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Hosted by Vincent Catalano · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 37 episodes
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CLEARly Beneficial Podcast: Where We Rip Off the Band-aid and Explore What's Next Welcome to the CLEARly Beneficial podcast - the show where we rip off the band-aid on healthcare and explore the future of benefits with the people driving innovation in our industry. Host Vincent Catalano brings over 20 years of health insurance brokerage expertise to conversations that get to the real story. You'll discover what actually works, what doesn't, and what's coming next from the innovators brave enough to challenge how we've always done things. Whether you're an insurance broker navigating carrier politics, an HR professional trying to make sense of complex plan designs, or an employer seeking practical solutions for your people, this podcast delivers the straight talk and actionable insights you need. We rip off the bandage and give you the inside perspective that only comes from decades in the trenches. Ready to see what
Vincent Catalano hosts CLEARly Beneficial Podcast, a education show with 37 episodes published.
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It's almost renewal season. Covered California just posted a 10% average rate increase, and small groups could be looking at 10 to 15%. But the number on your renewal isn't the real threat to your plan. Kaiser might be.
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Paul Markovich sees a tipping point most of the industry is pretending isn't there. Better to hear it before it hits your renewal. Five health insurance CEOs testified before Congress. One came with solutions. Vincent Ca
Benefits Decision Season is officially here! And if your broker is bringing you a renewal right now, the real question is: are you ready to make an informed decision, or are you about to press the easy button again? In t
Walking the streets of Cannes, France a week after the film festival, Vincent Catalano had a thought that stopped him cold: every watch in every luxury boutique window had a price. You knew exactly what you were getting
A New York Times headline stopped Vincent cold during a walk through Battery Park: the Trump administration is proposing to let insurers finance medical debt on behalf of patients who can't pay their bills. It sounds lik
We Already Have a Framework That Could Fix Healthcare Everyone complains about the healthcare system. Fewer people are willing to name what needs to change and how. This episode does both. Vincent Catalano sits down with
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We Already Have a Framework That Could Fix Healthcare Everyone complains about the healthcare system. Fewer people are willing to name what needs to change and how. This episode does both. Vincent Catalano sits down with
Your most experienced employees may be quietly struggling with symptoms that are treatable. And your benefits plan probably isn't covering it. Dr. Lisa Larkin, MD, FACP, MSCP, IF, a nationally recognized women's health i
The healthcare system is not designed to make things easy for you. Pricing is opaque, incentives are misaligned, and the default pathways are almost always the most expensive ones. Most people discover this the hard way,
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American healthcare is broken in a way everyone can see but almost no one has been able to fix. The system was built around treating disease episodes and it has created an epidemic of preventable chronic conditions, cost
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Brokers are drowning in meeting requests. Vendors think they have the next great solution. And somewhere in the middle, the best ideas in employee benefits never get a fair shot because nobody has time to figure out who'
The Trump administration is considering auto-enrolling Medicare-eligible Americans into Medicare Advantage plans. But is defaulting into Medicare Advantage actually in your best interest? In this solo episode, Vincent Ca
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HR professionals are being asked to do more with less — manage benefits they don't fully understand financially, align with a finance team that speaks a different language, and make high-stakes decisions for their organi
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How PBMs, Rebates, and Drug Pricing Are Draining Your Benefits Budget Pharmacy costs have ballooned from 12% of the healthcare dollar in 2000 to 30–50% today—and most employers have no idea why or what to do about it. Jo
In July 2021, Vincent Catalano sat down as a guest on the Healthy Dose of Dialogue Podcast with host Don Antonucci, Senior Vice President of Growth at Blue Shield of California. Vincent was then Senior Vice President of
The headlines will tell you that stopping a GLP-1 means gaining the weight back. And they're right. A study of 77,000 patients confirms it: stop the drug, and the weight returns within a year to a year and a half. But Vi
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The healthcare system was not built for women. Dr. Lisa Larkin has spent over 35 years proving it and building something better. In this episode, Vincent Catalano sits down with Dr. Lisa Larkin, MD, FACP, MSCP, IF, a nat
What do interior designers, CEOs, and conference-goers have in common? Strong opinions about healthcare. Vincent Catalano was in Orlando two weeks ago at KBIS, the National Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, alongside his w
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Recovering Millions in Mismanaged Employee Benefits When employers sign healthcare contracts, they assume they're getting what they pay for. Mark Flores, Vice President and Co-Founder of AVYM Corporation, reveals a distu
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A CEO's Case for Foundational Excellence in Healthcare Vincent Catalano sits down with Dr. Khuram Arif, CEO of Western Health Advantage (WHA), for an in-depth conversation about the future of regional healthcare delivery
Peter Hayes
recently retired president and CEO · Healthcare Purchaser Alliance of Maine
2 appearances on this show
Dr. Chris Fisher
Director of Security Engineering · Shine Window Care and Holiday Lighting
1 appearance on this show
Matthew Robinson
Hypnotherapist & Founder of Combat Hypnosis · Physician Association of California
1 appearance on this show
Lawrence Thompson
Benefit Systems Inc.
2 appearances on this show
Dr. Lisa Larkin
Ms. Medicine
1 appearance on this show
Chris Fisher
Benefits Ally
1 appearance on this show
Ali Payne
The People Co.
1 appearance on this show
Joey Dizenhouse
SlateRx
1 appearance on this show
Vincent Catalano
Lockton Insurance Brokers
1 appearance on this show
Mark Flores
AVYM Corporation
1 appearance on this show
Khuram Arif
Western Health Advantage
1 appearance on this show
Nathan Baar
HealthBar
1 appearance on this show
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