{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67b8c1cd19249d0c1ab3e4f9/686be1b28d2a216e1217193b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Healthcare System Is Rigged — Here's the Exit Plan | Broken Healthcare Podcast #64","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67b8c1cd19249d0c1ab3e4f9/1751900378185-c450fa91-268c-4356-be1c-6b83682403fa.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this powerful episode of <em>Broken Healthcare</em>, host <strong>Ray Kober</strong> sits down with <strong>Jeff Bak</strong>, CEO of Imagine360, to dismantle the myths around employer-sponsored healthcare and reveal how <strong>reference-based pricing (RBP)</strong> is slashing costs, improving care access, and offering a real alternative to bloated PPO plans.</p><p><br></p><p>🚨 <strong>If you're an employer, broker, CFO, or HR leader sick of runaway healthcare costs — this is the episode you can't afford to miss.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>🔍 Topics We Cover:</p><ul><li>How Imagine360 evolved from ELAP Services to a full-scale alternative health plan</li><li>What reference-based pricing <em>really</em> is — and why it’s not “voodoo”</li><li>Real-world strategies to cut 20–30% in healthcare spend</li><li>Insider tactics to negotiate provider rates and eliminate overbilling</li><li>Why traditional PPO plans keep employers trapped — and how to break free</li><li>How employers like hospitals and transportation companies are using RBP to take back control</li></ul><p><br></p><p>💡 Whether you're new to self-funding or already exploring innovative solutions, this episode offers <strong>hard-won lessons, real data, and a roadmap</strong> to building a sustainable, transparent healthcare plan for your organization.</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 <strong>Subscribe for more bold, no-BS conversations about fixing American healthcare.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>#BrokenHealthcare #ReferenceBasedPricing #HealthcareReform #EmployerHealthcare #Imagine360 #JeffBak #RayKober #ELAP #SelfFundedPlans #StopLoss #RBP #HealthPlanStrategy #CFOHealthcare</p>","author_name":"Ray Kober"}