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EP 541 When CFOs Treat Healthcare As Any Other Cost - with Carl Schuessler, Jr.
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- The ShiftShapers Podcast
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- Mar 24, 2026
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- 1607
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Summary
We explore how employers can manage healthcare like any other cost by shifting from insurer-built, passive plans to employer-built, actively managed designs. Carl Schuessler, Jr. shares candid tactics on data, precision testing, and honest change management that help advisors become true risk partners. • defining a health plan mission that aligns to EBITDA and predictability • focusing on data hot spots such as MSK, imaging, pharmacy, and facilities • using billing audits and cost containmen...