# Navigating High-Cost Claims: Employer Strategies for Managing Complex Healthcare Cases with Dr. Christine Hale, Chief Medical Officer, US Benefits at Gallagher

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Podcast: [The Benefits Playbook](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-benefits-playbook-6571110)
Published: 2026-06-09T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Many employers treat high-cost healthcare claims as bad luck — something to absorb and move on from. But ignoring the details buried in those claims is costing companies millions, and the data to fight back already exists. In this episode, Dr. Christine Hale, Chief Medical Officer, US Benefits at Gallagher, brings a rare perspective to employee benefits: she's been a physician, a McKinsey strategy consultant, and a patient navigating a complex, misdiagnosed illness for over a year. That experience shaped everything about how she thinks about healthcare and why getting the right diagnosis is the single most important thing a plan can do for a member.

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