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
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Upon graduating from UCLA with a Master’s of Public Health, I began my career in benefits consulting at Mercer, where I spent 11 years managing strategic employer accounts in the San Francisco office. I consulted to brand-name employers in various industries ranging in size (2K–20K+ employees; $30M–$600M+ benefits budgets), with the accounts ranging from $200K-$1M+ annual recurring revenue. I left Mercer in 2016 for a growth opportunity at Aon, where I was successful in helping to secure two new employer customers during my time there.
In 2017, I was recruited to work for a national healthcare thought leader, Suzanne Delbanco, at the independent nonprofit, Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR), as its Director of Member Services. I managed CPR’s 30+ employer and other stakeholder accounts, leading membership programming as well as annual activities (renewals, sales, forecasting). In addition, I played an instrumental role in managing and renewing a $2M+ grant, publishing 80+ pieces of educational content (offered on this portfolio site), and selling partnership and sponsorship opportunities.
I remain interested in the employee benefits space and am seeking an opportunity in strategic account management/customer success in my next role. I bring a variety of skills and experiences in consultant relations, strategic partnerships, sales/business development, and educational content development. Given my experience, I could function like a “Swiss Army knife” in my next role.
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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.