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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

"In the US, we have created the sick care system, the system that benefits from our people being sick. And the reason for that is that their health care is delivered through 5000 financial institutions called hospitals". Our guest is Dr Firouz Daneshgari, who has a most unique idea. He is someone who's really experienced what it's like on the inside of National Health Care systems and he has an incredible plan to make our health care system, and our citizens healthy. I think once you hear him for a few minuts, you'll be hooked. I was! This is season 20, episode 31 To learn more, visit: https://bowtiemedical.com/about-us Dr. Firouz Daneshgari has written a book: Health Guardianship: The Remedy to the Sick Care System https://www.amazon.com/Health-Guardianship-Remedy-Sick-System/dp/1957048646Need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

I'll tell you what these young men did was they came together, and they put a program together. They named it Zuzu's Petals. I'll let them explain the weird name later in the show but but what they did was they put this program together to take care of families that cannot afford to have a Christmas. John, Mak and Dan love Christmas so much, they created a way to share it and help local families.This is a heartwarming show that you really need to hear.This is Season 20, Episode 30To help them visit: https://zuzus-petals.org/Or, call John at 816-977-1955 And if you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-usAnd let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

More women die from heart issues each year than all cancers combined!We say: "do you have chest pain" to women and to men, but commonly in women it could felt as pressure in the chest or really any symptom from the waist on up including tooth pain and overwhelming fatigue. These are signs of a serious heart issue.That is what bothers Dr Tracy Stevens the most, that in men and women, symptoms may be different.Women still to this day don't recognize heart attack and stroke as their number one health threat. We've gone from one out of three deaths every year, one out of two deaths every year, being in women, being due to heart attack and stroke, compared to 1 in 39 from breast cancer.This fascinating show features Dr. Tracy Stevens and Dr. Anna Grodzinski who both specialize in Women's Cardiovascular Disease & Cardiology at Saint Luke’s.This is season 20 episode 27 of America's Healthcare Advocate.To learn more visit: https://www.saintlukeskc.org/locations/saint-lukes-cardiovascular-consultantsAnd if you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-usAnd let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

I am pleased to offer our experts from JD Power Award Winning BlueKC (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City) to lay out their new, 2025 Medicare Supplement options and tell us more about why some companies are also withdrawing their Medicare Advantage plans in 2025.Our Experts from BlueKC are: Barron Roberts, Manager of Small Group, Medicare and Individual Sales; Barb Bins, Broker Development and Engagement Manager, and Ryan Roth, Department Vice President of Sales.Here we go into open enrollment for AEP and open enrollment for the individual plans in November for Obamacare, ACA and this team will tell us what we need to know. Small Group, Large Group is also discussed.Even though the information presented in this episode is specific to the Kansas City Metro market, we will also run the episode nationally because the information presented can be used to inform and to compare offerings available in other areas.To learn More, visit https://www.bluekc.com or call 1-800-867-9014This is Season 20, Episode 28.I'm Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate, and if you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-usAnd let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns

My guest Dr. Arden Andersen has experienced it himself and now his patients as well have life changing, life improving experiences to share.With him, Dr. Emilio John suffered terribly for many years, and he also has experienced a return to a feeling of wellness.To hear them tell their stories is both moving and exciting. But what are they talking about?They work at a new facility in Lenexa Kansas called PainLab and they have brought together non-invasive state of the art tools that are bringing solutions for those needing neurological and mobility support. Hear is an excerpt from Dr. Andersen:“And so we can tell just from that reading (a WAVi Brain Scan report from a 40 minute test given) whether or not a person has had a concussion, whether or not they've recovered from their concussion, as well as perhaps any other problem that may be associated with that brain, body interaction. Well, then, okay, that's nice. You can identify that. But now what are you going to do about it as far as getting it evaluated? Unfortunately, standard medicine is either looking at implanting electrodes in the brain, brain surgery of some other type or some other kind of drug, which has all kinds of side effects and may or may not work, but eventually doesn't work.And so how do we actually regenerate the system? And so Neuro20 came on the scene. And that system is about stimulating what's called brain derived neurotrophic factor, which is a protein in the brain over time. But that is a substance in the brain that actually stimulates regeneration of brain cells and nerve cells. And it wasn't that long ago, 20 years ago for sure. We didn't even believe it could be done to regenerate nerve cells. Ten years ago, we didn't believe it was possible to regenerate brain cells. We free up brain cells. Nope. Now we know we can regenerate brain cells.”Listen to this episode to hear about the latest on WAVi, Neuro20 and other new and revolutionary ways to give us humans help and rehab.To learn more, click https://painlabkc.com/about/ or call 833-724-6522And if you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-usAnd let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

How do you work ON your business, not IN your business if you're that small business owner?My guest is an expert on how to do that and why you should. He is Chad Simpson, VP of Sales for G&A Partners. They are a PEO, Professional Employer Organization and a PEO is much different than simply outsourcing HR and payroll.Here is how Chad explains it:"It can get a little bit confusing because it's a very saturated marketplace when it comes to HR outsourcing. There are companies that give HR guidance, compliance, salary surveys, you name it.When we came into the marketplace, we came in as a PEO (Professional Employer Organization) and we're seeking out the business owner that says, look, I probably can do this, but I don't want to do this, not and grow my business. You can't be that focused when you're doing payroll over here, OSHA training over there, and worker's comp...”.The Heath of your Business, this episode is #2025 on Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate. Learn more/contact G&A Partners: https://www.gnapartners.com/ 713-784-1181 And 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.

