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Today, Stephen Combs and Ryan Ross from BrokersBloc, and how their approach to this business is significantly different than anything I've seen out there. And if you're a broker and you're looking for a better way to do business, an innovative way to do business, this show is a must-listen!Stephen: “We're just trying to show brokers that there are alternative solutions out there, and there's a million out there, some really good, some really bad. So we have carefully vetted all of our carrier partners, looked at the paper that they're on on the reinsurance, the networks, the PBMs, and make sure that the package is a cohesive tech stack that bundles together nicely, that has a good user experience.We have built a suite of products that are, again, non-disruptive to the employee and the employers, but they can save them money on some of the low-hanging fruit things, such as the pharmacy benefit manager and some steerage as well around hospital claims…” This is Season 22 Ep 8 of America’s Healthcare Advocate. I’m Cary Hall Learn about BrokersBloc: https://brokersbloc.com/ As always, if you need help or have something to share, contact me using this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, the issues you are dealing with, or any other health, healthcare, or health insurance questions or concerns. Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

My guest today is a true expert on the topic: RPS Benefits by Design President and CEO, Maria Ahlers. Learn more: https://www.rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.com or call (913) 385-2224. This is Season 22 Ep. 7 of America's Healthcare Advocate. I'm Cary Hall. Can I help you? https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Dr. Arden Andersen of Brand New Day Health and Brenden Lundberg, CEO of Radiant Pain Relief, explain everything PAIN and how Scrambler therapy takes the pain level down for their patients from a pain level of 7 or 8, to 4 or 5, and even to ZERO. It uses no pain medication and is non-invasive.Hear these true stories of chronic pain relief and lives changed.As Judy R says: "I had severe, life-altering hip pain for 5 years. Generally, my pain level was at an 8 or 9. I came into Brand New Day at a 7 or 8 pain level almost every day to work the Scrambler Therapy". Here is how she reached zero. How she feared the pain would return. But it didn't.This is one of many fascinating stories we will explore today and find out why so few have even heard of the Scambler.This is season 22, episode 5 of America's Healthcare Advocate. I'm Cary Hall. Learn More: https://brandnewdayhealth.com/Contact me: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Today we discuss all things Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City with Barron Roberts, Director of Individual Markets and Small Group. The things you need to know! Topics include:-Metro Blue Innovation-Spira CareLearn More about Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City816-467-22145https://www.bluekc.com/

From accounting and payroll to healthcare, Luke Towey and his team consult with clients to find the perfect franchise that fits their personal needs, interests, and resources! We will learn a lot today, and if you are a franchisee or a franchisor, we will discuss ways to make them thrive.This is season 22 Ep 6 of America’s Healthcare Advocate. I’m Cary Hall.Learn more about Luke’s company: https://franchiseresourcellc.com/As always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Today we are talking about the United Appliance Servicers Association and how GigCare is working for their members 1099/contract employees.Developed by Detego, the PSM Nebraska GigCare 1099 Worker Program is now helping associations in ways previously unavailable or cost prohibitive.Debbie Klintworth talks about how the United Appliance Servicers Association (UASA) has found GigCare to be the solution.John Kuhlmann explains the details that make the ACA/Obamacare overly expensive and difficult and why GigCare approaches health benefits in a way that is opposite of how the major carriers do it for health benefits and for drugs.Learn for about Debbie's companies: https://sloanappliance.com/ and https://www.d3sservice.com/Connect with John Kuhlmann: https://kuhlmannfin.com/This is season 22 Episode 2 of America’s Healthcare Advocate. I’m Cary Hall https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us ----------Today we are talking about the United Appliance Servicers Association and how GigCare and how GigCare works for their 1099 contract employees.PSM Nebraska, the GigCare 1099 Worker Program

The Health of the Sunflower State.Today on America’s Healthcare Advocate and part of my Health Of Our Communities series the topic is our flagship station’s home state of Kansas and the effect of having the 2nd highest tax rate, being ranked 45th out of 50 states with a growth of only 1.4% and getting an “F” from CNBC and how all of this affects our lives, or health and our families. Even our states 4th graders are below 4th grade level proficiency.My friend Philip Sarnecki joins me, taking time off from his campaign to discuss what’s wrong and how we bring about a massive turnaround by building business, creating jobs and becoming the best place for business and for families.Philip believes the state governor is like a CEO and that business sense will trump political ambition to bring us a healthy state. What’s wrong with Kansas? Find out as we discuss bringing Kansas from worst to first!This is season 22, episode 4 or America’s Healthcare Advocate. I’m Cary Hall.Learn more about Philip: https://philipsarnecki.org/As always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

RPS Benefits By Design President Maria Ahlers is the action-oriented and results-focused professional who jois us today. Maria has over 20 years of experience in Business and Human Resources, strategic planning, developing project scope and customer relationships. She knows Group, and will let us know the latest from RPSBBDI! This is episode 2138 of America’s Healthcare Advocate. I’m Cary Hall.Learn more: https://www.rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.com or call (913) 385-2224

Katie Radginski founded Ready Train Go in 2020 after seeing a need for a higher quality of training for situational awareness and emergency preparedness. She brings her 20 years of experience and her empathy and compassion to her classroom and now to our show.Learn how to Save A Life and the truth about the AED you see in offices and public places... what it can do and what it won't do.This is Episode 1 of Season 22 of America's Healthcare Advocate, I'm Cary Hall.Learn about Ready Train Go, call 636-439-8761 or visit https://readytraingo.com/If you want to know more about us, go to the website: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us and send me an email.

