{"podcast":{"title":"Relentless Health Value","slug":"relentless-health-value-872220","podcast_index_feed_id":872220,"rss_url":"https://healthvalue.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://relentlesshealthvalue.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/6/4/4/66448feffdf62b8940be95ea3302a6a1/22-RHV-0008_1400_pixel_web_art.jpg","author":"Stacey Richter","episode_count":645,"summary":"American Healthcare Entrepreneurs and Execs you might want to know. Talking. Relentless Health Value is a weekly interview podcast hosted by Stacey Richter, a healthcare entrepreneur celebrating fifteen years in the business side of healthcare. This show is for leaders in pharma, devices, payers, providers, patient advocacy and healthcare business. It's for health industry innovators, entrepreneurs or wantrepreneurs or intrapreneurs. Relentless Healthcare Value is the show for you if you want to connect with others trying to manage the triple play: to provide healthcare value while being personally and professionally fulfilled.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/relentless-health-value-872220"},"episode":{"title":"Encore! EP450: When Your Health Plan Is $9 Million in the Hole, Who Are You Going to Call? A CPA. And Tell Them to Bring Their Spreadsheets, With Marilyn Bartlett, CPA, CMA, CFM, CGMA","slug":"encore-ep450-when-your-health-plan-is-9-million-in-the-hole-who-are-you-going-to-call-a-cpa-and-tell-them-to-bring-their-spreadsheets-with-marilyn-bartlett-cpa-cma-cfm-cgma","published_at":"2025-12-18T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/relentless-health-value-872220/encore-ep450-when-your-health-plan-is-9-million-in-the-hole-who-are-you-going-to-call-a-cpa-and-tell-them-to-bring-their-spreadsheets-with-marilyn-bartlett-cpa-cma-cfm-cgma","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/relentless-health-value-872220","url":"https://cc-lnk.com/EncoreEP450","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/healthvalue/RHV_EP450_Encore_Marilyn_Bartlett.mp3?dest-id=197686","summary":"In this encore episode of 'Relentlessly Seeking Value,' host Stacey Richter revisits an inspiring conversation with Marilyn Bartlett, a CPA who transformed the State of Montana's employee health plan from a $9 million deficit to a $112 million surplus within three years. Known for her fiscal discipline and patient-first approach, Marilyn shares her strategic steps, from identifying waste in the system and securing quick wins to negotiating better deals with hospitals and ensuring long-term success. She emphasizes the importance of assembling a strong team, maintaining transparency, and staying focused on the ultimate goal of creating real health value. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to drive meaningful change in the healthcare industry. === LINKS === 🔗 Show Notes with all mentioned links: https://cc-lnk.com/EncoreEP450 ✉️ Enjoy this podcast? Subscribe to the free weekly newsletter: https://relentlesshealthvalue.com/join-the-relentless-tribe 🫙 Support the podcast with a small donation to the Tip Jar: https://relentlesshealthvalue.com/join-the-relentless-tribe 🎤 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feed/id892082003?ls=1 🎤 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6UjgzI7bScDrWvZEk2f46b 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@RelentlessHealthValue === CONNECT WITH THE RHV TEAM === ✭ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/relentless-health-value/ ✭ Threads https://www.threads.net/@relentlesshealthvalue/ ✭ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/relentleshealth.bsky.social ✭ X https://twitter.com/relentleshealth/ 07:09 What gave Marilyn the confidence to fix Montana's state health plan? 08:35 Why Marilyn knew she would have enough power to make the changes needed in Montana's state health plan. 09:35 What Mar…","meta_description":"In this encore episode of 'Relentlessly Seeking Value,' host Stacey Richter revisits an inspiring conversation with Marilyn Bartlett, a CPA who transforme…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2104,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/relentless-health-value-872220/episodes/encore-ep450-when-your-health-plan-is-9-million-in-the-hole-who-are-you-going-to-call-a-cpa-and-tell-them-to-bring-their-spreadsheets-with-marilyn-bartlett-cpa-cma-cfm-cgma/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/relentless-health-value-872220/encore-ep450-when-your-health-plan-is-9-million-in-the-hole-who-are-you-going-to-call-a-cpa-and-tell-them-to-bring-their-spreadsheets-with-marilyn-bartlett-cpa-cma-cfm-cgma.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}