Podcast 117: Breaking Down Benefits Design with David Contorno
Episode Summary
Today, John speaks with David Contorno, Founder of E Powered Benefits and well known thought leader on insurance and benefits design. In this episode, David breaks down the framework of health care benefits and pinpoints the recognizable issues within our health care system. John and David discuss the details around pricing and the structure of health care itself, while sharing their outlook on what demands future change within our system.
Episode Notes
David Contorno is a nationally recognized thought leader and author on disrupting health care and delivering better care at lower costs for employers and their employees. David spends much of his time educating the industry, including his competition, on how to bring these cost-effective healthcare solutions to the masses. In 2016, Forbes named David as “One of America’s Most Innovative Benefits Leaders.
John Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and CEO of Darwin Research Group, a health care market intelligence firm specializing in health care delivery systems. He’s a two-time health care entrepreneur, and his first company, FaxWatch, was listed twice on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing American companies. John is the author of The Accountable Organization and has advised senior management on strategy and organizational change for more than a decade.
John did his undergraduate work in economics at Knox College, has an MBA and M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework at The Dartmouth Institute. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University and is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
About Darwin Research Group
Darwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.
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