To provide for the needs of the aged poor, Saint Jeanne Jugan walked the roads of France seeking alms. She was recognized by the begging basket she carried. She asked for money as well as food, clothing, wood, wool or whatever was needed for the Home. Jeanne thanked her benefactors by praying for them, and today’s Little Sisters happily continue this practice.My guests on today's show are Mother Mary Thomas and Sr. Agnes from Kansas City's Little Sisters of the Poor order, located on James A. Reed Rd.Today we learn of their mission and the care they provide for the elderly, with reverence and respect for the elderly regardless of religion, serving people 65 years and older, of any race or religion (or no religion), who are low-income. Serve those who can’t afford to pay for care. "Old age has many gifts that are often overlooked in today’s society. They are our ancestors, built foundation of what we have today" Join me for this extraordinary discussion with these sisteres who are making each day count for our elderly's "last place they will live" with respect and grace.This is episode 2137 of America's Healthcare Advocate, I'm Cary Hall.Learn more: Carrie Rojas Director of Development, Little Sisters of the Poor 8745 James A. Reed Rd, Kansas City, MO 64138816.761.4744https://littlesistersofthepoorkansascity.org/ or, outside of the Kansas City area, https://littlesistersofthepoor.org/

Philip Sarnecki a Kansas businessman, a job creator, a husband, and father who rose from humble beginnings (the son of a janitor and a secretary) who then built one of the nation’s largest financial services companies and has led businesses that today employ nearly 1,000 people across multiple industries. This is Ep2141 of America's Healthcare Advocate.Learn more about Philip and his plans for the state of Kansas: https://philipsarnecki.orgAs always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

The ACA/Obamacare Mega Tsunami is coming! Increases premiums, Reductions in subsidies and the impact this will have across the country, and it's here as we begin 2026.My expert guests from Detego Health are John Stockton and Tracy Krause, who will discuss GigCare, provided by Population Science Management as the alternative to the ACA (Obamacare): Better benefits and lower costs.Stockton tells us "If you become a consumer data respondent, you can have access to PSM’s GigCare Health Benefits plan".Today we will separate fact from fiction on the topic of health benefits on America's Healthcare Advocate.This is episode 2136GigCare is not available in all states. Learn more at https://gigcare.net/

Today we are talking with John Kuhlmann, Lauren Broyles and Josh Bowman from the Kuhlmann Group.If you've ever wondered how your Association can get health benefits and how would that work? Or maybe you've got a large group plan and you'd like to figure out a better way to handle your health insurance benefits, that is our topic on this episode. Most importantly, listen and learn today, as we talk about how an association can actually offer health benefits, especially if you've got 1099 employees. This is Ep 2139 of America's Healthcare Advocate. To learn more about GigCare, the Kuhlmann Group and health benefits for 1099 workers as well as W2 employees: 314-494-7860 and visit https://kuhlmannfin.com

Sportscaster Ryan Lefebvre, the storied broadcaster of the Kansas City Royals baseball team, joins me on this special show along with Kristin Gernon, Blue KC Behavioral Health Program Manager.Kirstin has over 25 years of experience in the behavioral health field, focusing on children and families. She has been involved in initiatives like the "Shut Out the Stigma" campaign and has spoken on mental health topics, including its importance in youth sports.The documentary "Not Good Enough" is available at: https://www.shutoutthestigma.com/documentaryLearn more about Blue KC: https://www.bluekc.com/

Join me with my guest Misty Snodgrass as we explore why only one carrier services 103 Kansas counties and even goes below five lives in small group coverage. They are Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, and they are truly the hometown carrier. Misty is their Director of ACA & Medicaid and is my expert guest.At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, community involvement is a key component. Discuss how an EPO (Exclusive Provider Organization) may be a great option and we’ll contrast PPO Designs, etc.Other carriers pull out of the state when claims go up. Not Blue Cross of Kansas. They are here to stay and in all 103 counties. We’ve been here for 80 years and we aren’t going anywhere. This is episode 2134 of America’s Healthcare Advocate. I’m Cary Hall.Learn more about BCBSKS.com or call (866) 906-5253.

My guest, Ron Miller is BlueKC’s FEP Senior Sales Consultant & Labor Liaison and Ron and I have all the things to know Right Now and why Federal Employees should consider Blue Cross Ble Shield for their health insurance needs!The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program is the number one health insurance choice for federal employees, retirees, and their families.For nearly 60 years, we’ve been committed to offering federal employees the best healthcare coverage in the U.S.More than 99% of our members stay with us year over year.Our preferred provider network includes 95% of doctors, 96% of hospitals and 65,000 pharmacies nationwide. And you never need a referral to see a specialist.24/7 care provided by Teladoc Health – treatment for minor injuries and illnesses, mental health support, dermatology care and more by phone or video.Preventive care is always covered when you see a Preferred provider.OPEN ENROLLMENT SEASON runs from Monday, Nov. 11th through Saturday, Dec. 8, 2025.Virtual Fairs:https://www.fepblue.org/eventsTo learn more about the Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program, visit fepblue.org or call 800-411-BLUE.

