Podcast appearances and mentions of cary hall

My guest, Ron Hoyler is a diabetes Educator for St. Luke's hospital in the Kansas City metro, and he tells us "once you have diabetes you're at a greater risk for not just dementia, but the complications from dementia. Some of the specific, diseases that come under the dementia umbrella, like Alzheimer's, but cognitive impairment in general, you know, that fog that you'll sometimes hear it called where you are just suddenly in the moment, not quite sure what you were thinking or doing that can be related to the high blood sugars that you might be experiencing". Ron has some shocking information, including the fact that we have 165 meds to treat diabetes with. And in this episode, we're going to get into how the doctors decide which meds to treat you with. But that number alone is pretty shocking, and technically there's over 800 combinations of meds and doses that can be applied together, so how does a physician decide which one's right for you or their other patient or their other patient? It's almost a crapshoot, really. I'm Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate and the fact is that diabetes is such a prevalent disease, and one of the most common chronic disorders in the world and it is a disorder that we could do so much better at in taking care of than what we do now. The thing that drove me to bring Ron Hoyler back to the show is that he and I have been having conversation about this and some of the other comorbidities that are related and I wanted to bring his vast knowledge to all of you. Not just to shock you, but also to show you the most amazing and affordable new device for understanding your own metabolism, blood sugar, glucose, A1c... all of it. And rather than just 2 super basic readings per day... it gives you hundreds! Regardless of your age, your health... and even if you are not diabetic or pre-diabetic: This show is a must listen. Let's get started! For more information about this visit: https://www.saintlukeskc.org/condition/diabetes Ron Hoyler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-hoyler-rn-msn-mba-hca-cdces-a02a3b1a/ This is episode 2106. Learn more about me, Cary Hall: America's Healthcare Advocate: I have a strong desire to empower my fellow Americans and cancel the noise and confusion surrounding the US healthcare system. My goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort. Learn more: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com As always, if you need help or have something to share? Contact me with this form on my website and let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

On the show today, we will discuss a partnership between Bowtie Medical and Detego Health. So, if you're a broker, or if you're an employer of any size business, I don't care if you've got 10 employees, 100 employees or 200 employees, you're going to want to listen to this because this is a different way, to get health insurance and Dr Firouz Daneshgari is back on my show to lay it all out for us. Excerpt, Dr Daneshgari: "And the scientific evidence shows more harms, more hazards and that's why the medical errors have become the number three, cause of death in this country. And every time I say that, I get caught myself again being surprised that after cardiovascular disease, after cancer, medical errors are number three, cause of death!" The Doctor is In! He will show us a much better way. Better, affordable and healthier! Excerpt: "The result of this realigned situation, this health care is that doctors, both primary care and the specialist, they do what they went to school to do. They went there to solve people's health problems. And doctors, I tell you, the listeners to this show, a significant number of them will be doctors because doctors are looking for solutions how to get out of this Sick Care System we have now." This is Ep 2037 Learn more about Dr Firouz Daneshgari and Bowtie Medical: https://bowtiemedical.com Brokers and Business Owners. email sales@bowtiemedical.com or call 877-3-Bowtie (877-326-9843) As always if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

A deep dive into Claims, Health Insurance Cost and Care Denied, and why this is happening right now. Today's show is one that, I think needed to be done. And there are probably a lot of people who are not going to like some of the things I'm going to say, but it needs to be said. I want to talk about the murder, the murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of United HealthCare. And I want to talk about where we're at in this country with what we're thinking and what we're doing, and how we're acting out on those thoughts. Then, regarding healthcare in America, I'm going to talk about the actual problem that people are experiencing… because they are experiencing problems with getting coverage, with high cost, with care being denied and with care being delayed. Then, after taking us through all of that, and I'm going to explain to you why that is happening. You might be surprised what you're about to learn. So let's get started. -----Episode 2038----- Learn more about me, Cary Hall: America's Healthcare Advocate: I have a strong desire to empower my fellow Americans and cancel the noise and confusion surrounding the US healthcare system. My goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort. Visit https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com As always, if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate by using the form on my website. Let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns. https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Each year we go over all that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is offering Federal Employees and BlueKC's Ron Miller joins us to explain the plan details. This year federal employees still call 1-800-411-BLUE for more information and they've added a special number for Postal Workers, (816) 395-2115 locally or the toll free 1-833-467-2140. Visit https://www.fepblue.org for more information and because it's a short time window, here are the dates of events for both Actives and Annuitants you'll find on the fepblue.org “Find an event” page: Postal Wednesdays – • November 6th: Annuitants 4:00pm & Actives at 6:00pm • November 13th: Actives at 12:00pm & Annuitants at 2:00pm • November 20th: Annuitants at 4:00pm & Actives at 6:00pm • November 27th: Actives at 12:00pm & Annuitants at 2:00pm and as always if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Today we have a discussion on national health care that is fascinating and will blow your mind with a doctor we call Dr Bowtie. My expert guest is Dr. Firouz Daneshgari, MD, MBA, FPMRS, FACS. Dr. Daneshgari: “Our eyes are very open to this concept that 50%, more than half of what is done in our hospital based system is a waste. That is why it is a Sick Care based system. Not only do we want to eliminate the waste to save the money in your pocket and your insurance money, but also a good portion of this unnecessary care causes actual harm! Instead, you'll have 24 seven access to this dedicated group of doctors and nurses not only to help you to navigate the maze of health care, but to also proactively look after the health risks you have. To fix this, we provide the Bowtie Health Guardianship model that will be embedded within a health plan, benefit, health benefit that is offered to the employer. So we intentionally are focusing on the employer segment of the market because the employers, to me, are the cylinders of the production of the GDP.” Our guest is Dr Firouz Daneshgari, who has this most unique idea, worked for 30 years inside health systems seeing first hand how care decisions were made based on the financial interests of hospitals and not the patients. This is season 20, episode 32 and is our 2nd episode with Dr Daneshgari. Learn more about the Bowtie concept: https://bowtiemedical.com/about-us Do you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

