The Business of Benefits Podcast

The Business of Benefits Podcast offers access to employer-benefits experts and practitioners who deliver data-driven, real-world cost-saving strategies for HR, CFOs, and CEOs. PR pros can leverage episodes featuring credible industry leaders to position clients as thought leaders in benefits design, cost containment, and healthcare policy, with a no-nonsense, educational angle that appeals to decision-makers.

63 episodes, Irregular, 5.0 rating

<1k, Male, USA

podcast@ethoseffectpodcast.com

For decades, employers have been fed a lie: “There’s nothing you can do to control healthcare costs.” This couldn’t be further from the truth. The system is doing exactly what it was designed to do—profit off of HR, CFOs, and CEOs who believe that lie year after year.With 180 million Americans relying on employer-sponsored healthcare, it’s time to challenge the status quo. The Business of Benefits is your No BS, No Sales guide to the real solutions. No gimmicks—just the truth about how to take control, transform your benefits, and care for your most valuable asset: your people.Each episode dives deep into the data, exposing industry misalignments and inefficiencies that inflate costs while offering actionable strategies for designing financially sustainable, high-value benefits.Through eye-opening interviews with industry insiders, expert analysis, and real-world success stories, hosts Donovan and Chelsea pull back the curtain on the hidden flaws in the healthcare system. The result? An empowering roadmap for employers ready to break free from outdated models and unlock smarter, more sustainable benefits.If you’re tired of the same old sales pitch and ready to rethink benefits, reduce costs, and improve care—this podcast is for you. The truth is out there—are you ready to hear it?

Chelsea Ryckis, Donovan Ryckis

Entrepreneurship, Business, Education, Self-Improvement, Health & Fitness, Management, Marketing

Industry credentials in employee benefits/healthcare (CEBS, executive roles, authorship)

Author of industry books on healthcare, President of a benefits advisory, Speaker at benefits conferences, Advisor to C-suite executives

Justin Held - Fiduciary Duty Basics, ERISA, CEBS Curriculum, Future Benefits Trends, Nelson Griswold - Big Lie In Healthcare; Cost Controls; Plan Design; Nurse Navigation; Direct Contracting, Jay Gepfert - Broker Compensation, Transparency, Fiduciary Risk, Cost Savings Case Study, Danielle Young - Reference-based Pricing; Employee Experience; Balance Bills; RBP Strategy, Danielle Young - Reference-based Pricing (rbp); Employee Experience; Balance Bills; RBP Rollout

employee benefits, healthcare costs, fiduciary duty, ERISA, PBM contracts, GLP-1 coverage, mental health, data analytics, KPIs, reference-based pricing, broker compensation