Digital Health Heavyweights
This conversational podcast brings you exclusive interviews with all the Heavyweights in Digital Health. Hosted by Norm Volsky, a top industry headhunter, whose team helped scale companies including Livongo, Hinge Health, Lyra, Virta, Progyny and many more. This series will bring listeners insights into the latest trends, technologies, and strategies driving the digital health revolution.
In each episode, Norm sits down with some of the most influential and innovative leaders in healthcare technology today from legendary founders who have built successful companies, venture capitalists who have led funding rounds, HR/Benefits leaders at forward thinking companies, Consultants and Brokers at the top benefits consulting firms, and other impactful visionaries challenging the status quo in healthcare. Listeners can learn from the industry greats who have created what we now know as health benefits, and who are changing the face of healthcare as we know it.
Whether you're a healthcare professional, a tech enthusiast, a start-up founder, benefits aficionado, jobseeker in Digital Health, or simply curious about the future of healthcare, Digital Health Heavyweights has something for you.
Digital Health Heavyweights
You're getting ripped off. Special Edition with Mark Cuban Co-Founder of Cost Plus Drugs
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Mark Cuban Co Founder of Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs Company PBC pulls back the curtain on the trillion-dollar healthcare scam and reveals the revolutionary strategies employers can use to cut costs and regain control.
If you’re tired of seeing your benefits bleed out through opaque contracts, hidden fees, and inflated prices, this episode is your wake-up call. Cuban shares how he’s using direct contracting, transparency tools, and AI-powered insights to break free from industry deception—and how you can too.
This isn’t just another health podcast; it’s a blueprint for change. Discover how to audit insurance and PBM contracts with simple tools that can save millions. Learn why self-insuring can deliver more value and how to leverage cost-plus models for drugs, diagnostics, and surgeries. Cuban breaks down the hidden tricks PBMs and insurers use to inflate prices—then offers practical, battle-tested tactics to outsmart them. Whether you're an HR leader, CFO, or benefits manager, these actionable insights will empower you to drive transparency, eliminate hidden costs, and put employers back in the driver’s seat.
You’ll see how large organizations are carving out direct agreements with hospitals, renegotiating pharmacy prices, and harnessing technology to reveal the true cost of care—saving employees thousands, boosting profits, and fundamentally transforming healthcare economics. The stakes are high: continued industry secrecy risks bankrupting both companies and workers, but armed with Cuban’s blueprint, you can turn the tide.
This episode is perfect for any employer or benefits leader determined to slash healthcare costs and lead industry change. If you’re ready to challenge the status quo and unlock the power of transparency—listen now and start fighting back. You have more leverage than you realize; it’s time to use it.
Mark Cuban is billionaire investor, entrepreneur, and outspoken advocate for healthcare reform, known for disrupting industries and championing transparency and innovation
Learn more about Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs PBC - https://www.costplusdrugs.com/
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