More women die from heart issues each year than all cancers combined! We say: "do you have chest pain" to women and to men, but commonly in women it could felt as pressure in the chest or really any symptom from the waist on up including tooth pain and overwhelming fatigue. These are signs of a serious heart issue. That is what bothers Dr Tracy Stevens the most, that in men and women, symptoms may be different. Women still to this day don't recognize heart attack and stroke as their number one health threat. We've gone from one out of three deaths every year, one out of two deaths every year, being in women, being due to heart attack and stroke, compared to 1 in 39 from breast cancer. This fascinating show features Dr. Tracy Stevens and Dr. Anna Grodzinski who both specialize in Women's Cardiovascular Disease & Cardiology at Saint Luke's. This is season 20 episode 27 of America's Healthcare Advocate. To learn more visit: https://www.saintlukeskc.org/locations/saint-lukes-cardiovascular-consultants And if you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-usAnd let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

I am pleased to offer our experts from JD Power Award Winning BlueKC (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City) to lay out their new, 2025 Medicare Supplement options and tell us more about why some companies are also withdrawing their Medicare Advantage plans in 2025. Our Experts from BlueKC are: Barron Roberts, Manager of Small Group, Medicare and Individual Sales; Barb Bins, Broker Development and Engagement Manager, and Ryan Roth, Department Vice President of Sales. Here we go into open enrollment for AEP and open enrollment for the individual plans in November for Obamacare, ACA and this team will tell us what we need to know. Small Group, Large Group is also discussed. Even though the information presented in this episode is specific to the Kansas City Metro market, we will also run the episode nationally because the information presented can be used to inform and to compare offerings available in other areas. To learn More, visit https://www.bluekc.com or call 1-800-867-9014 This is Season 20, Episode 28. I'm Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate, and if you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us And let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns

My guest Dr. Arden Andersen has experienced it himself and now his patients as well have life changing, life improving experiences to share. With him, Dr. Emilio John suffered terribly for many years, and he also has experienced a return to a feeling of wellness. To hear them tell their stories is both moving and exciting. But what are they talking about? They work at a new facility in Lenexa Kansas called PainLab and they have brought together non-invasive state of the art tools that are bringing solutions for those needing neurological and mobility support. Here is an excerpt: “And so we can tell just from that reading (a WAVi Brain Scan report from a 40 minute test given) whether or not a person has had a concussion, whether or not they've recovered from their concussion, as well as perhaps any other problem that may be associated with that brain, body interaction. Well, then, okay, that's nice. You can identify that. But now what are you going to do about it as far as getting it evaluated? Unfortunately, standard medicine is either looking at implanting electrodes in the brain, brain surgery of some other type or some other kind of drug, which has all kinds of side effects and may or may not work, but eventually doesn't work. And so how do we actually regenerate the system? And so Neuro20 came on the scene. And that system is about stimulating what's called brain derived neurotrophic factor, which is a protein in the brain over time. But that is a substance in the brain that actually stimulates regeneration of brain cells and nerve cells. And it wasn't that long ago, 20 years ago for sure. We didn't even believe it could be done to regenerate nerve cells. Ten years ago, we didn't believe it was possible to regenerate brain cells. We free up brain cells. Nope. Now we know we can regenerate brain cells.” Listen to this episode (S20Ep26) to hear about the latest on WAVi, Neuro20 and other new and revolutionary ways to give us humans help and rehab. To learn more, click https://painlabkc.com/about/ or call 833-724-6522 And if you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us And let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

How do you work ON your business, not IN your business if you're that small business owner? My guest is an expert on how to do that and why you should. He is Chad Simpson, VP of Sales for G&A Partners. They are a PEO, Professional Employer Organization and a PEO is much different than simply outsourcing HR and payroll. Here is how Chad explains it: "It can get a little bit confusing because it's a very saturated marketplace when it comes to HR outsourcing. There are companies that give HR guidance, compliance, salary surveys, you name it. When we came into the marketplace, we came in as a PEO (Professional Employer Organization) and we're seeking out the business owner that says, look, I probably can do this, but I don't want to do this, not and grow my business. You can't be that focused when you're doing payroll over here, OSHA training over there, and worker's comp...”. The Heath of your Business, this episode is #2025 on Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate. Learn more/contact G&A Partners: https://www.gnapartners.com/ 713-784-1181 And if you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us And let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