My guest for this episode is a true expert. His name is Sam Nigro, and he is a broker in Omaha, NE who specializes in individual and group health benefits. We're going to talk specifically about GigCare today and the individual market, how to navigate it and what you need to know if you are a contract worker, a “1099 Worker” who has a hard time finding affordable health coverage.You are not alone.We will explain the “Working Owner” model, and how it works.This is Season 20 Episode 24Learn more about our guest:Sam Nigro, CLU, CLTC,RHU,REBC, Employee Benefit Consultant with Gallagher.866-200-2513Learn more about GigCare:https://gigcare.net/And if you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-usAnd let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

Our annual Labor Day Car Show show has a little bit of everything. Joining me from the Kansas City AFL-CIO is President Patrick A. “Duke” Dujakovich, and also from the AFL-CIO and from the organization Working Families’ Friend, VP Chris Jenkins. The Labor Day Car Show https://www.kc-carshow.com is happens this Saturday at Azura Amphitheater in Bonnor, Springs, Ks plus, we’ll discuss jobs, college and apprentice programs.About my guests: Duke Dujakovich, was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Board of Directors on January 1, 2023 and has served on the head office board since 2020. He is the president of the Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO, a position which he has held since 2010. Mr. Dujakovich’s professional career began when he joined the Kansas City, Missouri Fire Department and became a member of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local #42 in 1987. He received many promotions in the Fire Department including driver in 1991, captain in 1995 and eventually battalion chief in 2001. Upon being promoted to battalion chief, he became a member of IAFF Local #3808 and was elected as secretary and treasurer of that local in 2002 and president in 2004. Mr. Dujakovich retired from the Department in 2016 with more than 30 years of service and remains a member of the IAFF. Mr. Dujakovich holds a number of civic and philanthropic positions including board membership on the United Way of Greater Kansas City Board of Directors, Working Families’ Friend Board of Directors and Jackson County Employees’ Pension Board. He previously served as a trustee for the Kansas City, Missouri Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan, Kansas City, Missouri Employees Health Insurance Board and Kansas City Fire Fighters Pension Board. He previously served as a member of the Community Advisory Council for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 2015-2018. Chris Jenkins, VP Working Families’ Friend https://wffriend.org Working Families’ Friend is a unique not-for-profit charity supported by the community that provides life-changing assistance to hard working, well-deserving men and women. Founded on in 2003 to fill a need in our community that was not being met: providing emergency assistance to working, or recently unemployed, individuals who found themselves in an unexpected one-time crisis. The working people in our community were an underserved population. Traditional social service programs that provide emergency assistance typically have at, or below, poverty level income requirements. This is S20Ep23 of America’s Healthcare AdvocateIf you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate, Visit 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.

It’s shocking to learn that 1.2 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year, and our returning guest, RN Ron Hoyler, who is a Diabetes Educator at Saint Lukes Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. adds "we are recognizing more and more that preventative education can prevent or can stop some of these issues from happening before they even begin". Folks, I was shocked to hear that 33% of the Medicare budget is for complications from diabetes! Ep2022 More about Ron: Ron Hoyler RN, MSN, MBA-HCA, CDCES Diabetes Educator for St. Luke's hospital If you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate. Visit 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.

With over 28 years caring for employees, over 1200 businesses and over 500,000 employees including public, private, white collar and blue collar, LEAPCare is something employers can make available to their employees.Join me as I speak with Melvin Swafford, VP of LEAPCare and Regional Director Ryan Lilly, LEAP Care for this compelling and compassionate story of caring that you could also bring to your employees.AHA S20 Ep21For more information:https://leapcare.org 423-715-0693If you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare AdvocateVisit https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-usAnd let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

Sheriff Cal Hayden brings us inside the Johnson County Sheriffs Office and we learn about some amazing facts: They received 22,257 calls in May with 95% or answered in 10 seconds or less. Contrast that with other municipalities where 911 callers get put on hold and have to wait minutes, and their response times are under five minutes, yet Cal reminds us "when you think about that five minute period of time, I've been there when you're doing CPR on somebody or you need help right now, that's an eternity, before the officers get there... and, it's a brilliant analogy or exercise to, for anybody to just close their eyes and think about the worst day you've ever had: 'you're involved in a car wreck. a loved one is fallen, someone's passed away. A child is hurt, and you want help right now? Those seconds count. And, we want to get somebody there as soon as we possibly can. We take almost every ambulance call that comes in and we transfer it to them, and we want to make sure that we're there as fast as we possibly can be". This is a great episode and you can get a feel for how the Sheriffs Department works. S20Ep17 "Health of Our Communities, Part 3" Learn More about firearm safety classes: https://www.jocogov.org/johnson-county-sheriff Find out about Sheriff Cal Hayden and if you want to get involved with or support the sheriff in upcoming elections: calhaydenforsheriff.com Do you need help or have something to share? Contact Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate 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

