care, With Ryan Wells; Leo Spector, MD, MBA; and Adam Stavisky
Brian Machut
Value-based actuary at Alliant Health
Alliant Health
Episode: EP502: How Some Pretty Wild Medicare Fraud Sabotages ACOs and Also Independent Practices and Could Cost Plan Sponsors Such as Self-insured Employers a Lot of Zeros Downstream, With Brian Machut
Ivana Krajcinovic
Outgoing vice president of healthcare delivery at Unite Here Health
Unite Here Health
Episode: EP501: Speaking of Infusions, Do You Want to Pay $135 or Do You Want to Pay $13,560 for the Exact Same Drug? With Ivana Krajcinovic, PhD
Jacob Asher, MD
Former Chief Medical Officer for several major health plans, reflecting on market dynamics in healthcare
Episode: Take Two: EP398: Why Are Commercial Carrier Marketplaces Completely Boring? Maybe Because There Isn't a Marketplace, With Jacob Asher, MD

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 351 ratings
  • The rich get richer

    An echo chamber for CEOs and other out of touch execs that care about money and not care or making healthcare a sustainable career choice for providers.

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    1
    NOT A CEO 2
    United States6 months ago
  • Highly Recommend!

    Relentless Health Value with Stacey Richter is hands down one of the best healthcare podcasts out there. Stacey has a unique talent for making complex topics clear and practical, and every episode is packed with valuable insights you can actually use. If you care about healthcare transparency, smarter plan management, or just want to keep up with what’s really happening in the industry, this podcast is a must listen. Highly recommended!

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    5
    kcarle
    United States10 months ago
  • A must listen for plan sponsors

    This podcast is incredibly helpful for anyone looking to become a more effective plan sponsor. Stacey asks insightful questions, and her guests are always engaging, industry experts. Topics that I previously found dry or difficult to understand are presented in a way that’s clear, digestible, and even empowering. I discovered this podcast at the perfect time in my life—it’s given me the confidence I need for my next job opportunity.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kharding324
    United States10 months ago
  • Must Listen Healthcare Podcast!

    Relentless Health Value is the #1 podcast for anyone wanting to be part of the solution to fixing healthcare and insurance. MD to Insurance broker will find value in being part of the RHV tribe.

    No one person has all the answers, but Stacey Richter has allowed listeners and guests to collectively move the conversation forward in practical ways. Thank you for all your work Stacey!

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    Matt McQuide
    United Statesa year ago
  • Why This NYC Nurse Trusts Relentless Health Value

    As a nurse who’s spent over 13 years on the front lines of New York City’s healthcare scene, I know authenticity when I see it—and let me tell you, "Relentless Health Value" and host Stacey Richter are the real deal.

    She doesn’t just interview guests—she ignites conversations that challenge the status quo. Through fearless questions and genuine curiosity, Stacey reveals transformative ideas that could shape the future of healthcare. Every episode leaves you more knowledgeable, more inspired, an... more

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    feelthebernabe
    United Statesa year ago

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Audiences praise the host for clear, practical insights and deep subject matter expertise.
Guests are consistently high-caliber, offering valuable, actionable perspectives for healthcare decision-makers.
Some listeners feel the show can skew toward executive-level discourse and enterprise perspectives.

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EP506: How Other Employers, Shareholders, and Clinics Are Using Price Transparency Data—And It's an Arms Race, With Jerry DiMaso
Q: What is Payerset and how does it help users access this data effectively?
Payerset aggregates and processes pricing datasets from multiple carriers into user-friendly datasets and interfaces so organizations can quickly analyze provider and plan-level pricing.
EP506: How Other Employers, Shareholders, and Clinics Are Using Price Transparency Data—And It's an Arms Race, With Jerry DiMaso
Q: What are the main insights plan sponsors can derive from the data?
Plan sponsors can benchmark rates against competitors, identify high-cost codes for targeted negotiation, and model plan changes to see potential savings.
EP506: How Other Employers, Shareholders, and Clinics Are Using Price Transparency Data—And It's an Arms Race, With Jerry DiMaso
Q: When was the push for price transparency first established and what is the regulatory landscape today?
The ACA laid the groundwork starting in 2016, with hospital price transparency mandates expanding to include carriers by 2022, creating a structured data framework and enforcement.
EP504: A Back-to-Basics Roadmap Through the Perverse Incentives to Advanced Primary Care, With Ryan Jacobs
Q: What are the three steps of the roadmap for APC leadership and innovation?
Step one is a reality-based assessment to understand where the incentives and barriers truly lie; step two is to anticipate how stakeholders—employers, payers, providers—will math out value; step three is to act on strategic conclusions, which can include pursuing direct contracting and new payment models.
EP501: Speaking of Infusions, Do You Want to Pay $135 or Do You Want to Pay $13,560 for the Exact Same Drug? With Ivana Krajcinovic, PhD
Q: How can plan sponsors and unions push back against these non-market dynamics?
Drill into data, push for direct contracts with independent providers, carve out utilization management to the contracted providers, and coordinate care with value-based steering and patient-support services to shift volumes to higher-value settings.

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A leading healthcare business podcast featuring in-depth conversations with executives, clinicians, and policymakers about the economics, incentives, and transformation of the U.S. healthcare system. Episodes frequently explore cost drivers, price transparency, and new models for delivering value—from infusion pricing and MSK spend to clearinghouses, direct contracting, and value-based care. The host questions guests with practical, data-driven angles that help plan sponsors, providers, and employers understand how to reduce waste, improve outcomes, and align incentives. A notable strength is the breadth of high-caliber guests, ranging from hospital leaders and health plan executives to industry pioneers driving innovative purchasing and pa... more

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Recent guests on Relentless Health Value include:

1. Ahilan Sivaganesan
2. Ryan Jacobs
3. Jerry DiMaso
4. Adam Stavisky
5. Leo Spector, MD
6. Ryan Wells
7. Brian Machut
8. Ivana Krajcinovic

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