My guest for this episode is a true expert. His name is Sam Nigro, and he is a broker in Omaha, NE who specializes in individual and group health insurance. We're going to talk specifically about GigCare today and the individual market, how to navigate it and what you need to know if you are a contract worker, a “1099 Worker” who has a hard time finding affordable health insurance. You are not alone. We will explain the “Working Owner” model, and how it works. This is Season 20 Episode 24 Learn more about our guest: Sam Nigro, CLU, CLTC,RHU,REBC, Employee Benefit Consultant with Gallagher. 866-200-2513 Learn more about GigCare: https://gigcare.net/ And if you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us And let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

Our annual Labor Day Car Show show has a little bit of everything. Joining me from the Kansas City AFL-CIO is President Patrick A. “Duke” Dujakovich, and also from the AFL-CIO and from the organization Working Families' Friend, VP Chris Jenkins. The Labor Day Car Show https://www.kc-carshow.com is happens this Saturday at Azura Amphitheater in Bonnor, Springs, Ks plus, we'll discuss jobs, college and apprentice programs: About my guests: Duke Dujakovich, was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Board of Directors on January 1, 2023 and has served on the head office board since 2020. He is the president of the Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO, a position which he has held since 2010. Mr. Dujakovich's professional career began when he joined the Kansas City, Missouri Fire Department and became a member of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local #42 in 1987. He received many promotions in the Fire Department including driver in 1991, captain in 1995 and eventually battalion chief in 2001. Upon being promoted to battalion chief, he became a member of IAFF Local #3808 and was elected as secretary and treasurer of that local in 2002 and president in 2004. Mr. Dujakovich retired from the Department in 2016 with more than 30 years of service and remains a member of the IAFF. Mr. Dujakovich holds a number of civic and philanthropic positions including board membership on the United Way of Greater Kansas City Board of Directors, Working Families' Friend Board of Directors and Jackson County Employees' Pension Board. He previously served as a trustee for the Kansas City, Missouri Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan, Kansas City, Missouri Employees Health Insurance Board and Kansas City Fire Fighters Pension Board. He previously served as a member of the Community Advisory Council for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 2015-2018. Chris Jenkins, VP Working Families' Friend https://wffriend.org/ Working Families' Friend is a unique not-for-profit charity supported by the community that provides life-changing assistance to hard working, well-deserving men and women. Founded on in 2003 to fill a need in our community that was not being met: providing emergency assistance to working, or recently unemployed, individuals who found themselves in an unexpected one-time crisis. The working people in our community were an underserved population. Traditional social service programs that provide emergency assistance typically have at, or below, poverty level income requirements. This is S20Ep23 of America's Healthcare Advocate If you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate Visit https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us And let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

It's shocking to learn that 1.2 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year, and our returning guest, RN Ron Hoyler, who is a Diabetes Educator at Saint Lukes Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. adds "we are recognizing more and more that preventative education can prevent or can stop some of these issues from happening before they even begin". Folks, I was shocked to hear that 33% of the Medicare budget is for complications from diabetes! Ep2022 More about Ron: Ron Hoyler RN, MSN, MBA-HCA, CDCES Diabetes Educator for St. Luke's hospital If you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate. Visit https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us And let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

With over 28 years caring for employees, over 1200 businesses and over 500,000 employees including public, private, white collar and blue collar, LEAPCare is something employers can make available to their employees. Join me as I speak with Melvin Swafford, VP of LEAPCare and Regional Director Ryan Lilly, LEAP Care for this compelling and compassionate story of caring that you could also bring to your employees. AHA S20 Ep21 For more information: https://leapcare.org 423-715-0693 If you need help or have something to share, contact me Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate Visit https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us And let me know what's on your mind, issues you are dealing with, or other health, healthcare, and health insurance questions and concerns.

Our guest is Shannon Schneller from Focus Hearing in the KC Metro, who will discuss both sudden and gradual hearing loss, why when getting a tested the its "the sooner the better", how hearing loss is sneaky and that even younger people can have hearing loss, plus, what is a hearing test like? Learn more! Visit Focus Hearing https://myfocushearing.com or call (913) 754-2144 and as always if you need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

