Bending The Trend
Bending The Trend, hosted by Norm Volsky of MVP Growth Partners, is a show built for benefits leaders who want to learn directly from their peers how to manage rising healthcare costs without sacrificing employee well-being.
Each episode features candid conversations with forward-thinking benefits executives who share how they’ve successfully leveraged point solutions like advanced imaging, musculoskeletal care, behavioral health, and more to reduce spend, improve outcomes, and put money back into their employees’ pockets.
Bending The Trend delivers practical case studies, proven strategies, and peer-to-peer insights designed to help benefits leaders make smarter decisions about innovation and spend.
At its core, the show is about empowering benefits leaders to learn from each other’s real-world experiences, spotlighting the solutions and strategies that truly move the needle in bending healthcare’s cost curve.
Bending The Trend
Episode 5: Digital Health Solutions & Cost Management with David Fosgate
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
In this episode of Bending the Trend, host Norm Volsky interviews David Fosgate, the Senior VP of Employee Benefits at Lockton and a consultant in the healthcare space. Norm and David discuss innovative strategies to combat rising healthcare costs. They explore successful digital health solutions, cost management strategies, and the importance of supporting employees through healthcare challenges. The conversation highlights the need for transparency in healthcare and the potential for future innovations.
Takeaways
🏃♂️ Hinge Health is a leading provider of digital physical therapy.
💰 Avoiding unnecessary surgeries can lead to significant cost savings.
🎗️ Cancer care programs are crucial for self-funded groups.
💊 Pharmacy costs are a growing concern for employers.
📊 Data analytics can validate the ROI of healthcare solutions.
❤️ Emotional ROI is as important as financial ROI in healthcare.
🔄 Redirecting savings can improve employee benefits.
🚁 Airflares are a new area of interest in healthcare funding.
🤝 Collaboration among employers is essential for change.
💡 Identifying gaps in healthcare solutions can inspire innovation
Chapters
00:00 Innovative Strategies in Digital Health
05:41 Cost Savings and ROI in Healthcare Solutions
10:07 Future Opportunities in Healthcare Solutions