John Massey and a couple of his friends came together and created a program called Zuzu's Petals. Born out of a great love of Christmas and how each of them were impacted by Chrfistmas when they were young, this non-profit takes care of families that cannot afford to have a Christmas, and they do it in a very unique way.John, Mak and Dan love Christmas so much, they created a way to share it and help local families. John joins us this year in a heartwarming show that you really need to hear.To help them visit: https://zuzus-petals.org/ Or, call John at 816-977-1955And if you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us And let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

Misty Snodgrass is Director, ACA & Medicaid at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas and she'll let us know what you Must Know if you have an ACA insurance plan.MISTY: This is unprecedented. At BCBSKS we're doing our best to hold the rates down and even taking a hit financially. But we want to make sure that people in Kansas have access to coverage.CARY: Like Misty said, they're more than happy to talk to you and just explain what's happening because there are a massive number of changes coming in the marketplace and ACA.Misty leads the strategic and operational direction for the ACA line of business and oversees the Healthy Blue Medicaid partnership. She is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, financial performance, product and market strategy, and operational excellence. She is known for her compassionate, results-oriented approach as syays she prioritizes access, quality care, and member satisfaction—delivering sustainable success in a complex, highly regulated healthcare environment.This is episode 2130 of America's Healthcare AdvocateLearn more about anything discussed on this program. Visit https://www.bcbsks.com/ or call 866-906-5253.Episode Producers: Audio: Garner Cowdry Camera: David ThiessenAs always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

I've wanted to do this show for a long time. It's personal to me. This is on what I call the big four weight loss drugs. Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mountjaro. And the reason I wanted to do this show was because I was struggling with some weight issues and went to see my primary care doc, and she goes, well, let's just go ahead and give you Wegovy. And I thought, you know, I think I'm going to go find a weight loss clinic. I'm going to get into a program and see what I can do. And I did. So I’ll let you know how that went, but also that it made me think about these products and I started doing a little research, started looking around, and I'm like, you know what? We don't know what we don't know. And it gave me, some significant hesitation about using these, so this show today is about that. It's about what do we know? What don't we know? What do we know that are side effects, potential problems down the road for other kinds of diseases and comorbidities because most studies go back only 3.5 years or less. Some additional questions are: What are the long-term effects and what happens if you’re on them on them for a lifetime? I’ll also review the manufacturer country Green List, so if you are getting one of these from another country to save cost, which are considered safest. We have the research, and I'll lay it out in detail in this episode and I’ll let you know what I think. The studies we've referenced are listed below. This is episode 2129 of America's Healthcare Advocate. I'm Cary Hall. As always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-usEpisode Producers:Audio: Garner CowdryCamera: David ThiessenResearch - Nathan HaldemanResearch links for this episode went over the character limit here, so we have posted them here:https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/the-big-4-weight-loss-drugs-ozempic-wegovy-zepbound-mounjaro-what-are-there-long-term-effects

There’s a lot of chatter out there. That's about the best way I can put it about what's going to happen with ACA. And, you know, I'm seeing pieces in the media that are portraying what's going to occur and the changes that are going to happen and how they're going to impact people, and unfortunately, there's a lot of false narrative out there. So I'm going to I'm going to explain where we're at on the individual health insurance market on Obamacare and ACA. Then I'm going to talk with two experts about what can you do to prepare yourself so that you're not caught up in a trap and you can't make a decision to solve the problem?Then we’ll discuss give you the kind of coverage you need and how to find it.That's what we're talking about in this episode, and that's the message we're trying to get out to everyone to is be prepared. This is coming. It's going to be like a tsunami. There going to be a lot of people displaced off of these plans are going to be looking for alternatives and so how do you deal with it, what are the best solutions and show you how you can do that and make sense of it for you and your family.If you're an employer, what do you need to be looking at? Because the ACA plans for small group are going to get hit hard, hit just as hard as the individual plans are, if not harder in some cases.This is episode 2126 of America’s Healthcare Advocate. I’m Cary Hall.Learn more from our guests Carolee Steele and Maria Ahlers from RPS Benefits by Design:Visit https://www.rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.com or call 877-385-2224As always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Today my friend and guest is Philip Sarnecki a Kansas businessman, a job creator, a husband, and father who rose from humble beginnings (the son of a janitor and a secretary) who then built one of the nation’s largest financial services companies and has led businesses that today employ nearly 1,000 people across multiple industries. Plus, he has great plans for the state of Kansas, and we discuss his Philip Sarnecki for Governor plans!This is Ep2128 of America's Healthcare Advocate.Learn more about Philip and his plans for the state of Kansas: https://philipsarnecki.orgAs always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Barron Roberts is my expert today on this Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas City update show. How will it play out for all of you out there in the audience for your coverage in '26? We will cover the individual side and what Blue Cross is doing to lead the way. They're actually going to have premium reductions on the individual side, and we'll talk about what are the answers to the employers out there, the small group employer, the employer under the 100 lives.Get all the details and find the best way to go now, because come January 1st, all the Aetna plans are pulling the pin on ACA. They're going to be gone. And I will cover what's going to happen with the other plans. They're going to be significant increases across the board. BlueKC continues to lead the way as the local hometown carrier.This is Ep2127 of America's Healthcare Advocate.Learn more at https://www.bluekc.com/ or call 833-467-2145.As always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Today we learn about Bexa: A Revolutionary Early Detection Option that Dr. Monique Gary tells me is closing the gap and delivering peace of mind. Dr Gary says women have been in need of another early detection option and reminds us that to many women delay routine exams or avoid them all together. But unlike the common experience, Bexa is accurate and pain free and companies should include this benefit to their employees.This is a "Must Hear" episode. Please listen and share, because breast cancer is the most common cancer among women—yet over 60% of those eligible aren’t getting mammograms. And for women who are under 40, pregnant, or avoiding mammograms, no real alternative has existed until now with this Doctor-led and developed Bexa Solution.Also joining us is Elizabeth Vire, Bexa Chief Revenue Officer, who works with HR directors to bring this option to their workers.This is Ep: 2124 of America's Healthcare Advocate. Learn how you could do it as a broker, as a TPA, or a human resource director. : 1-888-469-2392 or visit https://www.mybexa.com/ As always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