It comes down to lifestyle. Our food has changed. Our movement has changed. Our stress levels have changed. Our sleep has changed. All of the things that keep us healthy have shifted, and our bodies aren't responding to them well. When we shifted from growing food and making it ourselves to processing it to make it convenient to eat on the go and do all the other things we want to do in life. We changed our food system. We added things, we took away things. We changed what we were eating, how we got it, and it really it just dramatically changed what was going into our bodies. In S20 Ep16 we hear this and more for Dr. Courtney Younglove and Alexandria Lee, DPN, FNP-BC from Heartland Weight Loss. This show is fascinating and full of info we haven't understood until now: "Insulin we know is an energy storage hormone and it's a fleeting hormone. So it can be hard to track. But metformin does a really good job at working behind the scenes, in getting you metabolically healthier" What is good dietary protein & fiber, what is weight neutral, weight positive and weight negative? Why is sleep so important for weight loss? Is metformin anti-aging and neuroprotective? The Dr is in, so join me as we learn the latest obesity medicine news, what insulin really does and what causes chronic cortisol elevation. Contact Dr Youglove: Heartland Weight Loss - Leaders In Obesity Medicine Visit heartlandweightloss.com or call (913) 620-1616 Need help or have something to share? Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Whether you are wanting to lose weight, prevent Type 2 Diabetes or both, you now can consider the class of drugs described as "glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists" that work by binding to GLP-1 receptors, which in turn results in lower blood sugar levels and A1C levels and are now being prescribed to reduce appetite and help with weight loss. But there is a high financial cost and you may need to stay on the drug for life. In this episode, I will discuss the latest on Ozempic and Wegovy and which is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat diabetes and which to help with weight loss or to lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Then we contrast these drugs with the latest knowledge about the effectiveness of "Brisk Walking" as I bring you the latest health and well-being news in this Multi-Topic episode! I'm Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate. Ep 2011 Need help or have something to share? https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Today my Spira Care guests are Dr. Becky Gernon, Department Vice President and Medical Director at Spira Care and Sharon Wilkinson who is the Clinical Performance manager at Spira Care centers as we discuss Spira Care's integrated behavioral health component designed to see that patients' needs are met both physically and mentally. This is a great episode, and we delve into how behavioral health, like physical health, affects all our lives and that even though we rarely look at it that way. and how Spira Care continues to be on the forefront of behavioral health care and reports to us that nearly 15% of all of their patients also had a visit with a BHC (Behavioral Health Clinician) in 2023. Ep: 2010 Learn more by calling 833-605-6901 or visit SpiraCare.com I'm Cary Hall, and if you need help or have something to share, you can send me a message here: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

My guests are Medicare and Medicare Advantage experts! Joining me from RPS Benefits by Design are Carolee Steele, who is the Director of Medicare, and Maria Ahlers, Chief Operating Officer, Employee Benefits at RPS Benefits By Design. Together, they offer Medicare Advantage plans from every carrier out there that has a Medicare Advantage plan: Blue Cross, Aetna, Humana, United… they all have zero premium plans. Hear how they can help ensure you find the right plan that fits your needs with allowances for dental, vision, hearing and even transportation via a debit card that are built into the Medicare Advantage plans. Did you know, the “extra benefits” that are built into the Medicare Advantage plans is how the carriers compete with each other? That's important and they tell us why. And, most people start with comparing prescription benefits. Find out why that matters. Ep 2006 Terms used in this episode: Simply Blue plan the Blue Cross of Kansas City RPS Benefits by Design: 877-385-2224 https://www.rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.com/ Primary Care: Spira Care: https://spiracare.com/ Primary Care: CenterWell https://www.centerwell.com/ Medicare Part B Medicare Part D Medicare Advantage Plans I'm Cary Hall. Contact me if I can help you: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

They say that 40 cents of every $1 that's paid for Primary Care services goes to the relationship between the Insurance company and the Doctor. So we're going to talk about a different model of primary care today. It's an alternative. It's something different, and I'm intrigued by it. And I think you will be, too. It's a model that obviously is working well because they continue to expand the number of clinics they have here in the KC Metro, and you'll find similar value based primary care throughout the USA. My experts this episode are Troy A. Burns, MD, a pioneer in healthcare reform. He was among the first to adopt the new Direct Primary Care model that fixes many of the problems with our broken healthcare system. Dr. Burns is joined by Angela Prato, M.D., who joined ProPartners Healthcare in 2018. Learn more about ProPartners Health Care: ProPartnersHealthCare.com or call 913-451-4776 Have an idea, or an issue you need help with? Send me a note or submit a topic here: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us This is S20 Ep 4 and I'm Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate.

Today we visit with CenterWell Market President Drew Hare and back for a second visit is Dr. Stephanie Ikeme. I am a fan of the CenterWell model for Senior Primary Care and I think you will find this to be a fascinating episode as we investigate what makes CenterWell so amazing. CenterWell Senior Primary Care features a care team approach that helps each patient live a healthier, happier life by supporting the mind, body and spirit. As a result, our patients frequently mention how they don't feel rushed when they come in for an appointment. They feel like they can be heard. Our returning guest, Dr. Stephanie Ikeme, is the regional medical director for CenterWell Senior Primary care. If you are a senior or if you are the care giver to a parent or relative who is, this episode is for you! While we discuss the Kansas City market specifically, the information is for all seniors in the US who are seeking a better level of primary care. For those outside of Kansas City, CenterWell is in 26 states currently and it is well worth it to see if they operate near you. Learn more about CenterWell by calling 816-640-8522 or visit http://seniorfocusedkansascity.com Do you have a problem I can I help you with? Let me know by sending an email: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us Thank you! -Cary Hall

