{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/170f7fea-3078-4315-9c6b-57b666e73855/62421cb610a89f001493294a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Inside Big Health Insurers’ Side Hustle","description":"<p>America’s largest health insurance companies moonlight as obscure middlemen, managing billions in health care spending for many of the country’s biggest employers. What could go wrong?</p><p><br></p><p>Join us for a wild, wonky journey into the world of third-party administrators.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/christin-chris-deacon-b91b9611b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Christin Deacon</a>, JD, Senior Vice President, 4C Health Solutions; former Assistant Director, Division of Pension &amp; Benefits, New Jersey Department of Treasury</p><p><a href=\"https://www.zuckerman.com/people/d-brian-hufford\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Hufford</a>, JD, Partner, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP</p><p><a href=\"https://uh.edu/medicine/about/faculty/kenneth-janda/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ken Janda</a>, JD, Founder, Wild Blue Health Solutions; Adjunct Professor, University of Houston College of Medicine&nbsp;</p><p>Sandy Peters, retiree</p><p><br></p><p>Have a look at more of <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/2021/09/23/inside-big-health-insurers-side-hustle/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Leslie's reporting on TPAs</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, with a gift: <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://tradeoffs.org/donate</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod</a></p>","author_name":"Tradeoffs"}