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Fulcrum Strategies' Healthcare Digest is the go-to podcast for busy physicians, practice managers, and healthcare professionals who want to stay ahead of the curve. In under 20 minutes per episode,...
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Fulcrum Strategies' Healthcare Digest is the go-to podcast for busy physicians, practice managers, and healthcare professionals who want to stay ahead of the curve. In under 20 minutes per episode, we break down the latest changes in healthcare policy, Medicare regulations, insurance and payer policies, and legislation affecting physician practices—all in plain language. Whether it’s a new CMS rule, a shift in payer reimbursement models, or state-level legislative updates, we cover what matters most to your practice, your patients, and your bottom line.
Stay informed, stay compliant, and stay in control—without wasting your time.
Hosted by former payer executive turned physician pratice consultant Ron Howrigon and Fulcrum Strategies' Matthew Handley. New episodes bi-weekly. Subscribe now and never miss critical healthcare news.
Learn more about Fulcrum Strategies and their services at FSDOC.com.
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Stay informed, stay compliant, and stay in control—without wasting your time.
Hosted by former payer executive turned physician pratice consultant Ron Howrigon and Fulcrum Strategies' Matthew Handley. New episodes bi-weekly. Subscribe now and never miss critical healthcare news.
Learn more about Fulcrum Strategies and their services at FSDOC.com.
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11 SEP 2024 · The week on the FLATLINING Podcast, Matthew and Ron discuss several payer issues in the news including the firm "we're not for sale" by BlueCross BlueShield of Louisana, payers being fined by states, and the rare instance of an insurance company doing good for the community.
Further reading:
https://www.businessreport.com/business/new-blue-cross-ceo-talks-prospects-of-future-sale-staying-competitive
https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/5-payers-recently-fined-by-states.html
https://www.beckerspayer.com/virtual-care/michigan-payer-offering-free-telehealth-to-the-uninsured.html
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Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. http://FSDOC.COM
21 AUG 2024 · The week on the FLATLINING Podcast, Matthew and Ron discuss the roll healthcare might play in the 2024 presidential election. Healthcare has made appeances at this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Will it sway voters?
Further reading:
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/19/medicare-for-all-harris-progressives-2024-elections-00174447
https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/20/dnc-reproductive-rights-drug-pricing-biden/
https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/08/18/pipes-how-the-gop-can-get-tough-on-health-care/
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Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. http://FSDOC.COM
7 AUG 2024 · This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew Handley and Ron Howrigon discuss the life of the late Dr. Dan Hurley with his wife Dr. Traci Hurley, his sister Christine, and his brother Tom. They shared memories of his life and why he fought so hard for transparency in our healthcare system.
Matthew and Ron spoke to Dr. Hurley last year on the FLATLINING Podcast after he was diagnosed with dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma and his insurance company had denied payment for radiology scans that would have aided his treatment.
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https://csfshayna.org/dan-hurley-m-d-endowment-fund/?hilite=hurley
https://www.flatlining.net/p/the-story-of-dr-dan-hurley
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-49-special-edition-from-physician-to-patient-w-dan-hurley-md--59202799
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31 JUL 2024 · On the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies this week, Ron Howrigon and Matthew Handley a recent PBS News report on the shortage of pediatric physicians. Is the mainstream media finally seeing what patients have been experiencing for years? How do we ensure that we will have enough doctors to take care of us in the future?
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Articles mentioned in this program:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-causes-and-consequences-of-a-decline-in-doctors-going-into-pediatric-care
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Follow Matthew on http://x.com/radiohandley and https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewhandley/. Follow Ron on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-howrigon-9988976/.
Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. http://FSDOC.COM
24 JUL 2024 · On the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies this week, Ron Howrigon and Matthew Handley discuss what sort of healthcare platforms Vice President Kamala Harris could advocate as the new Democratic nominee. They also discuss a recent interview Ron gave with New York Magazine on automatic insurance denials.
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Further reading:
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/electioncoverage/111198
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/health-insurance-claims-denials-stories.html
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Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at https://www.FLATLINING.net
Follow Matthew on https://x.com/radiohandley and https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewhandley/.
Follow Ron on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-howrigon-9988976/.
Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. https://www.fsdoc.com
10 JUL 2024 · This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew Handley and CEO Ron Howrigon discuss how the Supreme Court overturning Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. could affect healthcare down the road. There is a possiblity that it could dictate how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services detirmine Medicare reimbursement, whether or not the Food and Drug Administration can approve over the counter medications, and more. Matthew and Ron also discuss how this ruling could affect the No Surprises Act.
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Further reading:
https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2024/07/what-does-the-overturning-of-chevron-mean-for-healthcare
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/07/02/chevron-doctrine-fda-public-health-supreme-court/
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/28/nx-s1-5022892/we-break-down-the-overturning-of-the-chevron-doctrine
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Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at https://www.FLATLINING.net
Follow Matthew on https://x.com/radiohandley and https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewhandley/.
