{"podcast":{"title":"The Business of Benefits Podcast","slug":"the-business-of-benefits-podcast-6744252","podcast_index_feed_id":6744252,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6053731/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-business-of-benefits-podcast--6053731","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3f4968159bb4676248d8c564cea163f6.jpg","author":"Hi Hello Labs Network","episode_count":84,"summary":"For decades, employers have been fed a lie: “There’s nothing you can do to control healthcare costs.” This couldn’t be further from the truth. The system is doing exactly what it was designed to do—profit off of HR, CFOs, and CEOs who believe that lie year after year.With 180 million Americans relying on employer-sponsored healthcare, it’s time to challenge the status quo. The Business of Benefits is your No BS, No Sales guide to the real solutions. No gimmicks—just the truth about how to take control, transform your benefits, and care for your most valuable asset: your people.Each episode dives deep into the data, exposing industry misalignments and inefficiencies that inflate costs while offering actionable strategies for designing financially sustainable, high-value benefits.Through eye-opening interviews with industry insiders, expert analysis, and real-world success stories, hosts Donovan and Chelsea pull back the curtain on the hidden flaws in the healthcare system. The result? An empowering roadmap for employers ready to break free from outdated models and unlock smarter, more sustainable benefits.If you’re tired of the same old sales pitch and ready to rethink benefits, re…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T22:18:04.175830+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-benefits-podcast-6744252"},"episode":{"title":"67. How One Employer Broke The Renewal Cycle: A Case Study","slug":"67-how-one-employer-broke-the-renewal-cycle-a-case-study","published_at":"2025-12-11T14:00:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-benefits-podcast-6744252/67-how-one-employer-broke-the-renewal-cycle-a-case-study","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-benefits-podcast-6744252","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/67-how-one-employer-broke-the-renewal-cycle-a-case-study--68983362","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68983362/eric_dyson_brenda_kruse_ep_67.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Business of Benefits, Donovan Ryckis guest starred on a Be More Than a Fiduciary Podcast episode with Eric Dyson of 90 North Consulting and Brenda Kruse of Axiom Healthcare Services. Together, they break down how employers can finally escape the renewal treadmill, create a 3–5 year benefits strategy, and apply fiduciary principles to healthcare. Brenda shares Axiom’s transformation... from repeated renewal frustration to achieving a 13% premium decrease, lowering deductibles, expanding benefits, and reducing employee out-of-pocket costs by 27–38%. Eric and Donovan dig into why the healthcare system fails employers, how to identify misaligned incentives, and why transparency and governance are the keys to long-term success. They also explore PBM dysfunction, compensation conflicts, the four components of a health plan, and why employers must act as true stewards of their healthcare dollars. What You’ll Learn: What’s really behind recurring renewal increases How Axiom achieved a 13% premium decrease while improving benefits Why data transparency directly drives better outcomes Why PBM strategy is the fastest path to meaningful savings The four structural pillars of every health plan How to build and follow a multi-year health plan strategy Fiduciary responsibility explained for employer health plans How to identify and correct misaligned broker/consultant incentives Practical governance tools: fiduciary committees, 408(b)(2), comp review What responsible healthcare stewardship looks like for employers Eric Dyson — 90 North Consulting LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-dyson/ Website: https://90northconsulting.com/ Podcast: Be More Than a Fiduciary Brenda Kruse — Axiom Healthcare Services LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-kruse-20…","meta_description":"In this episode of The Business of Benefits, Donovan Ryckis guest starred on a Be More Than a Fiduciary Podcast episode with Eric Dyson of 90 North Consul…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2148,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-business-of-benefits-podcast-6744252/episodes/67-how-one-employer-broke-the-renewal-cycle-a-case-study/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-benefits-podcast-6744252/67-how-one-employer-broke-the-renewal-cycle-a-case-study.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}