What if employers could reduce healthcare costs while giving employees better access to care?
In this episode of Wondermous, host Merikay Hunt sits down with Dan Cosgrove, CEO of Better Benefits USA, to explore how businesses can rethink employee healthcare benefits, reduce unnecessary costs, and focus more on preventative care.
Dan shares his journey from Procter & Gamble and Berkshire Hathaway to Nike and healthcare entrepreneurship, and explains what led him to challenge the traditional healthcare model.
In this conversation, we explore:
• Why healthcare costs continue to create challenges for employers and employees
• How Better Benefits USA approaches employee healthcare differently
• Strategies businesses can use to potentially reduce healthcare benefit costs
• Health sharing and alternative healthcare models
• How preventative care can help address health issues before they become more serious
• Healthcare benefits for small businesses and their employees
• The connection between employee benefits, retention, and workplace wellness
• Why Dan believes healthcare incentives need to be better aligned
• His vision for closing the gap between care, cost, and coverage
• Lessons Dan learned throughout his career, including experiences at major global companies
Dan also opens up about a defining experience early in his career and shares the advice he would give his younger self: “Don’t quit.”
If you're a business owner, HR leader, healthcare professional, benefits manager, or anyone interested in the future of healthcare, this conversation offers a thought-provoking look at how healthcare benefits could evolve.
Guest: Dan Cosgrove
Organization: Better Benefits USA
Host: Merikay Hunt
Show: Wondermous
Learn more about Better Benefits USA at betterbenefitsusa.org.
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About Wondermous
Wondermous is the go-to podcast for healthcare professionals, medical executives, and conscious leaders navigating change. Hosted by Merikay Hunt, this weekly show highlights inspiring leadership journeys in healthcare, medicine, and business.
Each episode features real conversations with hospital executives, physicians, innovators, nurse leaders, and entrepreneurs shaping the future of care.
Topics include healthcare leadership, team culture, medical innovation, executive decision-making, personal development, burnout prevention, emotional intelligence, and strategic growth in the healthcare space.
Whether you're a health system leader, a physician executive, or a rising healthcare professional, you'll discover actionable insights, relatable stories, and proven leadership strategies to help you grow.
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What is Wondermous: A Healthcare Leadership Journey?
Wondermous is the go-to podcast for healthcare professionals, medical executives, and conscious leaders navigating change. Hosted by Merikay Hunt, M.S., this weekly show highlights inspiring leadership journeys in healthcare, medicine, and business.
Whether you're a health system leader, a physician executive, or a rising healthcare professional, you'll discover actionable insights, relatable stories, and proven leadership strategies to help you Learn. Grow. Lead.
Subscribe, Like and Share now to stay updated on new weekly episodes that explore the human side of leadership in healthcare.
To learn how Merikay Hunt helps individuals and organizations breakthrough to the next level performance, please visit: https://www.coachmkay.com/
To discover Merikay's leadership journey, order your copy of My Year on the Inside, Creating Catalysts for Change: https://www.coachmkay.com/store/