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Benefits Executive Roundtable

Dorothy Cociu

Booking Overview

This niche industry interview show covers employee benefits, health-plan costs, healthcare regulation, and compliance, and typically features external specialists such as benefits executives, consultants, attorneys, and policy professionals. PR agencies could credibly pitch subject-matter experts with direct experience in benefits administration, health insurance, ERISA, or related regulation; booking difficulty is medium because the show seeks informed voices for a specialized professional audience.

Metrics

Episodes: 121

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: < 100

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 3 subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

info@advancedbenefitconsulting.com

podcast@advancedbenefitconsulting.com

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Host

Dorothy Cociu - Host of a show covering employee benefits, healthcare regulation, health-plan costs, and compliance.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Direct professional expertise in employee benefits, health-plan administration, insurance, ERISA, healthcare regulation, or related legal and policy matters. Recent guests include company executives, attorneys, consultants, and association or government-relations professionals.
Required Achievements:  
Senior leadership or specialist roles at benefits, insurance, or healthcare organizations, Professional expertise in ERISA, health-plan operations, or regulatory compliance, Leadership or policy roles at industry associations

Recent Guest Discussions

Don Anderson - Pharmacy Benefit Cost Containment, Specialty Drug Management, Glp-1 Drugs, And PBM Rebates

Kyle Gerdts - Medical Plan Cost Containment, Plan Design, Networks, And Reference-based Pricing

Carl Grifka - Department Of Labor Cybersecurity Requirements For Plan Fiduciaries, Vendor Oversight, And AI Governance

Marilyn Monahan - ERISA Fiduciary Responsibilities And Liabilities, Service-provider Oversight, And Cybersecurity Requirements

Anthony Murrello - Washington Policy And Regulatory Updates Affecting Healthcare, Health Insurance, And Self-insurance

Recent Topics

Health, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Healthcare Policy, Erisa

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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S8E4 - PBM Hot Topics and Cost Containment

October 13, 2026

In this week’s podcast, Host Dorothy Cociu interviews Troy Lannoo, Senior Vice President, Client Engagement, Leaf Health, a pharmacy management consulting firm. They discuss the drivers of rising pharmacy costs, including GLP-1 drugs, specialty drugs, the most effective strategies employers can use to manage specialty-drug costs without creating inappropriate barriers to necessary treatment, the best ways to design plans that cover GLP-1 drugs and more. What should employers look for and the...

S8E3 - Health Plan Cost Containment Part 1 - Medical Plan and Rx Spend Cost Containment

October 06, 2026

In this week’s podcast, Host Dorothy Cociu discusses medical plan cost containment and pharmacy benefit cost containment with Kyle Gerdts, VP of Sales & Account Management for Pinnacle Health Solutions and Don Anderson, VP of Pharmacy, Orion Rx. What works and what doesn’t? What are employers and brokers/consultants asking this year? We discuss the most effective ways to contain health plan costs with networks, referenced-based pricing, plan design and other solutions being used successfu...

S8E2 - DOL Fiduciary Cybersecurity Requirements and Solutions

September 29, 2026

Part 2 of 2-Part Fiduciary Responsibility & Liability SeriesIn this week’s podcast, Host Dorothy Cociu discusses the US Department of Labor’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Plan Sponsor Fiduciaries with Carl Grifka, CISSP, CISM, CISA, PMP, CDPSE, LSSGB, Principal of Newport Consulting LLC and Alpha Secure LLP. We discuss the most important things companies need to know about Cybersecurity in general, AI and AI Governance, and mostly, how Plan Fiduciaries are responsible for understanding ...

Frequently asked questions

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Benefits Executive Roundtable
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How do I get in touch with Benefits Executive Roundtable?

Benefits Executive Roundtable is hosted by Dorothy Cociu. Its publicly listed emails are info@advancedbenefitconsulting.com and podcast@advancedbenefitconsulting.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Benefits Executive Roundtable?

The publicly listed emails for Benefits Executive Roundtable: info@advancedbenefitconsulting.com and podcast@advancedbenefitconsulting.com.

How many listeners does Benefits Executive Roundtable have?

Podseeker estimates Benefits Executive Roundtable reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Benefits Executive Roundtable?

Benefits Executive Roundtable typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Direct professional expertise in employee benefits, health-plan administration, insurance, ERISA, healthcare regulation, or related legal and policy matters. Recent guests include company executives, attorneys, consultants, and association or government-relations professionals. Common among recent guests: Senior leadership or specialist roles at benefits, insurance, or healthcare organizations; Professional expertise in ERISA, health-plan operations, or regulatory compliance; Leadership or policy roles at industry associations. Recent guests include Don Anderson, Kyle Gerdts, and Carl Grifka.

How hard is it to get booked on Benefits Executive Roundtable?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Benefits Executive Roundtable cover?

Recent episodes cover Health, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Healthcare Policy, and Erisa. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

info@advancedbenefitconsulting.com

podcast@advancedbenefitconsulting.com

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