Broken Healthcare
“Broken Healthcare” isn’t just another podcast exposing flaws in the healthcare system—it’s a movement. Hosted by the entertaining and knowledgeable Ray Kober, we pull back the curtain on the hidden forces driving up costs and making care confusing. Whether you’re an employer, an industry insider, or just someone tired of overpriced, low-quality care, we arm you with the insights to fight back. Get real stories, expert insights, and actionable solutions to take control of healthcare decisions—because better choices start with better information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
This dermatologist just changed cancer detection forever.
In this powerful episode of Broken Healthcare, host Ray Kober sits down in studio with husband-and-wife innovators Dr. Mike and Elizabeth Webb, the creators of CheckMySpot — a revolutionary app that lets anyone screen potential skin cancers from their phone.
Dr. Webb, a board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon, shares his 30-year journey in medicine, from tacklin...
Part 3 of 3 - Woody Waters
This is the final chapter — an unfiltered, eye-opening conversation with Woody Waters, co-founder of Reference-Based Pricing and Imagine360
In this finale, Woody and Ray pull no punches. They uncover why real healthcare reform will never come from Washington — and why business leaders must take control of their plans, their costs, and their people’s wellbeing.
Woody reveals why Imagine360 had to ...
America spends $5 TRILLION on healthcare… and ranks DEAD LAST. Ask yourself WHY?!
The Senate hearing on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda was a circus — and what happened to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. proves just how broken our system is.
I feel it’s my personal duty to bring you the facts the media won’t. In this video, I break it all down:
- Why I stand with RFK Jr. after watching the abuse he took in this hearing
-...
Part 2 of 3 – Woody Waters
In this powerful second installment of Broken Healthcare, host Ray Kober continues his deep, unfiltered conversation with Woody Waters, the co-founder of Reference-Based Pricing and a pioneer determined to expose what’s really happening inside America’s healthcare system.
Woody pulls no punches as he reveals how corruption, greed, and broken incentives have turned healthcare into a profit machine — ...
Former hospital CEO Darrell Moon ran ten hospitals before walking away — disillusioned by how America’s healthcare system rewards sickness instead of health.
Today, he’s on a mission to help CEOs take control of the second-largest expense in business and lead the revolution to fix healthcare.
In this powerful episode of The Broken Healthcare Podcast, host Ray Kober and Darrell unpack:
🏥 Why hospitals are incentivized to kee...
Ever wondered where Reference-Based Pricing (RBP) came from — or who helped create it? In this episode, host Ray Kober sits down with Woody Waters, one of the original founders of RBP and a true pioneer in bringing transparency and fairness to healthcare costs.
Woody shares his 33-year journey through the insurance world — from his early days as a broker to co-founding the model that reshaped how employers manage healthcare spen...
The U.S. healthcare system is failing millions of patients with diabetes and chronic disease. My guest, Dr. Arti Thangudu, an endocrinologist, disruptor, and patient advocate, saw it firsthand—and decided to do something radical.
After leaving one of the largest endocrine clinics in the country, Dr. Thangudu launched her own direct care practice, Complete Medicine, proving that real outcomes—lower A1Cs, fewer hospitalizations, a...
The U.S. healthcare system is broken—and today, we’re pulling back the curtain on one of the most misunderstood programs driving billions of dollars in drug pricing.
In this episode of Broken Healthcare, Ray Kober sits down with Thomas Johnson—an attorney by trade and Executive Director of the Alliance to Save America’s 340B Program (ASAP 340B)—to uncover the truth about how the 340B drug pricing program, originally designed to ...
We’re live in Salt Lake City at Ascend 2025 with the incredible Naama O. Pozniak — entrepreneur, meditation guide, health insurance disruptor, and true believer that we can turn “sick care” into real healthcare.
In this episode, Naama shares her journey from running an insurance agency to leading global meditation sessions, her chance encounter with Deepak Chopra, and why meditation is more than just a practice — it’s medicine f...
Take a mindful pause with Naama O. Pozniak as she leads a powerful guided meditation — recorded live at Ascend 2025 in Salt Lake City.