Follow Ron on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-howrigon-9988976/.
Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. https://www.fsdoc.com
3 JUL 2024 · This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew Handley and CEO Ron Howrigon have a conversation with universal healthcare advocate Wendell Potter. They discuss Wendell's decision to get out of the insurance business and become an advocate for affordable healthcare for all Americans.
Wendell Potter was a VP level executive at Cigna before he left in 2008. He now advocates for universal healthcare and is the leader of two reform advocacy nonprofits: the Center for Health and Democracy and Business Leaders for Health Care Transformation. He is also a New York Times best-selling author and his most recent book is Fhttps://everychildthrives.com/rise-of-dental-therapy/. You can follow his work on his Substack: https://healthcareuncovered.substack.com/
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Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. http://FSDOC.COM
26 JUN 2024 · Next week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew Handley and Ron Howrigon talk to former Cigna executive Wendell Potter about the feasibility of universal healthcare in the United States.
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Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at https://www.flatlining.net
Follow Matthew on http://x.com/radiohandley and https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewhandley/.Follow Ron on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-howrigon-9988976/.
Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. http://FSDOC.COM
19 JUN 2024 · This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew Handley and CEO Ron Howrigon have a conversation with Gus Geraci, MD about the challenges of reforming healthcare.
Dr. Gaspere Geraci has more than thirty-five years of clinical, process, and quality improvement experience. He has worked as a physician, recruiting physicians and working with insurance companies. You can find more about him on his website, https://drgeraci.com/, https://ryhe.org/, and and follow him on https://twitter.com/gcgeraci and https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcgeraci
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Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at https://www.FLATLINING.net
Follow Matthew on https://x.com/radiohandley and https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewhandley/.
Follow Ron on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-howrigon-9988976/.
Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. https://www.fsdoc.com
5 JUN 2024 · This week on the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies, Matthew Handley and CEO Ron Howrigon discuss several healthcare-related news items and how they affect patients and providers.
They discuss for-profit HMO’s being banned from participating in Minnesota Medicaid products. They also discuss the economic impact and future of insurance coverage for GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound. Also on the program: UnitedHealthcare has announced they will increase their usage of artificial intelligence. Plus: a former AstraZeneca executive is charged with cyber stalking after he sent threatening messages to leadership at CVS Health and Aetna.
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Articles mentioned in this program:
https://www.startribune.com/for-profit-hmos-will-again-be-blocked-from-minnesotas-medicaid-program/600369200/?refresh=true
https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/weight-loss-drug-coverage-gets-more-complicated.html
https://www.bcbs.com/sites/default/files/BHI_Issue_Brief_GLP1_Trends.pdf
https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/unitedhealth-testing-500-ai-use-cases.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/pharma-exec-indicted-for-excruciatingly-detailed-death-threats-against-aetna
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Listen to the FLATLINING Podcast from Fulcrum Strategies wherever you listen to podcasts and have every episode delivered to your email by subscribing at https://www.FLATLINING.net
Follow Matthew on https://x.com/radiohandley and https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewhandley/.
Follow Ron on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-howrigon-9988976/.
Fulcrum Strategies is a healthcare consulting firm specializing in payer contract negotiation and strategic planning for physician practices. Our firm has helped over 5,000 physicians in groups of all sizes and specialties across the country to significantly improve their contract language and reimbursement rates, strategically plan for the future, and achieve business success. https://www.fsdoc.com
Fulcrum Strategies' Healthcare Digest is the go-to podcast for busy physicians, practice managers, and healthcare professionals who want to stay ahead of the curve. In under 20 minutes per episode,...
show more
Fulcrum Strategies' Healthcare Digest is the go-to podcast for busy physicians, practice managers, and healthcare professionals who want to stay ahead of the curve. In under 20 minutes per episode, we break down the latest changes in healthcare policy, Medicare regulations, insurance and payer policies, and legislation affecting physician practices—all in plain language. Whether it’s a new CMS rule, a shift in payer reimbursement models, or state-level legislative updates, we cover what matters most to your practice, your patients, and your bottom line.
Stay informed, stay compliant, and stay in control—without wasting your time.
Hosted by former payer executive turned physician pratice consultant Ron Howrigon and Fulcrum Strategies' Matthew Handley. New episodes bi-weekly. Subscribe now and never miss critical healthcare news.
Learn more about Fulcrum Strategies and their services at FSDOC.com.
show less
Stay informed, stay compliant, and stay in control—without wasting your time.
Hosted by former payer executive turned physician pratice consultant Ron Howrigon and Fulcrum Strategies' Matthew Handley. New episodes bi-weekly. Subscribe now and never miss critical healthcare news.
Learn more about Fulcrum Strategies and their services at FSDOC.com.
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