The America's Healthcare Advocate Winter Multi-Topic Show has fascinating details, takes and closer looks at -The mRNA Breakthrough, Nobel Peace Prize and "Unprecedented Vaccine Development" -RSV's Winter Surge -How Loneliness is Tied to Death Rate -Nikki's "The 3rd Rail" of Healthcare Entitlements: Medicare Advantage -Regular Exercise Mitigates the Effects of COVID 19 Ep 1940 I'm Cary Hall. Join me for part one of our Winter Multi-Topic Series! If you have a topic or a problem that I can help with: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

With so many people Turning 65 Every Day, we check in with America's leading Senior Care Consultant and give you everything you need to know about senior care for your spouse, your parent, a grandparent or sibling... anyone needing help finding care. Whether it be an assisted care living facility, nursing home or care in the home, Steve Kuker knows it all. How to choose a facility and the pitfalls of using a "Free" placement service, finding safety and abuse records on every facility as well as help with home care scenarios and how to make the best decision. Excerpt from this episode. Our expert guest, Steve Kuker: “In the first step when I meet with someone is to conduct a geriatric care assessment. It's a proprietary geriatric care assessment to answer all of the big questions. • What level of care do we need? • What type of care • Our payment method • Location parameters, and • personal preferences and needs "So those are the big five. We also uncover other issues or needs as well during this consultation. But that's our starting point. And now I know exactly what that person needs. Then I research the entire market and identify our top options. The next step is we actually go out and tour those facilities together and I conduct a performance audit at each place. --I've been an administrator of nursing homes and assisted living facilities and I look at this differently, I think, than most people”. AHA Ep: 1939 Background: Steve Kuker, Senior Housing Expert, Senior Care Expert, Franchisor, Radio Broadcaster ------------------------------------------------- Plus, in our 3rd segment, Steve discusses how you can start a Senior Care Consulting franchise yourself using his same model and tried and true practices. To learn more about becoming a franchise partner: https://www.seniorcareconsulting.com/... OFFER from Steve: A free home care provider screening tool and it's a list of 30 or 35 questions. It's a really good list and I'll just send it out free of charge. Just call or send me an email and I'll reply sending it to you for free. Senior Care Consulting 913-945-2800 Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevekuker/ https://www.seniorcareconsulting.com/ Need help or have a question? Contact me, Cary Hall: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

It's open enrollment for ACA, which starts in the month of November. On our BlueKC ACA Show we're going to talk about all the plans and we've got some really great information to share with you in the show! November 1st is going to be the start of open enrollment for ACA. It is going to end on January 15th, maybe (we will explain). My ACA Experts Ryan Roth and Sheri Blankenship from BlueKC join me on this episode to get you the information you need if you are looking for an ACA healthcare policy. They can help you find subsidies based on income projections that can significantly lower your cost and will examine how an ACA policy can include Spira Care, and hear about BlueKC networks like, Blue Select Network, Blue Select Plus Network and Preferred Care Blue Network, and what could be available to you. You can go to healthcare.gov and try and figure this out on the marketplace portal, but please listen to this episode first. While this information covers the Kansas City Metro, this episode of America's Healthcare Advocate has information and resources you can apply throughout the USA. Ep 1933 BlueKC ACA Show Topics include: BlueKC reduction of ACA Healthcare rates by 4.3% in Missouri and 10.1 in Kansas, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, BCBS, Spira Care, In Network, Blue Select Network, Blue Select Plus Network, Preferred Care Blue Network, Children's Mercy, income projection, subsidy, HSA, Co-pay, Telehealth, virtual care, Open Enrollment, individual or family insurance, Blue 365, Mindful by Blue KC, behavioral health, Livongo, diabetes management, glucose meter, lancets, test strips Learn More https://www.bluekcforyou.com/ Find this episode podcast here: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/aca-obamacare-open-enrollment-how-to-find-the-best-policy-and-pay-less-on-your-health-insurance Have an issue, concern or question? Contact me, your host and Healthcare Advocate, Cary Hall: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

