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Broken Healthcare

Broken Healthcare

Written by: Ray Kober
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“Broken Healthcare” isn’t just another podcast exposing flaws in the healthcare system—it’s a movement. Hosted by the entertaining and knowledgeable Ray Kober, we pull back the curtain on the hidden forces driving up costs and making care confusing. Whether you’re an employer, an industry insider, or just someone tired of overpriced, low-quality care, we arm you with the insights to fight back. Get real stories, expert insights, and actionable solutions to take control of healthcare decisions—because better choices start with better information.

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Episodes
  • From The Convent to The White House to Fixing Broken U.S. Healthcare | Broken Healthcare Podcast #92
    Apr 16 2026

    Katy Talento joins the show in-studio to share her unique journey from religious life to advising on healthcare policy at the highest levels of government - and what she believes it will take to fix the U.S. healthcare system.


    With a background in epidemiology, public health, and federal policy, Katy brings rare insight shaped by her experience working in the U.S. Senate and advising on healthcare issues at the White House. Her career spans global public health work, infectious disease research, and shaping national healthcare policy that impacts employers, patients, and the broader healthcare system.


    In this conversation, Katy shares how her early desire to change the world led her into public health, policy, and ultimately into healthcare reform efforts in Washington. She explains how incentives inside the healthcare system influence decision-making, why meaningful reform can be difficult to achieve, and why healthcare costs continue to rise despite ongoing policy changes.


    We also discuss how employer-sponsored healthcare plays a central role in the U.S. system, why prevention-focused models such as Direct Primary Care (DPC) are gaining attention, and how transparency may help improve healthcare outcomes over time.


    Subscribe for more conversations focused on improving healthcare outcomes and fixing the broken healthcare system.


    #HealthcareReform #HealthPolicy #HealthcareCosts #DirectPrimaryCare #EmployerHealthcare #HealthcareInnovation #HealthcareLeadership #HealthInsurance #PublicHealth #HealthcareTransparency


    00:00 Intro

    00:23 Welcome Katy Talento

    01:30 Early life and desire to change the world

    04:30 Faith journey and decision to enter religious life

    08:00 Global public health work and infectious disease research

    12:30 Working internationally in public health

    16:00 Entering Washington health policy

    20:00 Writing healthcare legislation in the U.S. Senate

    24:00 How healthcare policy is shaped in Washington

    29:00 Speechwriting and political communications

    32:30 Industry influence in healthcare policy

    36:00 Why healthcare reform is difficult to achieve

    40:00 How incentives influence healthcare decisions

    45:00 Employer-sponsored healthcare and system complexity

    52:00 Insurance incentives and unintended consequences

    58:00 Why healthcare costs continue to rise

    1:05:00 Transparency and accountability in healthcare

    1:12:00 Direct Primary Care and prevention-focused models

    1:18:00 Where meaningful reform may come from

    1:25:00 The future of healthcare policy

    1:31:00 Final thoughts on fixing U.S. healthcare

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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Broken Healthcare Costs, Self-Funding, Anti-BUCA & Real Reform | Broken Healthcare Podcast #91
    Apr 9 2026

    Emma Fox joins the show in-studio to explain why healthcare costs keep rising and how incentives inside the traditional health insurance system often work against employers and patients.


    Drawing on her experience inside the industry, Emma breaks down how compensation structures, carrier incentives, and consolidation influence employer-sponsored healthcare decisions. She explains why more organizations are exploring self-funded health plans, independent TPAs, direct primary care, and reference-based pricing as alternatives to traditional insurance models.


    We also discuss how collaboration between employers, advisors, and physicians can help create more transparent healthcare strategies, and why education initiatives like Symposium are helping drive innovation across the healthcare ecosystem.


    If you are an employer, advisor, HR leader, or healthcare professional trying to better understand rising healthcare costs, this conversation offers practical insight into how the system works and where change may happen.


    Subscribe for more conversations focused on improving healthcare outcomes.


    #HealthcareCosts #SelfFundedHealthPlans #HealthInsurance #EmployerBenefits #HealthcareInnovation #HealthcareTransparency #DirectPrimaryCare #ReferenceBasedPricing #BenefitsStrategy #HealthcareReform #TPA #HealthcareEconomics #HealthcareLeadership #BUCAIncentives


    00:00 Intro

    01:10 Emma’s journey from the UK to U.S. healthcare

    03:00 Starting in life insurance and entering the insurance industry

    08:30 Understanding health insurance incentives

    12:00 Ethical conflicts inside traditional insurance models

    15:00 Advisor compensation structures and industry challenges

    18:00 Capitalism and healthcare economics

    21:00 Government influence and healthcare policy realities

    23:00 The employer’s role in fixing healthcare

    27:00 The origin of Symposium

    30:00 Bringing employers, advisors, vendors, and physicians together

    32:00 Why physicians must be part of the healthcare conversation

    35:00 Private equity and healthcare delivery challenges

    38:00 Collaboration between doctors and advisors

    42:00 Purpose-driven advisory models

    45:00 Vision for improving the healthcare system

    52:00 Advice for employers evaluating healthcare strategies

    58:00 Industry collaboration and future outlook

    1:04:20 How to connect with Emma Fox

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Functional Medicine, Longevity & Why Doctors Are Leaving The System | Broken Healthcare Podcast #90
    Mar 26 2026

    Tim Organ, CEO of the Health Business Growth Collective, joins the show in-studio to discuss why the traditional healthcare system focuses on symptoms instead of root cause - and how functional medicine is changing the future of patient care.


    Tim shares his personal health transformation, including reducing body fat, optimising metabolic health, increasing protein intake, and improving longevity through lifestyle changes. He explains how functional medicine identifies underlying causes of illness, why regenerative therapies may reduce the need for surgery, and how practitioners are building independent health businesses outside the insurance model.


    We also explore AI-driven healthcare tools, preventative testing, and why the future of medicine may be more personalised, data-driven, and focused on long-term health outcomes.


    📌 Subscribe for more conversations on fixing the broken healthcare system.


    #FunctionalMedicine #Longevity #RootCause #MetabolicHealth #PreventativeHealth #RegenerativeMedicine #HealthcareInnovation #Biohacking #HealthOptimization #FutureOfHealthcare #Wellness #AIHealthcare


    01:00 Tim Organ & Health Business Growth Collective

    04:20 Personal health transformation & body composition changes

    07:00 Protein intake, diet tracking & metabolic health

    10:00 Lifestyle habits & fitness discipline

    13:30 Longevity fundamentals: exercise, diet & sleep

    16:30 Functional medicine vs symptom-based healthcare

    20:00 Finding the root cause of chronic illness

    23:00 Tim’s healthcare career journey

    27:00 Digital healthcare systems & medical technology

    29:30 Why practitioners are leaving insurance-based models

    33:00 Challenges doctors face inside traditional healthcare

    36:00 Regenerative medicine vs surgery

    41:00 Why many orthopaedic procedures may be avoidable

    45:00 AI in healthcare & interpreting lab data

    48:30 Expanding access to functional medicine

    51:00 Food systems, nutrition & chronic disease

    54:00 Personal responsibility & preventative health

    57:00 The future of personalised medicine

    1:02:00 Business models for modern practitioners

    1:07:00 Technology & data-driven health insights

    1:12:00 Longevity mindset & maintaining muscle as we age

    1:17:00 Final thoughts on fixing broken healthcare

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    1 hr and 21 mins
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