Take Charge with HELPcare
Take Charge with HELPcare is your guide to taking charge of your health and your health care. If you're an employer paying for health insurance, it will help you Take Charge of Your Health Plan. And if you're a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant, it will show you how you can Take Charge of Your Health Care Career. HELPcare LLC provides management services to HELP practitioners escape the hamster wheel to become owners of a HELPcare Clinic direct primary care (DPC) practice, and metabolic health coaching to help patients prevent or even reverse disease.
Episodes
When rising healthcare costs threatened Merrill Steel, HR leader Matt Ohrt pioneered a direct primary care clinic that saved millions and improved employee health. Now as Executive Director of the Free Market Medical Association and co-founder of new health plans, Matt shares how direct primary care (DPC) and direct specialty care (DSC) are transforming healthcare for employers, patients, and communities.
In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, hosts Lee Aase and Dan Hinmon talk with Dr. Steve Borene, an anesthesiologist and co-founder of Renovo Health, about how direct specialty care is challenging the traditional healthcare system—and winning.
Dr. Borene shares real stories of patients avoiding care due to high costs, and how transparent, bundled pricing through direct specialty care is helping people get the treatment they n...
In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, we welcome our newest nurse practitioner, Kristen Ehmke, to the team! Hosted by Lee Aase and Dan Hinmon, this conversation explores Kristen’s 12-year journey in nursing, her passion for serving rural communities, and why HELPcare’s relationship-based approach to care felt like the perfect fit.
Kristen shares what inspired her to pursue a Doctor of Nursing Practice, how mindfulness plays ...
In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, host Lee Aase is joined once again by healthcare policy expert John Kelly for an in-depth look at how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is reshaping healthcare options for employers—especially those in high-cost regions like southern Minnesota.
John breaks down what the new law means for benefit plan design, including:
Why Direct Primary Care (DPC) is no longer considered insuran...
Health policy expert John Kelly joins us to discuss an important change contained in the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which makes direct primary care memberships such as at HELPcare Clinic an eligible expense for people with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
Healthcare has become too rushed, too impersonal, and too controlled by outside forces. In this episode, we explore how HELPcare is restoring the soul of medicine through relationship-based care, practitioner ownership, and a model built on values that truly matter.
In this episode of Take Charge with HELP Care, Lee Aase and Dan Hinmon engage with Rick and Sally Kennedy, exploring their journey from graphic design to creating a mission-driven agency. They discuss the importance of branding in healthcare, emphasizing that effective branding goes beyond visuals to include company culture and values.
The conversation highlights the role of user experience in website design and the significance of...
In this conversation, Lee Aase and Colton Storla discuss the challenges and opportunities in employer health plans, focusing on cost containment strategies, the role of pharmacy benefit managers, and the benefits of direct primary care. They explore how modernized health plans can align incentives for employers and employees, ultimately leading to reduced healthcare costs and improved access to care.
In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, hosts Lee Aase and Dan Hinmon delve into the transformative practice of fasting. They explore Lee's personal journey with fasting, its health benefits, and practical advice for incorporating fasting into daily life. The conversation covers various fasting methods, including intermittent and extended fasting, and discusses the science behind how fasting affects insulin levels, weight...
Everybody agrees health care in the U.S. is way too expensive. Our guest this week on Take Charge with HELPcarehas devoted himself to learning the reasons why, and to developing health plans for employers that enable them to provide better benefits for employees while keeping costs under control.
Colton Storla from North Risk Partners has been a trusted partner for us in developing employer health plans that have HELPcare Clinic mem...
In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, Margo White shares her inspiring journey from military service to becoming the clinic director at HELPcare Clinic. She discusses her diverse nursing background, the challenges she faced, and her passion for patient care. Margo emphasizes the importance of sincerity in healthcare and the supportive environment at HELPcare Clinic, which fosters teamwork and patient-centered care. She also...
Two of HELPcare Founder Lee Aase's children, Rachel Borg and Joe Aase, play crucial roles in on the Leadership Team for HELPcare LLC, the management services provider for HELPcare Clinic. In this episode they discuss the HELPcare family roots that have borne fruit in a more personal, affordable model of health care.
Nurse Practitioner Danae Boorsma describes her health care journey that led to a literal journey for herself and her family, leaving her traditional insurance-based practice in southern California to move to southern Minnesota to join HELPcare Clinic.
We're growing and planning expansion, so we're looking for more practitioners who resonate with this approach to primary care and share our GOT LIFE values.
In this episode, Physician Assistant Elizabeth Hedlund shares her journey from traditional family medicine to joining HELPcare Clinic. She discusses the challenges faced in the conventional healthcare system, emphasizing the importance of time and personal connection in patient care. Elizabeth highlights the benefits of the HELPcare model, which allows for longer appointments and fewer insurance hassles, ultimately leading to bette...
In this episode of Take Charge with Help Care, HELPcare Founder Lee Aase and co-host Dan Hinmon interview Stephanie Kimmes, a nurse practitioner with a diverse background in pediatrics and family medicine. Stephanie shares her journey from nursing school to her current role at HELPcare, highlighting her passion for direct primary care and the freedom it provides to practice medicine in a way that prioritizes patient relationships a...
Coach Jane Connell joins us again along with HELPcare Challenge Coordinator Rachel Borg, to discuss how this 13-week program helps participants truly take charge of their health.
Jane and Rachel explain how the program works, providing both personalized coaching and group support, with educational sessions and practical assignments designed to help participants achieve results that go beyond the numbers on the scale.
And while partic...
In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, Mower County Human Resources Director Kris Kohn joins HELPcare Founder Lee Aase and co-host Dan Hinmon to discuss how the new Mower County Health Program is saving money for both employees and taxpayers while increasing options for employees and their families.
In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, host Lee Aase, co-host Dan Hinmon, and guest Jane Connell discuss Jane's journey as a dietitian and health coach.
They explore her passion for nutrition, her specialization in diabetes and eating disorders, and her transition to HELPcare, where she can provide more personalized coaching.
The conversation highlights the importance of lifestyle changes in managing health, particularly...
In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, Betsy Morem shares her entrepreneurial journey, her proactive approach to health care with HELPcare, and the implementation of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) in her businesses.
Betsy also discusses the importance of being aware of community resources and discusses an upcoming Women's Wellness Workshop aimed at connecting women with local resources and promoting:
- Fina...
Dr. Dave Strobel joins Lee Aase and co-host Dan Hinmon to reflect on how HELPcare and HELPcare Clinic came to be, starting with a fateful coffee get-together on Oct. 12, 2019.
HELPcare's goal is to help many other primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to become partners in clinics in which they're owners, not just employees.
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