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The Lean Health Plan Is Out
My new book is available on Amazon.
Jun 24
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
The Cavalry Isn't Coming
No one is going to reduce your healthcare spend except you.
May 5
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
The Rise of Share Plans
What a growing alternative to traditional insurance reveals about the state of American healthcare.
Apr 22
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
You Are the Insurance Company, It's Time to Start Acting Like It
Self-funded employers have more power than they've been led to believe. Most just don't know it yet.
Apr 14
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The Government Just Proposed 36 New Ways to Charge for Healthcare AI
Medicare's new plan to make efficiency more expensive.
12 hrs ago
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Weapons of Mass Corruption
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Weapons of Mass Corruption Part 1: Point Solutions
How some employee benefit brokers and consultants exploit "point solution" rotations to mask rising costs and sow confusion.
Jul 7, 2025
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Weapons of Mass Corruption Part 2: Wrap Networks and Repricing
Wrap networks, spread pricing, revenue guarantees ... and a complete lack of transparency.
Jul 6, 2025
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Weapons of Mass Corruption Part 3: Deductibles
Deductibles are costing Americans billions and the reasons may surprise you.
Jul 6, 2025
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Weapons of Mass Corruption Part 4: Mandatory Claims Submission Clauses
Most employers have never seen the contract between their carrier and network.
Jul 3, 2025
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You're On The Clock, Drafting Your Next Broker
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You're On the Clock, Part 1: The Draft for Your Next Benefits Broker Starts Now
You’re on the clock. A series on taking control of your benefits strategy
Feb 5
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You’re On the Clock, Part 2: Are You Ready to Draft a Franchise Broker?
Why even experienced HR leaders are at a disadvantage when choosing a benefits consultant.
Feb 4
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You’re On the Clock, Part Three: The Blitz Is Coming
Championship teams win by studying film.
Feb 4
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
You’re On the Clock, Part Four: Eat the Dead Cap
Making the hard call when your benefits strategy isn’t delivering.
Feb 4
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
Employers
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Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionize Medicine But May Bankrupt Us In the Process
The well-organized coding, billing, and insurance industries are going to use AI to supercharge their profit margins.
Jul 7
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
ICHRAs: Think Before You Leap
What ICHRAs really do to your costs, your workforce, and your ability to fix either.
Jun 2
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
One Story That Explains American Healthcare
How rational choices around ACA coverage, COBRA, and risk pools expose the fragile design of the U.S. healthcare system.
May 19
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
The Cavalry Isn't Coming
No one is going to reduce your healthcare spend except you.
May 5
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
The Making of a Broken System
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The Government Just Proposed 36 New Ways to Charge for Healthcare AI
Medicare's new plan to make efficiency more expensive.
12 hrs ago
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
Thinking About Joining a Share Plan?
Seven things every potential health share plan member should know.
Apr 28
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
The Rise of Share Plans
What a growing alternative to traditional insurance reveals about the state of American healthcare.
Apr 22
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
Enough with Value-Based Care
Value-based care and risk-based payment models are accelerating the path toward system collapse.
Feb 27
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DAVID SILVERSTEIN
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