{"podcast":{"title":"Rev Cycle Unscripted","slug":"rev-cycle-unscripted-6613342","podcast_index_feed_id":6613342,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/201710/rss","website_url":"https://www.rcmleadersforum.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/6/1/0/5610fda960b71bbb16c3140a3186d450/RevCycle_PodcastCover_Option-1-20250823-r9gjag11qo.jpg","author":"Ben Reigle","episode_count":164,"summary":"Something different needed to happen. Join Ben Reigle as he challenges the status quo in healthcare revenue cycle. We focus in beyond just the boring surface talking points and into being real with the best leaders, talking openly and honestly about revenue cycle, business, and life.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T04:20:51.526291+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rev-cycle-unscripted-6613342"},"episode":{"title":"#172 LIVE FROM VEGAS: Parson Hicks","slug":"172-live-from-vegas-parson-hicks","published_at":"2026-05-12T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rev-cycle-unscripted-6613342/172-live-from-vegas-parson-hicks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rev-cycle-unscripted-6613342","url":"https://mygoodfriends.libsyn.com/172-live-from-vegas-parson-hicks","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mygoodfriends/Parson_hicks_AUDIO.m4a?dest-id=1439765","summary":"After years of working in revenue cycle management, Parson Hicks shares insights on how everyone's taking their piece of the pie, and no one's really cutting costs. Hospitals, insurers, brokers—everyone benefits from the chaos. The system is designed to stay complicated, because more complexity means more profit for many. It's like a bald eagle being attacked by tiny birds—all those little margins add up, but the big bird keeps soaring. We've created an entitlement culture where folks expect coverage for everything, but the accountability is totally blurred. The real fix? Employers and policymakers need to make bold moves—like the railroad split-up in the 1920s—to break up monopolies and simplify. What's your take? Can we rebuild a more transparent, fair healthcare system?","meta_description":"After years of working in revenue cycle management, Parson Hicks shares insights on how everyone's taking their piece of the pie, and no one's really cutt…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2856,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rev-cycle-unscripted-6613342/episodes/172-live-from-vegas-parson-hicks/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rev-cycle-unscripted-6613342/172-live-from-vegas-parson-hicks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}