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Loved It!

Loved the episode with Preston Alexander. I especially liked it when you guys talked about carriers making serious money just by delaying payments and earning interest on that float. It made me wonder if I should start charging interest on how long people take to pay me back. Thank you so much, Stacey!

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Highly Recommend!

Relentless Health Value with Stacey Richter is hands down one of the best healthcare podcasts out there. Stacey has a unique talent for making complex topics clear and practical, and every episode is packed with valuable insights you can actually use. If you care about healthcare transparency, smarter plan management, ...

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A must listen for plan sponsors

This podcast is incredibly helpful for anyone looking to become a more effective plan sponsor. Stacey asks insightful questions, and her guests are always engaging, industry experts. Topics that I previously found dry or difficult to understand are presented in a way that’s clear, digestible, and even empowering. I dis...

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Must Listen Healthcare Podcast!

Relentless Health Value is the #1 podcast for anyone wanting to be part of the solution to fixing healthcare and insurance. MD to Insurance broker will find value in being part of the RHV tribe. No one person has all the answers, but Stacey Richter has allowed listeners and guests to collectively move the conversat...

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Why This NYC Nurse Trusts Relentless Health Value

As a nurse who’s spent over 13 years on the front lines of New York City’s healthcare scene, I know authenticity when I see it—and let me tell you, "Relentless Health Value" and host Stacey Richter are the real deal. She doesn’t just interview guests—she ignites conversations that challenge the status quo. Through fea...

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Detailed yet understandable

Relentless Health Value is a must listen podcast - somehow dives deep while simultaneously summarizing at a basic level.

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A must listen if you’re in the business of healthcare

This is the most valuable business podcast I have found about the details and complexity of the business of the U.S. healthcare industry and its operations and financing. I’ve been in the business over 20 years and I’m still learning new things from this podcast. Expert guests who are interviewed by a knowledgeable...

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Highly Informative and Thought Provoking

Thank you for you work. It is evident that this podcast is a passion project. The topics, material and guests are all highly relevant and spot on. It reminds me of Freakonomics. I’m obsessed.

Apple Podcasts
Helped me revamp my self-insured company’s insurance program

I’m the CEO of a large senior living company who has always geeked out on Medicare payment innovation, but was always bored and disengaged from our own health insurance spend on a self- funded plan. It wasn’t until I listened to several episodes of relentless health value that were focused towards c-suite audiences tha...

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A Must Listen

There are just a few podcasts that I listen to religiously. RelenetlessHealthValue is one of those. Stacey is a very inquisitive interviewer and subject matter expert on how the entire healthcare ecosystem functions (or does not function). She has a knack of finding the brightest of the bright and asking the right ...

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Great stuff

Thank you for your work!!

Apple Podcasts
Stacey Richter: The Absolute Expert on 'Bottom Up' Healthcare

If you can't find time to listen to the whole episode (even though it's a must for important details), just listen to Stacey's super informative and beautifully crafted summary at the beginning of each show. You'll know absolutely everything about U.S. healthcare from "bottom up": PBMs, ASOs, ACA, Medicare, value-based...

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EP507: 4 Core Concepts to Buy or Deliver the Highest-Value Healthcare—A Review

Listen on Your Favorite App Look, we wonks, meaning you and me, you're listening to this, so I am on to you. But we wonks in the Relentless Tribe, we move like lightning on Relentless Health Value. We tend to cover lots of ground pretty fast. So, sometimes I like to, with great intention, sum up wha...

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