My guest for Ep 1932 is Mr. Gavin Quinnies, Chairman and CEO of US Health Center. Gavin is trained in engineering and management systems and started his career developing artificial intelligence, automated process planning, and intelligent networks in the aerospace industry where he developed industry-leading health, safety, IT, quality, sales, and productivity management systems. • He implemented his first incentive-based wellness program in 1992 resulting in a 4:1 ROI. Before co-founding US HealthCenter, Show Excerpt: Cary Hall: “So the headline here is Employers Health Plan Costs to Swell. Health Insurance costs are climbing at the steepest rate in years, some with some projecting the biggest increase in more than a decade will wallop businesses and their workers in 2024. Costs for employer coverage is expected to surge 6.5% for 2024. Such a boost could add sickness economy to the price tag for employer sponsored plans that already average more than $14,600 a year for each employee. Employers worry the hike will signal a new trajectory, with health costs resuming their rapid upward march through the 2000s. All right. So there have been multiple articles in the Wall Street Journal and other newspapers and other publications about this. That's why I have Gavin Quinnies is on here today.. So, Gavin, let's just start with an overview of U.S. health and the predictimed.com program. Now, you know, I've been on your website, spend a fair amount of time up there. Just talk about your company and what you consider your mission and how you it how you came to put all this together. Gavin Quinnies: “Well, our mission is easy to start with. It's to reduce health care costs and improve quality of life through the deployment of science technology and as with any significant problem, you can't just solve it with a single answer. So technology is a piece of advocacy, meaning individuals working with other individuals. And of course, the science is what helps us know who and how and where and why to deploy the technology. And in the advocacy, my experience in coming out of aerospace engineering with a risk minded philosophy approach to problem solving and and then having to run my own businesses and in the early nineties we started bringing to our manufacturing facilities that that I was that I was running as a as a operations person in charge of safety and quality and, and technology and, and production”. This is a very special, informative and hopeful episode that I think you will enjoy. If you would like to connect with Gavin Quinnes about your company health insurance, visit https://www.predictimed.com or call 877-322-7398. I'm your host Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate and my goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort and you can message me at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

Understand all the Options from United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna and Humana. Ep 1929 Reviews all the plans, plan changes and some amazing new Coverage Options for 2024. Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15th through December 7th, 2023 for the 2024 coverage season. Our Certified Medicare Experts receive at least 40 hours of training to achieve AHIP Medicare Certification. Today joining us are Carolee Steele, Director of Medicare and Consumer Services at RPS Benefits By Design and Maria Ahlers, PHR, who has more than 19 years of experience in benefits administration. Episode Excerpts: Cary Hall: “Each year it is so important to review your Medicare health and drug coverage to make sure it's still fits your needs and finances, and this is a time if you want to make a change.I can't emphasize that enough because we're going to give you some specific examples of changes that have been made, some of them good, some of them not so good to all the providers coverage for 2024 that you that you're going to want to know about. That's the reason that Carolee says you need that review is to see if, hey, you know, what you've got is great, everything's fine”.“So let's just start with comparing original Medicare to Medicare Advantage or original Medicare to Medicare Supplement. Let's just talk about that because you hear this all the time, ‘Well, I've got Medicare. I don't need to do anything else'".Carolee Steel: “Oh, yes, you do”. Cary Hall: “And why is that?” Carolee Steel: “Medicare A and B and B only covers about 80% of all services. So, if you have $100,000 medical occurrence, you're kind of on the hook for that $20,000. And there is no out-of-pocket on that, which is really a scary thing”. So that's what we're going to do today. We're going to talk about that and we're going to bring that information to you so you can make a decision”.RPS Benefits by Design can advise you nationwide for Medicare Enrollment, do a policy review and handle all insurance needs at 913-385-2224 & https://www.rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.com or https://www.facebook.com/RPSBenefitsByDesign I'm your host Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate and my goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort and you can message me at: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

My BlueKC Medicare Advantage Kickoff Show with 3 experts on hand to explain the new plans available to you and tell you whether it makes sense for you or not. This show is important to you because you want to make sure they have the best coverage possible with the most benefits possible. The first plan we discuss is the HMO plan Blue KC Secure with $0 premium, $0 deductible, $0 PCP co-pay. We also will tell you about the Blue Benefits Bundle, The Valor plan for Veterans that allows keeping VA prescription benefits yet with a Medicare Advantage plan. We also discuss the Spira Care centers: SpiraCare.com. Learn more at https://www.medicarebluekc.com and by calling 833 957-7720 Ep 1930 Our experts today are Barron Roberts, Manager of Medicare and Individual Sales at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City; Angie Sutton, Blue KC Broker Development and Engagement Leader and Barb Bins, Broker Development and Engagement Manager at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Contact me, Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

This week our guest Terri Raimondi joins host Cary Hall for a revealing look into the high cost of health insurance and why its so high. Our experts tell all and you're going to learn where is the money going (and guess who pays for it)? Cary Hall: "You know, they always say, follow the money. We're going to help you follow the money. And we're going to have that discussion about national health care and how it works. And why is it the Europeans spend less on health care and than we do. We're going to talk about all those things today with this national expert Terri Raimondi here in the AHA studio with me". We will explain Self-Funded Health Insurance Programs, Employer Self-Funded Health Insurance Plans and tell you what BUCA plans are and what a Third Party Administrator does. Episode 1928 Lean more, contact Terri Raimondi: terriraimondi@me.com Got a show idea? Contact Cary Hall: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

