The Granite List Live

Rick Betenbough, CEO of Betenbough Companies, joins us this week as he details how a situation with his own health caused him to take a second look at his company's practices when it came to the health and wellness of his employees. For him, the wellness of his employees goes far beyond their health plan.

Pharmacy spend has steadily been increasing with the rise of specialty drugs, and the employers have been forced to face the brunt of this cost. This week, we are joined by Gentry Hughes and Keith Knowles of CopayAssistRx as they detail their innovative approach to pharmacy spend, the importance of collaboration, and solutions!

John Powers, CEO of Homestead Smart Health Plans, joins this week's episode to discuss Homestead's offerings and how they use reference based pricing and integrated solutions to drive better outcomes and a better member experience.

As we continue our dive into pharmacy, especially specialty pharmacy, we are joined by Steve Boyd, owner and co-founder of Liviniti (formerly Southern Scripts), and again by Joe Huntsman, partner and CEO of FountainRx as they discuss how they work with employers and brokers to provide the best care for the best cost to employees through transparency.

Ryan Rice and Jordan Hytken of Prism join this week's episode to talk all about 340B; including, how they're using it at Prism to connect regional hospitals, pharmacies, and health plans to create a community-centered care structure that works to the benefit of everyone involved.

Wellnecity=wellness + necessity. John Quinn, Wellnecity's founder and CEO, joins Leigh and Sally this week to shine a light on how his company pivoted to the space they occupy now, and how they work to provide companies with all of the better information in order to make them better buyers of healthcare.

What makes TrueScripts so unique? Chasity Matthews, Senior Director of Growth and Partner Relations, joins us for this episode to tell us about how important culture is at TrueScripts. The TrueScripts culture was recently awarded the distinction of being named one of the "Best Places to Work" in Indiana. TrueScripts's culture carries over into their work in the PBM world as well with their unique full-disclosure policy - which you will learn is a lot different from transparency.

What happens when trivia meets healthcare? You get Quizzify! In this week's episode, Al Lewis, former Jeopardy contestant and CEO and Quizmeister-in-Chief of Quizzify, joins us to discuss their unique approach to healthcare literacy. But Quizzify is more than its name suggests! Tune in to learn more about Quizzify and how they are empowering employees seeking quality care.

This episode, we take a deep dive into the world of pharmacy benefit managers and all things drug-related on the employer side. We are joined by Joe Huntsman, CEO of FountainRx, Zac Hanson, Director of Business Development for RxPreferred, and Josh Butler, President of Butler Benefits Group. They each bring their own unique perspectives to the discussion as they're all looking to provide the best quality care for employees at the lowest cost for employers.

Jessica Lea, CEO of Tria Health, joins Sally and Leigh in this week's episode to discuss the rising trend of diabetes medications being misused for weight loss purposes. Jessica dives into these drugs, what they do, and how to effectively prescribe them to employees for their individual betterment and to protect the plan as a whole.