Episodes

  • Dollars and Sense: How Paid Leave Boosts Your Bottom Line

    Dollars and Sense: How Paid Leave Boosts Your Bottom Line
    Feb 24 2026
    Paid leave isn't just a benefit—it's a strategic investment in your most valuable asset: your people. On this week's episode of The Granite List.Live, Sally is joined by Grace Erickson, VP of Revenue for Cocoon. Together, they dive into why comprehensive leave policies are the secret weapon of forward-thinking companies and how supporting employees through life's pivotal moments is your competitive advantage. Spoiler alert: When you show up for your team, they show up for your business.
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    26 mins
  • GLP-1s for Employers: Navigating What’s Next

    GLP-1s for Employers: Navigating What’s Next
    Jan 26 2026
    This week on The Granite List.Live, Sally is joined by Jessica Lea, PharmD and CEO of Tria Health, as they dive into the fast-changing landscape of GLP-1 medications for obesity and diabetes. Jessica shares her insight on why pharmacist-led oversight is important, especially with complex and costly drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Additionally, together, Sally and Jessica explore:
    • Challenges employers face when deciding whether to cover these medications
    • The impact of direct-to-consumer options
    • The importance of combining medication with lifestyle changes for lasting results
    • Future developments in GLP-1 treatments and their potential uses.

    Learn more about Tria Health on The Granite List!
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    17 mins
  • The Price Isn't Right?

    The Price Isn't Right?
    Jan 5 2026

    This week, Ron Peck, Chief Legal Officer for The Phia Group joins Leigh on The Granite List.Live. The Phia Group is a health care and benefits cost containment expert, servicing employers and insurance carriers - as well as those that service them. Listen as Ron dissects societal trends resulting in mass confusion, dependence upon networks, and systemic issues that all combine to result in skyrocketing costs - as well as inadequate (and potentially damaging) legislative remedies.
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    29 mins
  • Shifting Healthcare: Work Right NW's Total Worker Approach

    Shifting Healthcare: Work Right NW's Total Worker Approach
    Dec 29 2025

    This week, Justin Zimmerman, Sales and Business Development, Work Right NW, joins the Granite List.Live to share his insight on Work Right NW's total worker health approach. As a leader in industrial sports medicine, Work Right NW provides the industrial athlete with proactive care to reduce injuries, improve employee health, and foster a culture of safety.

    Beyond sharing what differentiates the Work Right NW approach, Justin also equips employers with the five things they should have top of mind when evaluating and vetting different injury prevention solutions!
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    21 mins
  • On-Demand Benefits Access

    On-Demand Benefits Access
    Dec 2 2025

    As 2025 comes to a close, Alycia Riedl, Immediate Past President of NABIP, joins Sally to discuss the biggest trends in employee engagement, the importance of access for employer-sponsored health plans, and solutions to the fragmentation in healthcare.

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    23 mins
  • Early Detection, Brighter Futures: A Colorectal Cancer Screening Discussion

    Early Detection, Brighter Futures: A Colorectal Cancer Screening Discussion
    Oct 29 2025

    In a special episode of The Granite List.Live, Dr. Erica Barnell, Chief Medical Officer for Geneoscopy, and Lauren Roberson, Head of Clinical Advocacy for Connect Healthcare Collaboration, join Sally for a discussion about the importance of colon cancer screening through the lens of an employer/plan member. Dr. Barnell will also dive into Geneoscopy's lead product, ColoSense, an FDA-approved cancer screening test that looks to provide more access and increase adherence to colorectal screening guidelines.

    Learn more about Geneoscopy🔗:

    • Website: www.geneoscopy.com
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/geneoscopy
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeneoscopyCo
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    20 mins
  • Impacting Cost by Improving Access

    Impacting Cost by Improving Access
    Oct 16 2025

    This week, Cristin Dickerson MD, Founder and CEO of Green Imaging, joins The Granite List.Live to discuss the current trends she is seeing in the imaging space. With imaging costs continuing to rise and private equity impacting the industry, Dr. Dickerson urges employers to seek solutions, such as direct contracting, that bring greater access to members and lead to better health outcomes.

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    13 mins
  • Cutting Through Costs: H.H.C. Group's Evolving Cost-Containment Strategy

    Cutting Through Costs: H.H.C. Group's Evolving Cost-Containment Strategy
    Oct 1 2025
    On this week's episode of the The Granite List.Live, Sally is joined by Bruce Roffé, CEO of H.H.C. Group, and Bob Serber, Vice President of H.H.C. Group, as they share how H.H.C. has spent three decades helping payors and brokers reduce medical claim costs without sacrificing care. From out-of-network negotiations to reference-based pricing and Independent Medical Reviews, Bruce and Bob detail the strategies that brokers, TPAs and others need to know to help clients save smarter in today’s high-cost healthcare environment.
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    18 mins