We discuss the supplement ZINC and what are the 9 Distinctive Health Benefits of taking it, we update Vets on Agent Orange from the VA Agent Orange Newsletter and new health issues developing. Plus, the new law "No Smoking in New Zealand", Anywhere! I will also reveal how the administration is Ending Short-Term Health Policies in January of 2024 and the real Impact that will have and lastly, National Healthcare in the UK: How's that going? It's a fascinating, multi-topic, cornucopia of health-related information from Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate. Ep 1924 U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield Phù Cát Air Base Vietnam Nakhon Phanom https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/index.asp monoclonal gammapathy (MGUS) Agent Orange https://www.neurologic.life/Neuro 20 Suit Wavi brain Scan

Recently Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) has been ranked #1 in Member Satisfaction by J.D. Power even while industry averages have declined since 2022. Find out why Blue KC's score increased by 17 points and hear Gratia Carver, the VP and Chief Experience Officer at BlueKC explain how they meaningfully focus on prioritizing their members. Plus, we'll discuss the six JD Power examining factors and how BlueKC ranked #1 across all 6! Ryan Roth, the Sales Director at BlueKC joins us as we dive into how they achieved this honor. The J.D. Power U.S. Commercial Member Health Plan Study™, now in its 17th year, measures satisfaction among members of 147 health plans in 22 regions throughout the United States by examining six factors. You can read more about the BlueKC JD Power award here: https://bit.ly/3Dq3sNK This episode is relevant to the Kansas City Midwest Region of the country, but we feel it has information that's useful to listeners across the US. Contact me, Cary Hall: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us Contact Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City: https://www.bluekc.com/ or call 816 395 3858

Join me with our Medicare experts Carolee, Maria and Joyce for uncomplicated facts on how to navigate Medicare enrollment and get the best care, lowest cost options. The information you need to make choices and what you should know about the Medicare Alphabet Soup: Medicare Part A, B, C, D, E, F and G? Don't be confused by all the flood of advertising – watch THIS episode first! We'll also have the latest on dual special needs and Medicare, Medicaid and ACA options for those losing their coverage due to recent changes. Our Experts are certified each year and receive at least 40 hours of training to achieve AHIP Medicare Certification. Carolee Steele is a Director of Medicare and Consumer Services at RPS Benefits By Design; Maria Ahlers, PHR has over 19 years of experience in Business and Human Resources and benefits administration and Joyce Thompson is a Certified Medicare Specialist and experienced Health Insurance Broker with a demonstrated history of working with the Insurance industry helping individuals and Groups. You can contact them at RPS Benefits by Design for Individual or Medicare needs at 913-385-2224 Your host Cary Hall's goal is to enable you to become the expert for your own healthcare management, saving you time, money, and effort and you can message him at https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

A new vaccine for RSV, a brand-new drug approval process for people with rare diseases, the “A Medical Revolution is Underway” article you'll want to hear about and lastly how drug providers are pulling out of Europe because they're not able to make enough money to cover the cost of their prescriptions. These are the fascinating topics we're going to talk about in this episode. I'm Cary Hall, America's Healthcare Advocate. • There's a new vaccine for RSV (for all of us seasoned citizens out there). • We're going to talk about drug approval and a brand new drug approval process for people with rare diseases. • Plus, America's chronic illness situation and how more than half of the country suffers from chronic illnesses. • And then the point that I think you're going to find most interesting, Michael Milligan wrote a fascinating piece in The Wall Street Journal called A Medical Revolution is Underway and I can't wait to share it with you. • And then finally, we're going to talk about what's going on in Europe with prescription drug medications and how drug providers are pulling out of Europe because they're not able to make enough money to cover the cost of their prescriptions. Learn more at: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com https://www.facebook.com/AHARadioShow Follow me on https://www.linkedin.com/in/cary-hall-60241a26 and https://www.instagram.com/aharadioshow/ Ideas for a show, questions you have or help you need? Contact me here: https://www.americashealthcareadvocate.com/contact-us

DJ Schmitt is a US Military Veteran'. His journey from pain to healing led to this amazing "Neuro20 Pro Whole-Body Electrical Muscle Stimulation Suit". The Neuro20 is now FDA cleared for rehabilitation use, inpatient, outpatient, at home use. Hear DJ and co-founder Michael explain about how it uses BDNF (brain derived nootropic factor) and what all the uses are in rehab and prehab. In this episode we see pilot study results and how they show Neuro20 helps you intelligently optimize rehabilitation and performance. The results are in: a never-before-seen level of efficiency that will change the way Drs approach rehabilitation, injury reduction, recovery and athletic performance training. The suit works in combination with advanced software to activate muscle fibers using complex, predefined patterns. Visit our site: americashealthcareadvocate.com and neurologic.life for more information. #Cary Hall #aharadioshow #neuro20