By 2033, the Medicare Hospital Trust Fund will be unable to pay full benefits. More people are retiring and fewer workers are replacing them and there is a huge amount of waste and fraud in administering Medicare. They waste $50-$60 Billion per year with improper payments according to there own numbers.I will give you the details as well as my suggestions for solutions solutions. This is an important episode and it invollves every American's future! Find full referenced details for the data here: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/medicare-fact-from-fictionThis is episode 2123 of America's Healthcare Advocate.Learn about me, Cary Hall: America’s Healthcare Advocate: I have a strong desire to empower my fellow Americans and cancel the noise and confusion surrounding the US healthcare system. My goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort.Learn even more: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com As always, if you need help or have something to share? Contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, the issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Free referral services in the industry really aren’t free. My guest Steve Kuker is a veteran placement expert who exposes exactly how they work. These are at best a conflict of interest and Steve is pushing for our federal regulators to act because, as an example, in real estate you must disclose how much commission the realtor makes on the transaction… why isn’t there the same requirement for the free referral services for your aging parent or family member?Steve's company, Senior Care Consulting calls itself “A Placement Service With Integrity" and does not accept referral kickbacks. But he explains all the FREE services do. "I was recently mistakenly offered $6,750 as a kickback from an assisted living community… tangible proof of how much these “free” referral services are making in kickbacks! So you really aren’t getting a non-biased referral and you won’t be told of complaints and even sanctions against the facilities. Find out how to make these choices and avoid the pitfalls in this episode and learn more about out guest here: https://www.seniorcareconsulting.com/This is episode 2122 of America's Healthcare Advocate.Learn about me, Cary Hall: America’s Healthcare Advocate: I have a strong desire to empower my fellow Americans and cancel the noise and confusion surrounding the US healthcare system. My goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort.Learn even more: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com As always, if you need help or have something to share? Contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, the issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Focus Hearing's Shannon Schneller joins and this time brings testimonials from Len Randazzo of Cumulus Media and over very own video producer Dave Thiessen and along with myself, we all three share the good the bad and all things related to getting a hearing aid and we all then compare it to the experience at Focus Hearing, who know how to do it right.In this episode you will find out what you should know when you set out to "Hear It All".Learn more:https://myfocushearing.com/ or call (913) 754-2144This is episode 2121 of America's Healthcare Advocate.Learn about me, Cary Hall: America’s Healthcare Advocate: I have a strong desire to empower my fellow Americans and cancel the noise and confusion surrounding the US healthcare system. My goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort. Learn even more: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com As always, if you need help or have something to share? Contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, the issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

It's a very interesting Multi-Topic show: Today we Separate Fact from Fiction and dive into the claim that 7.8 Million will Lose Medicaid and what will really happen. We also discuss how ACA/Obamacare recipients who pay less due to a subsity based on low income will be required to provide a tax return to prove income. Then we hear from a listener from the west cost explain why she happily paid pays $5000 per month in cash to her illegal alien Nanny, who also is getting free health care from Medicaid. and why everybody does it necause it costs less.My guest on these stories is John Stockton:Excerpts:Cary Hall: "You know, America's Healthcare Advocate is the show where we like to say we separate fact from fiction. Well, we're going to do just that today. We're going to talk about this whole issue. The first part of the show on Medicaid, this supposed fact that 7.8 million people are going to lose their Medicaid health insurance. Yes, 7.8 million people are going to lose their coverage by 2034. That's what they're saying. This is a scare tactic, so then let's talk about who is really going to lose it and how does this break down. So out of that 7.8 million, 4.8 million are uninsured because they don't comply with the bills part time work requirement."In Segment 2, we learn how Medicaid interacts with hospitals and John Stockton, with 25 years with Aetna in the large group field and he really understands this piece: "We’re spinding 5 trillion on healthcare and 25% of that is waste. If we took care of our waste we could pay off the interest on our national debt."Segment 3 is all about new ACA/Obamacare changes and how we got there. Cary Hall: "ACA: here's the first big change: Aetna's gone. 1 million people are without ACA as of January 1st from Aetna. Subsities going to people in the 150 – 200% not 400% of poverty level, the cost of what people are paying for ACA plans going up 20-30% a month maybe 75% "And in our final segment. Cary Hall: "This young lady, who is an avid listener of this broadcast, was in a casual conversation with me about the show the other day, and I talked about this topic of Medicaid and illegal aliens, and she launched into a whole tirade, basically, of her experience living in Los Angeles, dealing with this issue. Her story shows you can pay $5000 a month in cash for daycare, and it’s going up with each child and an illegal alien is making that, plus getting Medicaid and more from the government."This is episode 2119 of America's Healthcare Advocate.Learn about me, Cary Hall: America’s Healthcare Advocate:I have a strong desire to empower my fellow Americans and cancel the noise and confusion surrounding the US healthcare system. My goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort.Learn even more: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.comAs always, if you need help or have something to share? Contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, the issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Employees love it: “This is the only benefit my employer really provides” and Employers think it’s great and it is the result of wanting to both solve healthcare challenges for members while giving employers lower costs, less absenteeism, healthier teams.We talk to the founder and CEO, Dr. Van Der Veer whose frustration with traditional healthcare led to creating a better way. Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care is currently available in select cities in Iowa as well as Overland Park, Ks and Lees Summit, MoWe're going to talk about a model that is significantly different and an opportunity for primary care, direct pay, membership in a program that we think is going to make a big difference here in the Kansas City metro.Guests:Dr. Jon Van Der Veer, DO, MBA, Founder/CEO at Hy-Vee Health Exemplar CareJacqueline “Jaci” Robson, Vice President of Member Services at Hy-Vee Health Exemplar CareTo learn more: https://www.exemplar.care and @ExemplarCare on Facebook & LinkedInThis is Ep 2118 of America’s Healthcare Advocate podcastLearn more about me, Cary Hall: America’s Healthcare Advocate:I have a strong desire to empower my fellow Americans and cancel the noise and confusion surrounding the US healthcare system. My goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort. Learn more: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com As always, if you need help or have something to share? Contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, the issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

