{"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 An empowering roadmap for employers ready to break free from outdated models and unlock smarter, more sustainable benefits.If you’re tired of the same old sales pitch and ready to rethink benefits,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":"76. The Doctor Who Cut the Middleman Out of Imaging w/ Cristin Dickerson","slug":"76-the-doctor-who-cut-the-middleman-out-of-imaging-w-cristin-dickerson","published_at":"2026-04-23T14:55:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-benefits-podcast-6744252/76-the-doctor-who-cut-the-middleman-out-of-imaging-w-cristin-dickerson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-benefits-podcast-6744252","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/76-the-doctor-who-cut-the-middleman-out-of-imaging-w-cristin-dickerson--71590711","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71590711/episode76_audio.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Business of Benefits, host Chelsea Ryckis sits down with Dr. Cristin Dickerson, founder of Green Imaging, to uncover the power of direct contracting for employer-sponsored health plans. They dive deep into how getting the \"middleman\" out of the equation can save plan sponsors up to 60% on medical imaging while actually improving the quality of care for employees. We cover how direct contracting works in practice, why traditional insurance models artificially inflate imaging costs, and how Green Imaging is flipping the script by providing transparent, cash-pay rates. Dr. Dickerson explains the HIPAA Omnibus Law that makes this possible, how to build a zero-out-of-pocket benefit that employees actually use, and the real-world savings employers are seeing. Chelsea and Dr. Dickerson also discuss the future of direct primary care, navigating hospital pushback, and why every employer has a fiduciary duty to explore these solutions. What you’ll learn • What direct contracting is and how it eliminates the middlemen driving up healthcare costs • Why there is an inverse correlation between cost and quality in the U.S. healthcare system • How the HIPAA Omnibus Law protects employers and employees when carving out imaging benefits • The exact process for members using Green Imaging, from text-based scheduling to receiving care • How plan sponsors can structure their benefits to incentivize zero-out-of-pocket imaging • The challenges of navigating the \"down the hall\" mentality and how to educate employees • Why direct contracting for imaging and direct primary care are the easiest first steps for employers Connect with the Speakers: Cristin Dickerson: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristin-dickerson-md-a1a1b013/ Green Imaging: https://greenimaging.net/…","meta_description":"In this episode of The Business of Benefits, host Chelsea Ryckis sits down with Dr. Cristin Dickerson, founder of Green Imaging, to uncover the power of d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2631,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-business-of-benefits-podcast-6744252/episodes/76-the-doctor-who-cut-the-middleman-out-of-imaging-w-cristin-dickerson/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-6744252/76-the-doctor-who-cut-the-middleman-out-of-imaging-w-cristin-dickerson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}