It comes down to lifestyle. Our food has changed. Our movement has changed. Our stress levels have changed. Our sleep has changed. All of the things that keep us healthy have shifted, and our bodies aren't responding to them well. When we shifted from growing food and making it ourselves to processing it to make it convenient to eat on the go and do all the other things we want to do in life. We changed our food system. We added things, we took away things. We changed what we were eating, how we got it, and it really it just dramatically changed what was going into our bodies. In S20 Ep16 we hear this and more for Dr. Courtney Younglove and Alexandria Lee, DPN, FNP-BC from Heartland Weight Loss. This show is fascinating and full of info we haven't understood until now: "Insulin we know is an energy storage hormone and it's a fleeting hormone. So it can be hard to track. But metformin does a really good job at working behind the scenes, in getting you metabolically healthier" What is good dietary protein & fiber, what is weight neutral, weight positive and weight negative? Why is sleep so important for weight loss? Is metformin anti-aging and neuroprotective? The Dr is in, so join me as we learn the latest obesity medicine news, what insulin really does and what causes chronic cortisol elevation. Contact Dr Youglove: Heartland Weight Loss - Leaders In Obesity Medicine Visit heartlandweightloss.com or call (913) 620-1616 Need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

The Black Achievers Society of Greater Kansas City is where building Self-Esteem gaining Leadership Skills and developing Confidence and Community Connections is taught, coached and mentored.Our guests are Heather Rollins, Manager of Individual Sales at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, Grant Lewis, President of the Black Achievers Society of Kansas City and special guest Tiana Rollins.Grant Lewis:“With our time, talent, and treasure we are working hard to influence our youth, impact industry with minority youth who will be college or trade school prepared and filling roles at various companies in the Greater Kansas City area creating a pipeline of minority youth that will be ready to change the world.”Learn more:https://www.blackachieverskc.org Need help or have something to share?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

We are in the middle of America, literally! Kansas City is halfway to everywhere and sits at the crossroads of distribution as Interstate 35, going north and south, intersects with Interstate 70, which runs east and west. We know Fentanyl, Heroin, Marijuana along with Human Trafficking using the I-35 corridor and then being dispersed out into the communities. The Sheriff’s here today and this is: Our Health and the Health of our Communities, Part 2. From this episode, Sheriff Cal Hayden: "fentanyl and overdose poisonings are the number one cause of death for men between 18 and 40, it's the number one cause of death. We've almost had as many deaths as Covid. " Learn more: CalHaydenforsheriff.com or call 913-944-2623 Need help or have something to share? Contact Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate and let Cary 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

Whether you are wanting to lose weight, prevent Type 2 Diabetes or both, you now can consider the class of drugs described as "glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists" that work by binding to GLP-1 receptors, which in turn results in lower blood sugar levels and A1C levels and are now being prescribed to reduce appetite and help with weight loss. But there is a high financial cost and you may need to stay on the drug for life. In this episode, I will discuss the latest on Ozempic and Wegovy and which is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat diabetes and which to help with weight loss or to lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Then we contrast these drugs with the latest knowledge about the effectiveness of "Brisk Walking" as I bring you the latest health and well-being news in this Multi-Topic episode! I'm Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate.Need help or have something to share?https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

The Sheriff’s here today: Our Health and the Health of our Communities Joining me in studio today is Cal Hayden. He is the sheriff of Johnson County, Kansas and we’ll be discussing our personal health and highlight issues that we're dealing with in our communities in this country and how they affect community health. Kansas City is halfway to everywhere. We're right in the middle of the country. So anywhere you go, you're going to go through Kansas City one way or another. I-35 is the artery interstate highway for trucking and transportation all the way from Mexico to Canada. And as a result, here in Johnson County we get a lot of activity especially now with border the way it is we're seeing a lot of nefarious activity centered around I-35 including human trafficking, drug traffic and almost anything you can think of that's illegal. As a result, the county jail has incarcerated citizens of from everywhere: a parole violation out of Russia, aggravated robbery out of Honduras, domestic battery from Kenya, and first-degree murder from India, murder from Kenya, Canada, the Philippines, aggravated arson, Guatemala, Azerbaijan, assault. It goes on and on. From the show: Cal Hayden: “What moves through our county? So, let's talk about fentanyl. There's an enormous amount of discussion going on in between the federal and state government and state governments and everything that's going on on the border for the majority of this is coming over. Fentanyl coming up through the I-35 corridor and then being dispersed out into the communities. And if it's not shipped, it's being mailed out. We're finding a lot in the US mail as well as UPS & FedEx. We take our dogs in and we'll run them up and down the lines and find lots of fentanyl. Also, they're trucking it in. Our officers will make stops on I-35. We've got cartel members here doing it. “ America's Healthcare Advocate, Cary Hall is broadcast on over 220 radio stations across the USA. Podcast S20 Ep8 This episode contains discussion specific to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, but we feel it is of interest and potentially affects listeners across the USA. Learn more about Sheriff Cal Hayden: https://jocosheriff.org/public-information/sheriff-calvin-hayden https://www.calvinhaydenforsheriff.com From your Host, Cary Hall: Got an idea or need help with a problem? Send me a message! https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

