{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67b8c1cd19249d0c1ab3e4f9/695bfe72e1903ce94a3037f2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"$50 Healthcare? How River Health Is Rewriting the Rules | Broken Healthcare Podcast #84","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67b8c1cd19249d0c1ab3e4f9/1767636488203-f435222e-aef0-4242-938d-f9ad5b1e9aff.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Broken healthcare is failing millions of Americans — especially hourly and frontline workers.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of the <strong>Broken Healthcare Podcast</strong>, host <strong>Ray Kober</strong> sits down <em>in-studio</em> with <strong>Lexie Leitner, PA-C</strong>, Vice President of Clinical Operations at <strong>River Health</strong>, to unpack why the traditional U.S. healthcare system no longer works — and what it will take to fix it.</p><p><br></p><p>Lexie shares her journey from family medicine to healthcare innovation, and explains how <strong>River Health is rethinking access, affordability, and care delivery</strong> for workers who are often left behind by employer-sponsored insurance.</p><p><br></p><p>One of the most powerful parts of River Health’s model? <strong>Mental health is treated as essential care — not an add-on.</strong> Members receive <strong>unlimited virtual therapy</strong> plus <strong>free access to the Calm app</strong>, helping address anxiety, burnout, depression, and everyday stress without barriers, copays, or long wait times.</p><p><br></p><h3>In this episode, we cover:</h3><p><br></p><ul><li>Why <strong>high-deductible health plans leave Americans functionally uninsured</strong></li><li>How <strong>hourly workers fall through the cracks</strong> of traditional healthcare</li><li>The real reason healthcare costs keep rising (and who actually pays)</li><li>How River Health delivers <strong>unlimited virtual primary care, labs, prescriptions, imaging, and urgent care access</strong> for a flat monthly cost</li><li>Why <strong>unlimited teletherapy and Calm access</strong> are critical in today’s mental health crisis</li><li>How employers can support workforce health without $40,000 insurance plans</li><li>The difference between <em>insurance</em> and <em>actual access to care</em></li><li>How healthcare became so complex — and what simplicity looks like again</li></ul><p><br></p><p>If you’re an employer, HR leader, healthcare professional, or someone frustrated with the cost and confusion of U.S. healthcare, this conversation will challenge how you think about coverage, value, and care.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 <strong>Subscribe to Broken Healthcare</strong> for real conversations about what’s broken — and what can actually fix it.</p>","author_name":"Ray Kober"}