Inside Big Health Insurers’ Side Hustle

<p>America’s largest health insurance companies moonlight as obscure middlemen, managing billions in health care spending for many of the country’s biggest employers. What could go wrong? </p><br><p>Join us for a wild, wonky journey into the world of third-party administrators.</p><br><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christin-chris-deacon-b91b9611b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christin Deacon</a>, JD, Senior Vice President, 4C Health Solutions; former Assistant Director, Division of Pension &amp; Benefits, New Jersey Department of Treasury</p><p><a href="https://www.zuckerman.com/people/d-brian-hufford" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Hufford</a>, JD, Partner, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP</p><p><a href="https://uh.edu/medicine/about/faculty/kenneth-janda/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ken Janda</a>, JD, Founder, Wild Blue Health Solutions; Adjunct Professor, University of Houston College of Medicine&nbsp;</p><p>Sandy Peters, retiree</p><br><p>Have a look at more of Leslie's reporting on TPAs: <a href="https://bit.ly/3CEg6pE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3CEg6pE</a></p><br><p>Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/63a60bee39a5/tradeoffsnewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter</a></p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today, with a gift: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/donate</a></p><br><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>