If you’re a 1099 employee you are part of what’s called the GIG economy, and you know that finding good, affordable health insurance is difficult, if not impossible. In this episode of America's Healthcare advocate, I'll explore GigCare, offering a variety of affordable plans with doctor office copays, labs, x-rays, prescription drugs and major medical coverage, just like traditional employer sponsored healthcare plans have and GigCare provides access to one of the largest PPO networks of doctors and hospitals in Nebraska. Learn about this inovative plan from our expert guest Richard Haldeman: "So if you think about what we were trying to solve at Detego Health... a company that really wanted to develop products to address the needs of the market as opposed to just administering somebody else's plans. So we noticed right away two things. One is cost related to plan, meaning small employers as individual gig economy workers couldn't afford to have a plan that they could work with and there was really no products out there that addressed directly that segment of the market. So, you know, the largest segment of our market is the self-employed individual. So whether you're a computer programmer, web design web designer an Uber driver or if you have an Amazon delivery truck, one of the major concerns we heard from the market and everything we do is based on what we hear from the market is that there wasn't anything out there a decent plan for them." Learn more: https://gigcare.net/ 866-200-2513Have a question or topic? Send me a message: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Today my Spira Care guests are Dr. Becky Gernon, Department Vice President and Medical Director at Spira Care and Sharon Wilkinson who is the Clinical Performance manager at Spira Care centers as we discuss Spira Care’s integrated behavioral health component designed to see that patients’ needs are met both physically and mentally. This is a great episode, and we delve into how behavioral health, like physical health, affects all our lives and that even though we rarely look at it that way. and how Spira Care continues to be on the forefront of behavioral health care and reports to us that nearly 15% of all of their patients also had a visit with a BHC (Behavioral Health Clinician) in 2023.Ep: 2010Learn more by calling 833-605-6901 or visit SpiraCare.comI'm Cary Hall, and if you need help or have something to share, you can send me a message here:https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

They say that 40 cents of every $1 that’s paid for Primary Care services goes to the relationship between the Insurance company and the Doctor. So we're going to talk about a different model of primary care today. It's an alternative. It's something different, and I'm intrigued by it. And I think you will be, too. It's a model that obviously is working well because they continue to expand the number of clinics they have here in the KC Metro, and you'll find similar value based primary care throughout the USA. My experts this episode are Troy A. Burns, MD, a pioneer in healthcare reform. He was among the first to adopt the new Direct Primary Care model that fixes many of the problems with our broken healthcare system. Dr. Burns is joined by Angela Prato, M.D., who joined ProPartners Healthcare in 2018. Learn more about ProPartners Health Care: ProPartnersHealthCare.com or call 913-451-4776 Have an idea, or an issue you need help with? Send me a note or submit a topic here: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us This is S20 Ep 4 and I'm Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate.

My guests are Medicare and Medicare Advantage experts! Joining me from RPS Benefits by Design are Carolee Steele, who is the Director of Medicare, and Maria Ahlers, Chief Operating Officer, Employee Benefits at RPS Benefits By Design. Together, they offer Medicare Advantage plans from every carrier out there that has a Medicare Advantage plan: Blue Cross, Aetna, Humana, United… they all have zero premium plans. Hear how they can help ensure you find the right plan that fits your needs with allowances for dental, vision, hearing and even transportation via a debit card that are built into the Medicare Advantage plans. Did you know, the “extra benefits” that are built into the Medicare Advantage plans is how the carriers compete with each other? That’s important and they tell us why. And, most people start with comparing prescription benefits. Find out why that matters.Ep 2006 Terms used in this episode: Simply Blue plan the Blue Cross of Kansas City RPS Benefits by Design: 877-385-2224 https://www.rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.com/ Primary Care: Spira Care: https://spiracare.com/ Primary Care: CenterWell https://www.centerwell.com/ Medicare Part B Medicare Part D Medicare Advantage PlansI'm Cary Hall. Contact me if I can help you: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Today we visit with CenterWell Market President Drew Hare and back for a second visit is Dr. Stephanie Ikeme. I am a fan of the CenterWell model for Senior Primary Care and I think you will find this to be a fascinating episode as we investigate what makes CenterWell so amazing. CenterWell Senior Primary Care features a care team approach that helps each patient live a healthier, happier life by supporting the mind, body and spirit. As a result, our patients frequently mention how they don't feel rushed when they come in for an appointment. They feel like they can be heard. Our returning guest, Dr. Stephanie Ikeme, is the regional medical director for CenterWell Senior Primary care. If you are a senior or if you are the care giver to a parent or relative who is, this episode is for you! While we discuss the Kansas City market specifically, the information is for all seniors in the US who are seeking a better level of primary care. For those outside of Kansas City, CenterWell is in 26 states currently and it is well worth it to see if they operate near you. Learn more about CenterWell by calling 816-640-8522 or visit http://seniorfocusedkansascity.com Do you have a problem I can I help you with? Let me know by sending an email: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us Thank you! -Cary Hall