How do you find out where they should go? What's the best fit? How do you evaluate? Today on the show Cary Hall and Senior Care Consultant Steve Kuker answer those questions and cover related topics like: Once you get into your eighties, you become frailer and it takes something very minor to make a major change in your lifestyle. It could be a fall, an illness that you just don't fully recover from and suddenly you need a lot more help than two months ago or maybe even last week. The change can come on very quickly when you have to say, okay, now that I'm not fully independent, I need some help. Can I remain independent in my home? And if so, what does that look like? Should I “age in place” and remodel the bathroom, get rid of the bathtub, and put in a walk-in tub or a zero-entry shower where someone can wheel me in on a shower chair? Another thing is what if you need personal care? Now we're looking at bringing in a home care company with non-medical, in-home assistance to help you on an hourly basis. And unfortunately, if you need help at least three days out of that seven for 3 hours for the laundry, clothing, food, and maybe help with bathing, shaving, whatever the case may be. You're looking at $300 a week, $1200 a month and that's minimal help and that may be just enough to help you stay home and avoid having to move somewhere more expensive, like $6000, $8000 to $9000 for assisted living per month, $9000 to about $15,000 a month to live in long term care, which is also known as a nursing home. If you need help, and this is only one scenario, Steve Kuker is a trusted specialist, a friend, and offers a service to can help you through this process when you need him. He also warns against using FREE Care Placement companies as they are often paid by facilities to direct people to them. Steve offers an honest, fair and unbiased service that covers Assisted Living, Long Term Care, Nursing Home Care. Home Care. Placement services, Alzheimer's and Dementia Care, Caregivers, and Facilities Contact: Steve Kuker, Senior Care Consulting, 913-945-2800 or visit seniorcareconsulting.com Steve, who is located in the Kansas City area helps people all over. He also had a special announcement: "I am now very excited and proud to announce that I am expanding the business nationwide and offering franchise opportunities and so I am so excited to speak with people who are interested in partnering with me, in operating their own business of senior care, consulting in their local market. I'm so excited and the vision of my company is to become the nation's top alternative to the free referrals services which may have a bias or are being paid for their referral, and it will be from day one." https://www.seniorcareconsulting.com/franchising Ep-1910

Founder of The Parkinson's Exercise and Wellness Center, Sarissa Curry, joins Cary to discuss the significant impact exercise has on improved quality of life for those with Parkinson's Disease. Learn how this program is improving balance, tremors, sleep, and more. www.americashealthcareadvocate.com

Dr. Andrew Schlachter & Dr. Erin Khouri join Cary Hall to share information about End of Life circumstances and decisions in the context of the ICU, Critical Care, and Palliative Care environments. Dr. Schlachter is a Pulmonary & Critical Care Specialist, while Dr. Khouri is a Specialist in Supportive & Palliative Medicine.

Veterans Of Foreign Wars, (VFW) Post Commander, Tony Jacobs and District Five Adjunct, Pam Walsten, join Cary to discuss little-known benefits that are available to veterans through the VA, with the VFW acting as an advocate in helping veterans with healthcare, disability claims, long term care and more. Cary also raises the issues of homelessness and other serious struggles some veterans face, and how the VFW reaches out to assist them in their time of need.

LifeFlight Eagle's Doctor Paul Kramer, Medical Director of Ellett Memorial, together with past Chief Flight Nurse, Ruby Mehrer, and Director of Community Relations, Matt Daugherty, discuss the importance of LifeFlight Eagle's mission in the rural communities they serve, the educational services they provide to First Responders, and their life-saving transports to Level 1 Trauma Centers in the Kansas City Metro.

Cary spends time with the athletic trainer who specializes in human movement and biomechanics. Founded by Brett McQueen, Lightning Performance Solutions provides musculoskeletal injury risk assessment, movement correction, rehabilitation, and evaluation for athletes of all kinds. Cary and Brett discuss Brett's years of experience to empower each patient to overcome injury, defeat pain, and get back to action in the professional, collegiate, high school, tactical, and recreational environments.

TRI-OLOGY's combination of whole plants, essential oils, and carbamide peroxide cleans and nourishes the entire mouth at the cellular level. Join Cary this weekend as Dr. Jim Elias and his patient case study, a cancer survivor who suffered from tooth loss, mouth sores, and other difficulties as a result of chemotherapy. After using Tri-ology for two weeks, Dr. Elias's patient saw oral health problems greatly reduce and some completely healed - in two weeks. This stunning testimonial confirms the effectiveness of the all-natural, 100% organic Tri-ology mouth rinse and gel.

Doctor of Pharmacy, Phil Carson joins Cary Hall to discuss Dr. Carson's work in supporting natural health. Digestion problems? You won't be disappointed in this episode! To learn more, visit: www.philcarsonwellness.com

RPS Benefits by Design Inc. manages the Affordable Health Care Act Enrollment. Cary talks with Joyce Thompson & Nate Tate about the process! To learn more contact RPS Benefits by Design Inc. Visit: rpsbenefitsbydesigninc.com

In Episode 8, Josh chats with Cary Hall, Esq. - a [very] solo practitioner, about his experience growing up in the South, what judges think of his pony-tail, and his side-gig as a guitarist in a classic rock cover band named after a werewolf-like monster who inhabits the swamps of Louisiana (Rougarou).  Visit Cary at www.carybhall.com and follow his band Rougarou on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rougaroubandpa Enjoying the podcast, of course you are! Download, rate, and subscribe - you know the drill.

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