In just a few minutes, Naama helps us:
✨ Release stress + tension
✨ Reconnect with breath, body, and spirit
✨ Center ourselves with gratitude and compassion
Whether you’re new to meditation or a longtime practitioner, this short session is the perfect reset for your day.
#Meditation #Guided...
In this in-studio episode of the Broken Healthcare Podcast, host Ray Kober sits down with David C Smith, Senior Vice President at eBen Benefits, for a powerful conversation on how employers can finally take control of their healthcare costs while improving care for employees.
David’s path is unique: he went to law school and worked as an attorney before ultimately finding his calling in the benefits and insurance industry. That ...
In this powerful live episode of the Broken Healthcare Podcast, recorded at ASCEND 2025 in Salt Lake City, host Ray Kober sits down with Jessica Brooks-Woods, CEO of the Executive Leadership Council and former CEO of the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health, to discuss how employers can transform healthcare for their people.
Jessica brings a unique perspective on the intersection of equity, business, and healthcare strategy. She ...
In this special episode of the Broken Healthcare Podcast, filmed live at ASCEND 2025 in Salt Lake City, host Ray Kober sits down with David Kinsey, Vice President of Partnerships & Sales for TempoPay and PayMedix, to discuss how his companies are helping employers and employees take control of rising healthcare costs.
David shares powerful insights into the financial struggles employees face today:
“60% of the U.S. popula...
🔥 Live from Ascend 2025 in Salt Lake City! Host Ray Kober sits down with Trace Voshell of GoGoMeds for a powerful conversation on fitness, discipline, pharmacy disruption, and why fixing healthcare starts with doing the uncomfortable work — in and out of the gym.
Trace brings his background in college baseball, CrossFit, bowhunting, and pharmaceutical sales to shed light on how GoGoMeds is shaking up the industry with affordabl...
Is your company overpaying for healthcare? Discover how captive insurance is changing the game for employers in this episode of Broken Healthcare.
Host Ray Kober sits down with Phil Holowka, founder of Complete Captive and MedTrans Ltd., and Rob Zwirn, CFO of Action Ambulance, to unpack the truth about employer healthcare spend—and how to take back control.
💥 Key Takeaways:
- What exactly is a captive insurance model—and ho...
In this eye-opening episode of Broken Healthcare, host Ray Kober sits down with Shawn Gremminger, President & CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, to expose why healthcare feels out of control — and what employers can actually do about it.
Shawn brings decades of insider knowledge from Capitol Hill, lobbying firms, and national coalitions to reveal how policy, politics, and industry forces shape t...
In this powerful episode of Broken Healthcare, host Ray Kober sits down with Jeff Bak, CEO of Imagine360, to dismantle the myths around employer-sponsored healthcare and reveal how reference-based pricing (RBP) is slashing costs, improving care access, and offering a real alternative to bloated PPO plans.
🚨 If you're an employer, broker, CFO, or HR leader sick of runaway healthcare costs — this is the episode you can't afford t...
What if your city could save millions AND give employees better healthcare?
In this eye-opening episode of Broken Healthcare, host Ray Kober sits down with Jolee Perez, Director of Employee Benefits for the City of McAllen, Texas. She shares how her team broke away from the broken system, embraced Direct Primary Care, and revolutionized healthcare for over 3,000 lives—saving the city $8 million in just two years.
👉 Discover ...
What happens when two badass HR rebels crash the Broken Healthcare podcast? A hilarious, brutally honest takedown of burnout, broken systems, and the BS that’s choking workplace sanity.
Join host Ray Kober as he welcomes Keri Ohlrich, PhD, and Kelly Guenther, co-authors of “Whatever the Hell You Want”, for an unfiltered convo on:
🔥 The real reason HR gets a bad rap (spoiler: it's not just The Office)
📉 How broken benefits an...
In this eye-opening episode of Broken Healthcare, host Ray Kober sits down with Shay Forbes, Head of Employer Solutions at Turquoise Health, to expose the shocking truth about healthcare pricing.
💥 Shay shares how the same MRI can cost $4,000 at a hospital—or just $450 across the street. Together, they dig into the hidden world of machine-readable files, price transparency laws, and how employers can take control of skyrocketin...
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