Our topic today is a different primary care model that is centered on Seniors. CenterWell Senior Primary Care features a care team approach that helps each patient live a healthier, happier life by supporting the mind, body and spirit. Or, as our guest Dr. V says: “One of the things patients frequently mention to me is they don't feel rushed here. They feel like they can be heard. I think that's important because when you feel like you can't express yourself, you're not going to bring things that are of concern to you to the forefront.” Our goal with this episode is to help you feel happier and healthier everyday and my expert guest: Vinod Naidu Velakaturi, MD from CenterWell Senior Primary Care in the Kansas City Metro. ---Are You Someone's Care Giver: CenterWell can make a big difference? Not only do they provide transportation, but there are other things that might be something for mom, or dad or for a grandmother or grandfather. Learn More about CenterWell:https://seniorfocusedkansascity.com/ (816) 640-8522 America’s Healthcare Advocate, Season 20, Episode 02 ---Other contact information: RPS Benefits by Design, Carolee Steele and Maria Ahlers: (877) 385-2224 https://www.rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.com/ Need help or have something to share? Contact Cary Hall: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us Senior Care Consulting, Steve Kuker 913 945 2800 seniorcareconsulting.com

Stop reading fiction on the internet and listen to these 2 doctors explain who should take these vaccines and who is a greater risk, like seniors and toddlers.Our experts will get you ahead of the curve, so that you know going into cold and flu season what your risks are and what you should be doing, whether you've got infants, toddlers, children that are teenagers, or whether you're a seasoned citizen and someone at greater risk.My guests are Dr Tracy Stevens M.D., a board-certified cardiologist with Saint Luke’s Cardiovascular Consultants and is on staff at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, and Dr Sarah Boyd, MD, who is board certified in Infectious Diseases, Member of IDSA, SHEA, HIV medicine association and has practiced at Saint Luke's North Hospital since 2007.Dr. Stevens is the Julia Irene Kauffman Endowed Chair for Women’s Cardiovascular Health, the Ben D. McCallister, MD, Community Ambassador, and a professor of medicine at the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine.Read more about these doctors:https://doctors.saintlukeskc.org/provider/Tracy+L+Stevens/1458158#provider-details-experienceandhttps://doctors.saintlukeskc.org/provider/Sarah+E+Boyd/1458542Can I help? Contact me here:Contact Cary Hall, America’s Healthcare Advocate:https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

The America's Healthcare Advocate Winter Multi-Topic Show has fascinating details, takes and closer looks at The mRNA Breakthrough, Nobel Peace Prize and "Unprecedented Vaccine Development" RSV's Winter Surge -How Loneliness is Tied to Death Rate Nikki's "The 3rd Rail" of Healthcare Entitlements: Medicare Advantage Regular Exercise Mitigates the Effects of COVID 19Ep 1940I'm Cary Hall. Join me for part one of our Winter Multi-Topic Series! If you have a topic or a problem that I can help with: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Claire Benson’s health insurance was abruptly cancelled when she tried to update her information in her healthcare.gov account.Claire bought her insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace and after the policy was in place, she was asked in an email from healthcare.gov to update her account to reflect her married name and provide documents. She needed help logging in and called the 1-800 number for help. The navigator on the other end of the phone reviewed her policy, and encouraged her to update pregnancy information, too. So, Claire clicked “yes” and revealed her pregnancy.As first reported by KCTV5 Investigative Reported Angie Ricono: “I was just following instructions,” said Benson, “speaking to the person who answered the phone at Marketplace, trusting that she would tell me what I needed to know and guide me in the right direction.” Benson’s health insurance was immediately terminated.Angie offered Claire several ways to deal with this including getting me on the case to advocate for her.In this episode, Claire and I discuss her terrifying journey and offers this story to anyone finding themselves in this situation.Ep 1941Have an issue? Send me a message and let’s talk: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

With so many people Turning 65 Every Day, we check in with America's leading Senior Care Consultant and give you everything you need to know about senior care for your spouse, your parent, a grandparent or sibling... anyone needing help finding care.Whether it be an assisted care living facility, nursing home or care in the home, Steve Kuker knows it all. How to choose a facility and the pitfalls of using a "Free" placement service, finding safety and abuse records on every facility as well as help with home care scenarios and how to make the best decision. Excerpt from this episode. Our expert guest, Steve Kuker:“In the first step when I meet with someone is to conduct a geriatric care assessment. It's a proprietary geriatric care assessment to answer all of the big questions.• What level of care do we need?• What type of care• Our payment method• Location parameters, and• personal preferences and needs "So those are the big five. We also uncover other issues or needs as well during this consultation. But that's our starting point. And now I know exactly what that person needs. Then I research the entire market and identify our top options. The next step is we actually go out and tour those facilities together and I conduct a performance audit at each place.--I've been an administrator of nursing homes and assisted living facilities and I look at this differently, I think, than most people”. Background:Steve Kuker, Senior Housing Expert, Senior Care Expert, Franchisor, Radio Broadcaster-------------------------------------------------Plus, in our 3rd segment, Steve discusses how you can start a Senior Care Consulting franchise yourself using his same model and tried and true practices. To learn more about becoming a franchise partner:https://www.seniorcareconsulting.com/franchising.html OFFER from Steve: A free home care provider screening tool and it's a list of 30 or 35 questions. It's a really good list and I'll just send it out free of charge. Just call or send me an email and I'll reply sending it to you for free. Senior Care Consulting913-945-2800 Learn more:https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevekuker/https://www.seniorcareconsulting.com/Need help or have a question? Contact me, Cary Hall:https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Our expert guest is Ron Miller, who is Sr. FEP Sales Consultant & Labor Liaison at Blue KC. Ron is here to fill you in on everything you need to know during FEP Open Enrollment and has important details regarding Blue KC, FEP (The Federal Employee Program) and how to get covered, when to start and what to do in our 2024 edition.The FEP Blue Show is Episode 1934 of America's Healthcare Advocate, Cary Hall.Learn more by calling 1-800-411-BLUEOr visit: https://www.fepblue.org/SQM Certification: https://www.recognisingexcellence.co.uk/sqm/

