In this episode of Listening In (With Permission), Ryan Olmstead sits down with Mike Hanlon, founder and CEO of Abett, to unpack some of the boldest ideas in health benefits management—and why they might not be so radical after all.
Ryan Olmstead, MPH
Hello and thanks for viewing my portfolio!
For the past 20 years, I have helped employers with their healthcare strategies and purchasing decisions. For the first 12 years at Mercer and Aon, I advised employers directly on their various benefits offerings, soliciting quotes for health and other coverages and providing hands-on support. Over the past eight years at Catalyst for Payment Reform, I’ve educated and advised employers on healthcare purchasing dynamics and innovative strategies to regain control of cost and quality of care.
This site links to my writings, podcast interviews, original research, tools, and events I’ve hosted over the last several years.
- blog (16)
- case study (5)
- podcast (14)
- publications (8)
- research (5)
- tools (12)
- webinars (17)
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Summarizes the price crisis and employer opportunities for policy advocacy.
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Kendra Gipson, Director, Vendor Services & Contracts for the State of Tennessee, speaks with Ryan Olmstead to discuss key healthcare reforms in Tennessee, particularly around pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) and prescription drug policies.
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Ryan sits down with Misha Sharp, the Assistant Director of Policy at the 32BJ Health Fund, to explore the Fund’s approaches to tackling health care costs. The 32BJ Health Fund is a large, self-insured union health plan at the forefront of addressing rising hospital prices.
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Ryan calls Glen Tullman, CEO of Transcarent, to discuss the use of generative AI in addressing healthcare accessibility and affordability. Glen describes the concept of “wayfinding”, which integrates benefits navigation, clinical guidance, and care delivery into a seamless user experience.
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In this episode, Ryan sits down with Paul Grady, Principal at Alera Group to discuss the critical role of purchaser activation in mitigating rising costs in healthcare and improving outcomes.
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Tune into our latest episode of Listening In (With Permission) as Ashok Subramanian, CEO and founder of Centivo, and Ryan Olmstead dive deep into the critical issues of healthcare affordability.
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In this episode of Listening In (With Permission), Ryan calls Chris Chan, Chief Value Officer of finHealth, to discuss the pitfalls many self-insured employers face related to their claims review.
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CPR’s Health Plan Renewal Questionnaire addresses emerging and compelling issues that keep health care purchasers up at night. New issues of focus in CPR’s 2024 renewal questionnaire are price inflation, policy advocacy, plan fiduciary responsibilities, and GLP-1 coverage.
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In this episode of Listening In (With Permission) Dr. Matthew Resnick, Chief Medical Officer at Embold Health, discusses with Ryan the evolution of quality measurement and improvement in healthcare, emphasizing the importance of aligning care with evidence-based guidelines.
Ryan Olmstead, MPH 