This week Dr Carson, Dr Firouz Daneshgari and Dr Andersen join us on America’s Healthcare Advocate.What do these 3 Doctors have to do with the Future of your Health?We will cover everything from helping people regain the ability to walk again, stopping pain and fixing neuropathy all with noninvasive treatments to how it’s done, why it works and what is next in health. Here are some examples:Dr Andersen: “it doesn't matter whether you have heart failure like your wife Cary, or whether you have Parkinson's, or whether you have had a TBI, there is a disruption in the electromagnetic system of your body”Dr Firouz: “Neuro20, The new model of neuromodulation, that this Neuro20 is creating”Dr Carson’s patient. He’s seen her since she was 11. She suffers from transverse myelitis and is now 23 and in a wheelchair. But then she came to Brand New Day.Plus, my wife and I recently started using the Neuro20 Suit at home… Me for conditioning and my wife for heart failure. We will tell you all about it in this episode.Learn more about Brand New Day: https://brandnewdayhealth.com or call 833-724-6522.This is Ep 2117 of America’s Healthcare Advocate podcastLearn more about me, Cary Hall: America’s Healthcare Advocate:I have a strong desire to empower my fellow Americans and cancel the noise and confusion surrounding the US healthcare system. My goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort. Learn more: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.comAs always, if you need help or have something to share? Contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, the issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.c

New options, Spira Care and Care Guides from BlueKC and we dive deep into Employer options for Employee Benefits available right now and what's coming up. This is a Broker show for sure, and if you are a business owner in the Kansas City Metro, you'll want to hear this too!Director of Large Group, Maggie Parker and Vice President of Spira Care Anna Finnegan are on this show with details, tips and their vast knowledge. We will discuss BlueKC’s Preferred Care Blue Network: PCB, plus ASO (administrative services only) Products, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) as well as self-funded health plans.Join us on this journey through employer sponsored benefits.Jump to: “What makes Blue KC’s Spira Care so different? Why is it better?” @ 21:59Jump to: “Explain about the BlueKC/Spira Care “Care Guides”” @ 24:59This is Ep 2114 of America’s Healthcare Advocate podcastLearn more at: https://www.bluekc.com/ or call (833) 467-2145As always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Today, we're going to explore the parallels between two core human pursuits, prosperity and longevity. These have long been the goals of individual societies and political systems. Since the dawn of humanity, we have sought systems that offer comfort and freedom to pursue our desires. We now define that broadly as prosperityToday, Dr. Firouz Daneshgari (Dr Bowtie) and I are going to explore the parallels between two core human pursuits: Prosperity and Longevity, as these have long been the goals of individual societies and political systems. Since the dawn of humanity, we have sought systems that offer comfort and freedom to pursue our desires. We now define that broadly as prosperity.Dr. Firouz Daneshgari: "D.O.G.E., (Department Of Government Efficiencies) is doing some the stuff that a lot of people admire. They say this is the way it has to be. Some people are scared. What are they doing? So I thought this is the time for us to kind of step back and basically ask some fundamental big questions: Why American society - 5% of world's population - generates a good, one third of the world GDP. And what is the engine? What is it? You know, are we different kind of human beings or. And the answer is no. “Don't focus on your goals, focus on your systems”. Because everyone has goals. Both the winners and losers have the same goal. They want to, you know, win something. It is the difference in the systems, that basically determines who wins and who loses."Join us on this journey through the viewpoint of the revolutionary Bowtie MedicalThis is Ep 2110 of America’s Healthcare Advocate podcastLearn more at: https://bowtiemedical.comAs always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Our Turning Lives Around series features my guest Matt Thomas: : “I grew up I grew up in a pretty rough environment. My house was pretty rough. My mom, bless her heart, was an alcoholic and my dad wasn't around.”Coupled with not such a great environment, Matt started getting in trouble at a really young age, spent time in juvenile hall and all his teenage years in a home for wayward boys, a gothic boarding school.“It was the pattern. And eventually, being highly addicted to methamphetamines, I ended up catching a couple charges for burglary, a stolen car and some drugs. And I did three years in the state of Arizona, and in that process is where God really got a hold of me. You know, people I know, people will say I came to Christ, but I’ve got to tell you, he pursued me.”Matt’s story is stunning, tragic and uplifting, but my main reason for bringing him on the show today is what he is doing now for youth and troubled kids.Matt Thomas founded Firm Foundations Ministries where they equip men and women to move from imprisoned to empowered. We Learn more visit: https://www.firmfoundationsministries.org or call 913-257-7300This is episode 2108I'm Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate and as always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Is the reason you don’t want to go see your grandkids (or family, friends) because you can’t hear a damn thing they are saying?Welcome to The Hearing Show. I'm Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate and I wear a hearing aid. My returning guest is an expert on all things “hearing aid”, Shannon Schnellner, the owner of Focus Hearing in Overland Park, Ks.If you or someone you know wants to know everything you need to know about hearing aids... I have it in this episode! How they work. What do they cost. Will insurance pay for it. Plus, we will learn how to be successful in choosing the right hearing aid and in using it too and how to find the right professional for your needs (and what the hearing test is like).There are social and health consequences of not getting a hearing aid when you have hearing loss. We will discuss that, as well.Learn more about Shannon: https://myfocushearing.com or call 913-380-4200This is episode 2111As always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. Visit: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