It's open enrollment for ACA, which starts in the month of November. On our BlueKC ACA Show we're going to talk about all the plans and we've got some really great information to share with you in the show! November 1st is going to be the start of open enrollment for ACA. It is going to end on January 15th, maybe (we will explain).My ACA Experts Ryan Roth and Sheri Blankenship from BlueKC join me on this episode to get you the information you need if you are looking for an ACA healthcare policy. They can help you find subsidies based on income projections that can significantly lower your cost and will examine how an ACA policy can include Spira Care, and hear about BlueKC networks like, Blue Select Network, Blue Select Plus Network and Preferred Care Blue Network, and what could be available to you.You can go to healthcare.gov and try and figure this out on the marketplace portal, but please listen to this episode first.While this information covers the Kansas City Metro, this episode of America's Healthcare Advocate has information and resources you can apply throughout the USA.Ep 1933 BlueKC ACA ShowTopics include:BlueKC reduction of ACA Healthcare rates by 4.3% in Missouri and 10.1 in Kansas, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, BCBS, Spira Care, In Network, Blue Select Network, Blue Select Plus Network, Preferred Care Blue Network, Children's Mercy, income projection, subsidy, HSA, Co-pay, Telehealth, virtual care, Open Enrollment, individual or family insurance, Blue 365, Mindful by Blue KC, behavioral health, Livongo, diabetes management, glucose meter, lancets, test stripsLearn Morehttps://www.bluekcforyou.com/Find this episode podcast here:https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/podcastsHave an issue, concern or question? Contact me, your host and Healthcare Advocate, Cary Hall:https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

My guests are John Massey, President, Mak Booher, VP and Danny Spencer, Treasurer and their 501(3)(c) nonprofit "ZuZu's Petals".This extraordinary charity organization brings the spirit of Christmas to underprivileged communities by providing festive decorations, food and gifts.Find out how they started, what they have accomplished and how you can help right now.We offer this episode nationally, even though Zuzu's Petals is local to the Kansas City metro, because they are a stellar example of transparency in the operation of a charitable organization, and I encourage you to find this kind of transparency in any charity you support that is local to you.Look into Zuzu's award-winning transparency:https://www.guidestar.org/profile/shared/f86605e8-1730-47a2-8b7f-0346ddf468b0Click here to donate:https://zuzus-petals.org/donate-todaykcchristmas.org

Did you know Goodwill offers Career Programs and Employment Services? My guests today from Goodwill are Anita Davis, Chief Mission Officer and Karen Altenhofen, Director of Workforce Development and they are both from Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas and I’ll bet you had no idea about the services they offer to both those in need of a job and employers looking for skilled workers: We talk about their program: “Certified Manufacturing Associate Certification”, based on Tooling U-SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) and how they have partnered with Missouri Enterprise, which is the Manufacturing Traders Association in Missouri to train people to be basic, very skilled, professional entry level laborers on a manufacturing floor who manufacturers know that they can upskill and train them from there. There's all of this new technology like AI and machine learning and coding, but people just don't know about it. So, we learned about it and we created a program called “Bridge to Technology” that is just that. Bridge to Technology is cohort based because for most people, they have a lot of barriers and they do need motivation. It's just that collaboration with other people that are like them that helps to inspire and motivate them to complete training for skilled positions. And the hope is that once they get a taste, they will want to go on and continue in some of the other certifications that we have through the partners that you see getting a badge with IBM or a Grow with Google certification and project management or data analytics. Ep 1935 Learn more about Goodwill: 816-842-7425 https://www.mokangoodwill.org and https://www.mokangoodwill.org/mission/programs-and-services/certified-manufacturing-associate-certification I’m your host Cary Hall, America’s Healthcare Advocate and my goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort and you can message me at: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Understand all the Options from United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna and Humana.Ep 1929 Reviews all the plans, plan changes and some amazing new Coverage Options for 2024. Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15th through December 7th, 2023 for the 2024 coverage season..Our Certified Medicare Experts receive at least 40 hours of training to achieve AHIP Medicare Certification. Today joining us are Carolee Steele, Director of Medicare and Consumer Services at RPS Benefits By Design and Maria Ahlers, PHR, who has more than 19 years of experience in benefits administration.Episode Excerpts:Cary Hall: “Each year it is so important to review your Medicare health and drug coverage to make sure it's still fits your needs and finances, and this is a time if you want to make a change.I can't emphasize that enough because we're going to give you some specific examples of changes that have been made, some of them good, some of them not so good to all the providers coverage for 2024 that you that you're going to want to know about. That’s the reason that Carolee says you need that review is to see if, hey, you know, what you've got is great, everything's fine”.“So let's just start with comparing original Medicare to Medicare Advantage or original Medicare to Medicare Supplement. Let's just talk about that because you hear this all the time, ‘Well, I've got Medicare. I don't need to do anything else’".Carolee Steel: “Oh, yes, you do”.Cary Hall: “And why is that?”Carolee Steel: “Medicare A and B and B only covers about 80% of all services. So, if you have $100,000 medical occurrence, you're kind of on the hook for that $20,000. And there is no out-of-pocket on that, which is really a scary thing”.So that's what we're going to do today. We're going to talk about that and we're going to bring that information to you so you can make a decision”.RPS Benefits by Design can advise you nationwide for Medicare Enrollment, do a policy review and handle all insurance needs at 913-385-2224 & https://www.rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.com or https://www.facebook.com/RPSBenefitsByDesignI’m your host Cary Hall, America’s Healthcare Advocate and my goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort and you can message me at: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