My guest from the PainLab at Brand New Day in Lenexa, Ks is Dr. Arden Andersen, and he is no stranger to the show. In fact, this is our 3rd visit with him and today he brings with him patient Tony Bardo who tells us of his truly amazing journey from a hopeless loss of mobility 4 years ago to a 50% improvement after only one week at Brand New Day.To help explain the process and the tech is Dr Keith Cronin from Neuro20. The Neuro20 suit, along with several other new tools is bringing rapid results to patients, like Neuropathy Reversal.This is a non-invasive approach using Electro-Muscle Stimulation (EMS).Connect with Brand New Day, visit:https://brandnewdaykc.com/ or call 833-724-6522As always, if you need help or have something to share contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

My guest, Ron Hoyler is a diabetes Educator for St. Luke's hospital in the Kansas City metro, and he tells us "once you have diabetes you're at a greater risk for not just dementia, but the complications from dementia. Some of the specific, diseases that come under the dementia umbrella, like Alzheimer's, but cognitive impairment in general, you know, that fog that you'll sometimes hear it called where you are just suddenly in the moment, not quite sure what you were thinking or doing that can be related to the high blood sugars that you might be experiencing".Ron has some shocking information, including the fact that we have 165 meds to treat diabetes with. And in this episode, we're going to get into how the doctors decide which meds to treat you with. But that number alone is pretty shocking, and technically there's over 800 combinations of meds and doses that can be applied together, so how does a physician decide which one's right for you or their other patient or their other patient? It's almost a crapshoot, really.I''m Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate and the fact is that diabetes is such a prevalent disease, and one of the most common chronic disorders in the world and it is a disorder that we could do so much better at in taking care of than what we do now.The thing that drove me to bring Ron Hoyler back to the show is that he and I have been having conversation about this and some of the other comorbidities that are related and I wanted to bring his vast knowledge to all of you. Not just to shock you, but also to show you the most amazing and affordable new device for understanding your own metabolism, blood sugar, glucose, A1c... all of it. And rather than just 2 super basic readings per day... it gives you hundreds!Regardless of your age, your health... and even if you are not diabetic or pre-diabetic: This show is a must listen.Let's get started!For more information about this visit: https://www.saintlukeskc.org/condition/diabetes Ron Hoyler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-hoyler-rn-msn-mba-hca-cdces-a02a3b1a/This is episode 2106.Learn more about me, Cary Hall: America’s Healthcare Advocate:I have a strong desire to empower my fellow Americans and cancel the noise and confusion surrounding the US healthcare system. My goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort. Learn more: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.comAs always, if you need help or have something to share? Contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

In this edition of our Health of Our Communities series, important employer health benefit tips from Maria Ahlers, President of RPS Benefits by Design; and our special guest, Brian Morris, president of Leadercast has "2025 Legacy of Impact" information that can help the long term health of your business!Plus, details of the upcoming Leadercast event on April 8th in Kansas City!Get tickets at our special discount: 877-385-2224 or visit https://www.rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.com

Dr. Arden Andersen works at Brand New Day specialty center in Kansas City where they are using a new approach to non-invasive stimulation to help clients regain mobility, improve neurological conditions, and get past neuropathy, stubborn wounds that aren’t healing, and other physical limitations. And they do it with no medications, no injections, just non-invasive stimulation.If you are like me, this blows you away when you first hear about it... and you are more that skeptical. But that's perfectly fine with Andersen and Brand New Day Director Steve Sanborn because it's easy to prove, it’s a program that really helps and it is using some amazing FDA-cleared tools.This is our second show with PainLab, now having grown within Brand New Day Med, Wellness & Specialty in Lenexa, Ks, part of the Kansas City Metro area.This episode features two additional guests they brought along to explain their personal successes with these new non-invasive approaches to wound healing and the Dr also tells of Earl who suffered a traumatic brain injury and, like similar results involving stroke, he has had amazing success restoring function he thought would never come back... like walking properly, arm movement... all of it.It's wonderful to hear! As always, if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-usThis is episode 2105Learn more about the PainLab program at Brand New Day, visit: https://brandnewday.liveor call 833-PainLab.