My guest for Ep 1932 is Mr. Gavin Quinnies, Chairman and CEO of US Health Center. Gavin is trained in engineering and management systems and started his career developing artificial intelligence, automated process planning, and intelligent networks in the aerospace industry where he developed industry-leading health, safety, IT, quality, sales, and productivity management systems. • He implemented his first incentive-based wellness program in 1992 resulting in a 4:1 ROI. Before co-founding US HealthCenter, Ep 1932 Show Excerpt: Cary Hall: “So the headline here is Employers Health Plan Costs to Swell. Health Insurance costs are climbing at the steepest rate in years, some with some projecting the biggest increase in more than a decade will wallop businesses and their workers in 2024. Costs for employer coverage is expected to surge 6.5% for 2024. Such a boost could add sickness economy to the price tag for employer sponsored plans that already average more than $14,600 a year for each employee. Employers worry the hike will signal a new trajectory, with health costs resuming their rapid upward march through the 2000s. All right. So there have been multiple articles in the Wall Street Journal and other newspapers and other publications about this. That's why I have Gavin Quinnies is on here today.. So, Gavin, let's just start with an overview of U.S. health and the predictimed.com program. Now, you know, I've been on your website, spend a fair amount of time up there. Just talk about your company and what you consider your mission and how you it how you came to put all this together. Gavin Quinnies: “Well, our mission is easy to start with. It's to reduce health care costs and improve quality of life through the deployment of science technology and as with any significant problem, you can't just solve it with a single answer. So technology is a piece of advocacy, meaning individuals working with other individuals. And of course, the science is what helps us know who and how and where and why to deploy the technology. And in the advocacy, my experience in coming out of aerospace engineering with a risk minded philosophy approach to problem solving and and then having to run my own businesses and in the early nineties we started bringing to our manufacturing facilities that that I was that I was running as a as a operations person in charge of safety and quality and, and technology and, and production”. This is a very special, informative and hopeful episode tha I think you will enjoy. If you would like to connect with Gavin Quinnes about your company health insurance, visit https://www.predictimed.com or call 877-322-7398. I’m your host Cary Hall, America’s Healthcare Advocate and my goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort and you can message me at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

BlueKC Medicare Advantage Kickoff Show with our 3 experts on hand to explain the new plans available to you and tell you whether it makes sense for you or not. This show is important to you because you want to make sure they have the best coverage possible with the most benefits possible. The first plan we discuss is the HMO plan Blue KC Secure with $0 premium, $0 deductible, $0 PCP co-pay. We also will tell you about The Blue Benefits BundleThe Valor plan for Veterans that allows keeping VA prescription benefits yet with a Medicare Advantage plan. We also discuss the Spira Care centers: SpiraCare.com Learn more. Details at https://www.medicarebluekc.com and by calling 833 957-7720 Our experts today are Barron Roberts, Manager of Medicare and Individual Sales at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City; Angie Sutton, Blue KC Broker Development and Engagement Leader and Barb Bins, Broker Development and Engagement Manager at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

We have an epidemic of homelessness in this country and the way the municipalities and government are addressing it isn't working. My guest, Kelly Welch, CEO of Sheffield Place in Overland Park, Ks is a model for empowering families to heal from the severe, chronic and continuous trauma they have experienced and for healing, turning their lives around and taking the first step in the process of self-sufficiency. You've heard me talk on my open topic shows about the homeless crisis in this country. I don't care if you're in San Francisco, Kansas City, San Diego, Portland, Oregon, Saint Louis, Missouri. It doesn't really matter where you are in the country. today we find there are solutions, and the solutions revolve around groups like those who run Sheffield Place that are taking the initiative and doing something that works and works very well.A little bit about Sheffield Place in 2022, they served 143 families, 111 in residential and 32 in aftercare, an outpatient, 184 children and 327 individuals. It's pretty impressive what they do, and Kelly has led this agency for more than a dozen years and the agency has grown from serving 20 families to now serving 150 families every year. Also under her leadership, Sheffield Place has implemented an intensive program of services to empower the homeless mothers and children. And that's really key here. They don't just take in homeless people, they take in mothers and children.Ep 1931Learn more: (816) 483-9927https://www.sheffieldplace.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/company/sheffield-placeContact me: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-usCary Hall, HIA Network, AHARadioShow