Join me as we lay out how to start, what to choose and what are your options.My expert guest is Carolee Steele from RPS Benefits by Design.Learn more:877-385-2224https://www.rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.com/

My guest is Detego Health's CEO Richard Haldeman: "We are focused on the small employer and the individual 1099 workers who have been priced out of standard health care company pricing as well as the ACA/Obamacare plans".Richard is extraordinarily qualified to make this happen... and is in fact making it happen already.Brokers, this show is for you! But, it’s also for the small business employer, the 1099 contract worker, the business partner, the specialist who can now get AFFORDABLE healthcare coverage when ACA and other options fail you.In this episode we cover areas including level funded, fully insured and self-funded. We talk about what those terms mean and how does that roll over into Detego Health, what do we do and how we offer products in all three of those categories.I am Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate, and I bring you this information as I work to continually separate fact from fiction on the subject of health care.Here are some excerpts. Rich Haldeman: "White Hat PBM: This PBM takes no rebates. Any rebates that come through go back into our claim fund for our members. Everything is pre negotiated. So there's not a ridiculous markup on drugs. There's no incentive to move one person from one medication to another. It is the best medication at the best price. And they have an incredibly good clinical and customer service for our members. And if you're wondering, how does this relate to what health care costs. 25 to 30% of your spend of every dollar that goes out for health care revolves around prescription drug medication? So there's a reason that a drug store bought a health insurance company. I'm talking about CVS. They're not having a very good time of it. Okay. There's a reason why United Health Care owns their own pharmacy benefit manager".This is season 21 episode 2. (2102)Learn More, visit https://detegohealth.com or call Detego Health: (855) 459-1113 Need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

We continue our deep dive into Claims, Health Insurance Cost and Care Denied, and why this is happening right now and follow up our previous discussion that premiered 12/26/24 https://youtu.be/tycXROkV6IQ.Joining me in the studio is John Stockton. John has 35 years of employee benefits, health insurance experience. John is a health care innovator and a leader that has spent his entire career in leadership and strategy roles. John has a passion around improving the quality and efficiency of health care in the United States. He's also worked extensively with health care systems, creating known product strategies.It's quieted down since the murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of United HealthCare, basically on traditional media, but it's it exploded on social media and with people like Taylor Lorenz and other people, CBS commentators talking about he either “deserved it” or “it's understandable”.Shockingly, none of that is correct, but it's important to step behind those comments and look at the facts. I will start off with this little piece in the Wall Street Journal…This is our first episode of the year, the season and the first at out new home base station KCMO 95.7 FM / 710 AM in Kansas City. We're extremely happy to be here in these beautiful studios in this beautiful building. This is actually where started 16 years ago. It's a little different then, but we're really happy to be here at Cumulus Media, KC.We also welcome listeners in Topeka, Kansas at out new Kansas Network affiliate 1440 AM / 93.5 FM KMAJ “The Big Talker”This is Episode 2101-----Learn more about me, Cary Hall: America’s Healthcare Advocate: I have a strong desire to empower my fellow Americans and cancel the noise and confusion surrounding the US healthcare system. My goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort. Visit https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.comAs always, if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate by using the form on my website. Let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

On the show today, we will discuss a partnership between Bowtie Medical and Detego Health. So, if you're a broker, or if you're an employer of any size business, I don't care if you've got 10 employees, 100 employees or 200 employees, you're going to want to listen to this because this is a different way, to get health insurance and Dr Firouz Daneshgari is back on my show to lay it all out for us.Excerpt, Dr Daneshgari: "And the scientific evidence shows more harms, more hazards and that's why the medical errors have become the number three, cause of death in this country. And every time I say that, I get caught myself again being surprised that after cardiovascular disease, after cancer, medical errors are number three, cause of death!"The Doctor is In!He will show us a much better way. Better, affordable and healthier!Excerpt: "The result of this realigned situation, this health care is that doctors, both primary care and the specialist, they do what they went to school to do. They went there to solve people's health problems. And doctors, I tell you, the listeners to this show, a significant number of them will be doctors because doctors are looking for solutions how to get out of this Sick Care System we have now."Learn more about Dr Firouz Daneshgari and Bowtie Medical: https://bowtiemedical.comBrokers and Business Owners. email [email protected] or call 877-3-Bowtie (877-326-9843)As always if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

A deep dive into Claims, Health Insurance Cost and Care Denied, and why this is happening right now. Today’s show is one that, I think needed to be done. And there are probably a lot of people who are not going to like some of the things I'm going to say, but it needs to be said. I want to talk about the murder, the murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of United HealthCare. And I want to talk about where we're at in this country with what we're thinking and what we're doing, and how we're acting out on those thoughts. Then, regarding healthcare in America, I'm going to talk about the actual problem that people are experiencing… because they are experiencing problems with getting coverage, with high cost, with care being denied and with care being delayed. Then, after taking us through all of that, and I'm going to explain to you why that is happening. You might be surprised what you're about to learn. So let's get started. -----Episode 2038----- Learn more about me, Cary Hall: America’s Healthcare Advocate: I have a strong desire to empower my fellow Americans and cancel the noise and confusion surrounding the US healthcare system. My goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort. Visit https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com As always, if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate by using the form on my website. Let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

In this episode we're going to talk about Bowtie Medical and the different product model that is being brought to market by Bowtie Health. Our returning guest, Doctor Firouz Daneshgari is the CEO, founder and president of Bowtie Medical. Here is what he says: "As you know, this show is post the election of President Trump and his, ambitious goals to change the direction America has taken. Right now we are spending 2 to 3 times more than the rest of the world on healthcare. I'll repeat that. We are spending over $13,000 per capita, per person, per year, compared to 4 to $6000 with Europeans and Japanese with much worse outcomes. So we have an expensive and and mispriced system. We have the best technology. All we have to do is to redirect our efforts from a sick care to a health care." The Dr will also explain a phenomenon called Longevity Escape Velocity and much more about Health Guardianship as an alternative that delivers high-quality care and guards you from the unnecessary care being prescribed in the current “sick care” system.. Learn more about Bowtie Medical and Dr Firouz Daneshgari: https://bowtiemedical.com/ Business owners and brokers should contact [email protected] to learn more, and as always if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Small business owners and brokers, this show is for you. Todd Houston is our expert guest today and our focus is Small Group.We'll learn from Todd about Bravewind Benefits and how they bring exciting new methods and tools in and how along side of things like Green Imaging, AI underwriting tools and even sourcing prescriptions from Canada; they bring down the cost of employer sponsored benefits. Get ready for a thrill ride!This is season 20, episode 29 of America's Healthcare Advocate show.Learn more about Todd and Bravewind, visit https://bravewindbenefits.com or call 855.459.1113and as always if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Our guest is Shannon Schneller from Focus Hearing in the KC Metro, who will discuss both sudden and gradual hearing loss, why when getting a tested the its "the sooner the better", how hearing loss is sneaky and that even younger people can have hearing loss, Plus, what is a hearing test like? Learn more! Visit Focus Hearing https://myfocushearing.com or call (913) 754-2144 and as always if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Everything you need to know for Open Enrollment 2025 from Carolee Steele, our Medicare expert on our annual show. Doctors, hospitals, networks and all the moving parts.If your Medicare Advantage carrier is discontinuing Medicare Advantage like they are in Kansas City, what should you do? What can you do? And, what are the hidden advantages nobody thinks of?Medicare SupplementMedicare AdvantageACA (Obamacare)MedicaidD-SNP, C-SNP programsWhat's new, what has changed and how to avoid problems.Learn more about Carolee Steele: (877) 385-2224 or visit RPS Benefits by Design online, https://www.rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.comThey are available nationwide!and as always if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Each year we go over all that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is offering Federal Employees and BlueKC's Ron Miller joins us to explain the plan details. This year federal employees still call 1-800-411-BLUE for more information and they've added a special number for Postal Workers, (816) 395-2115 locally or the toll free 1-833-467-2140.Visit https://www.fepblue.org for more information and because it's a short time window, here are the dates of events for both Actives and Annuitants you’ll find on the fepblue.org “Find an event” page:Postal Wednesdays –• November 6th: Annuitants 4:00pm & Actives at 6:00pm• November 13th: Actives at 12:00pm & Annuitants at 2:00pm• November 20th: Annuitants at 4:00pm & Actives at 6:00pm• November 27th: Actives at 12:00pm & Annuitants at 2:00pm and as always if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Today we have a discussion on national health care that is fascinating and will blow your mind with a doctor we call Dr Bowtie. My expert guest is Dr. Firouz Daneshgari, MD, MBA, FPMRS, FACS Dr. Daneshgari: “Our eyes are very open to this concept that 50%, more than half of what is done in our hospital based system is a waste. That is why it is a Sick Care based system. Not only do we want to eliminate the waste to save the money in your pocket and your insurance money, but also a good portion of this unnecessary care causes actual harm! Instead, you'll have 24 seven access to this dedicated group of doctors and nurses not only to help you to navigate the maze of health care, but to also proactively look after the health risks you have. To fix this, we provide the Bowtie Health Guardianship model that will be embedded within a health plan, benefit, health benefit that is offered to the employer. So we intentionally are focusing on the employer segment of the market because the employers, to me, are the cylinders of the production of the GDP.” Our guest is Dr Firouz Daneshgari, who has this most unique idea, worked for 30 years inside health systems seeing first hand how care decisions were made based on the financial interests of hospitals and not the patients. Learn more about the Bowtie concept: https://bowtiemedical.com/about-us or on LinkedInDo you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Carolee Steele and Maria Ahlers join me for a look at your options when your provider doesn't offer Medicare Advantage for 2025. While this episode discusses events specific to the Kansas City Metro, the content might be valuable for anyone in a similar situation of lost coverage, Medicare Supplement or Medicare Advantage coverage and our guests are qualified in all areas of Employer, Individual, or Medicare needs. RPS Benefits by Design is available to you nationwide. Learn more about RPS Benefits by Design here: https://www.rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.com/ The contact information mentioned in the show: [email protected] and 913-385-2224 This is season 20, episode 12Need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us