This week our guest Terri Raimondi joins host Cary Hall for a revealing look into the high cost of health insurance and why its so high. Our experts tell all and you're going to learn where is the money going (and guess who pays for it)? Cary Hall: "You know, they always say, follow the money. We're going to help you follow the money. And we're going to have that discussion about national health care and how it works. And why is it the Europeans spend less on health care and than we do. We're going to talk about all those things today with this national expert Terri Raimondi here in the AHA studio with me". We will explain Self-Funded Health Insurance Programs, Employer Self-Funded Health Insurance Plans and tell you what BUCA plans are and what a Third Party Administrator does. Episode 1928Lean more, contact Terri Raimondi: [email protected] Got a show idea? Contact Cary Hall: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

In this episode my guest is Russ Allen, Volunteer Director of the NFL Alumni Association TackleObesity.com campaign. Russ shares some truly amazing weight loss knowledge and how his website TackleObesity.com is where you can join wellness experts in an online, season long campaign that will include the NFL Alumni Association members directly coaching you in zoom conferences and a "Playbook" of key insights on how to maintain your weight and how to loose it and will be presented in 12 sequential programs. I'm doing it! You should join us! The campaign in its 4th year and has evolved from the "Huddle Up Let’s Talk Obesity" Public Service Announcement, which was a Sabre Winning campaign in year 1 and featured notable NFL Alumni (NFLA) encouraging the public along with the NFLA membership to begin the process of gaining control of their obesity and getting comfortable speaking about it. "Obesity is a medical condition, not a character flaw" is the mantra of the campaign. In years two and three the initiative transformed into the NFL Alumni Wellness Challenge and during that time 16 of their members lost an average of 35 Lbs! This year TackleObesity.com will enable graduates of the Wellness Challenge (go to nflalumniwellness.org for details) who've been trained to be coaches and public speakers on the topic. After listening to this podcast, I invite you to join us and loose some weight. Start Here: TackleObesity.com Additional info: Russ Allen https://tackleobesity.com/ Russ Allen is the CEO of WellnessNOW.com and operates a network of wellness services under the Optimal brand including OptimalAge.com, OptimalAthlete.com, Optimal Beauty.com, OptimalWomen.com, OptimalMen.com and Optimal Wellness.com Each Optimal service line provides specific wellness optimizations treatment, diagnostics, and care by expert providers. Russ previously owned a concierge medical facility in Manhattan and a 12,000 sq ft medical facility in Astoria, Queens, NY. https://www.linkedin.com/in/russ-allen-8272753/

Diabetes is an Epidemic in the US with 1.6 Million Adults & 283,000 Child Diabetics. A study out that says that's going to increase by 65% over the next four decades. So think about that. If you're already at 1.6 million and you're going to increase that by 65%, now you're doubling it, okay, to 3,000,003 and a half million. In this episode, our expert guests are from Medtronic: Ron Hoyler is a diabetes nurse. He's an educator and he's a nurse clinician. He has a master's in business administration, health care administration, a master's of science in nursing, a bachelor of arts degree in personnel administration, associate applied Science in Nursing degree as well, and he is a certified diabetes technician, a certified diabetes care and education specialist, a certified insulin pump trainer, a 2022 Medtronic Core Training MVP, and he was patient experience champion for Children's Mercy Hospital. Ed Clasby has been with Medtronic for 21 years, so he certainly knows his way around the medical equipment business. But the purpose of this show is to educate you about diabetes and the two products that can make a big difference in your life. Ep 1926 Contact: Medtronics Phone number 888-882-8602. https://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/products/minimed-780g-insulin-pump-system

Join me the week as my guests from Blue K.C. Barron Roberts and Ryan Roth discuss how Medicaid recipients who are losing coverage can obtain an ACA policy with a Subsidy that Could Cover All Or Most Of The Premium. It's important information for anyone losing coverage in 2024 We also discuss upcoming broker events regarding Medicare Advantage, ACA, and Group health offerings by Blue K.C. Barron Roberts is Manager of Medicare and Individual Sales at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and Ryan Roth is Sales Director at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City While this episode provides information specific to the Kansas City metro, we feel there’s important information for all of the U.S. and BCBS of KC Learn More: Visit https://www.bluekcforyou.com or call 833-264-1596 Got an idea for a show? Send me a message: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Today in our August Multi-Topic update, we discuss the supplement ZINC and what are the 9 Distinctive Health Benefits of taking it, we update Vets on Agent Orange from the VA Agent Orange Newsletter and new health issues developing. Plus, the new law "No Smoking in New Zealand", Anywhere! I will also reveal how the administration is Ending Short-Term Health Policies in January of 2024 and the real Impact that will have and lastly, National Healthcare in the UK: How’s that going? It's a fascinating, multi-topic, cornucopia of health-related information from Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate. Ep 1924 U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield Phù Cát Air Base VietnamNakhon Phanom https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/index.asp monoclonal gammapathy (MGUS) Agent Orangehttps://www.neurologic.life/Neuro 20 Suit Wavi brain Scan