Shows
Armstrong & Getty On DemandStop Saying Mothership!Hour 3 of A&G features... Craig Gottwals, the healthcare guru, talks to A&G Kids need to find fun away from the screen UK bans puberty blockers for kids! Drones buzzing near US military bases Stupid Should Hurt: https://www.armstrongandgetty.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-12-1236 min
ClaimTalkADVISORS UNLEASHED - Part 2 | Ep. 8In this month's episode of ClaimTalk, brokers and industry experts Craig Gottwals and Mike Kerns are back for ADVISORS UNLEASHED — Part 2. They go even deeper into the benefits consulting industry, offering more brutally honest insights you won't hear anywhere else.2024-11-1326 minClaimTalkADVISORS UNLEASHED - Part 1 | Ep. 7This month's edition of ClaimTalk is the first half of a two-part discussion with brokers and industry experts Craig Gottwals and Mike Kerns. They provide an inside look at the benefits consulting industry in a no-holds-barred conversation you won't want to miss.2024-10-1737 min
Gott's Gulch - Craig’s Substack PodcastThe 5 Most Critical Things Employers Must Uncover When Selecting a Benefit ConsultantWhether I’m teaching HR and benefits, as an attorney, or an industry consultant, I’ve had the good fortune to assist several large organizations in selecting their employee benefits consultant. Having sat on both sides of this equation, I can tell you that businesses often focus on the wrong things. In this podcast, I walk through the five most important (and I also think most underrated things) a business must uncover when making their decision on a new insurance consultant to help them reel in their second largest expense. As usual, I hold NOTHING back...2024-08-1227 min
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsDoctor/Patient/Hospital Relationship Trouble: Craig Gottwals Talks to A>he relationship between doctors, patients and hospitals is struggling. The government involvement in our healthcare system is becoming more and more problematic. Craig Gottwals, aka "Craig the Healthcare Guru", talks about that and more in a new episode of A&G's Extra Large Podcast. Listen to the Armstrong & Getty Extra Large Podcasts featuring Craig below...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-04-0914 min
Gott's Gulch - Craig’s Substack PodcastHealthcare Pricing on Trial: The Case for Reference-Based PricingDive headfirst into the wild world of Reference-Based Pricing, the game-changing strategy that's revolutionizing health plan cost containment like nothing else in the past two decades of employee benefits. Imagine stripping away the cumbersome layers of national carriers and their bloated PPO network fees, paving the way for a bold, new pricing model beyond the tangled web of the Government-Healthcare matrix.But here's the twist: without a pre-agreed pricing framework between healthcare providers and patients (or their health plans), how do we navigate the murky waters of billing disputes? Picture a scenario where, post-emergency service, a bill...2024-04-091h 17
Armstrong & Getty Select CutsThe Wonders Of AI And Chat GPTCraig Gottwals has been hanging out with Jack this week while Joe is away. The guys got to talking about AI and Craig explained some of the awesome ways he uses Chat GPT! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-12-2104 min
Gott's Gulch - Craig’s Substack PodcastHealthcare's Final Frontier: Navigating the Wild West of RBP with Industry RenegadesEver imagine healthcare could feel like the Wild West? Welcome to the untamed lands of Reference-Based Pricing (RBP), the sizzling frontier where a select few employers unleash radical savings while giving the traditional PPO system a stiff arm.Unveil a world where only 3-4% of employers dare to tread, but where jaw-dropping 30-40% savings rain like gold and concierge-level service is the sheriff in town.Curious about RBP's magic? This isn't just healthcare. It's "Health-FAIR!" Here, employers "price-match" medical costs against benchmark prices, slicing their claims in half compared to big insurers. Projections sa...2023-09-131h 48Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsHealth Care Is The Number 1 Lobby In The US: Craig Gottwals Talks To A&GBiden is being praised for lowering the cost of 10 medications for people on Medicare. That being said, the prices of our prescriptions are still out of control! Craig Gottwals, aka "Craig the Healthcare Guru", talks about that and more in a new episode of A&G's Extra Large Podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-08-3011 min
Gott's Gulch - Craig’s Substack Podcast"The Best Thing to Happen to Healthcare in Modern Times" with A&G in 2019Yesterday, while live with Joe Getty, a wave of nostalgia swept over me. Together with Jack, we had been at the forefront, passionately deliberating the budding transparency regulations in one of their seminal Extra-Large Podcasts. My memory estimated it to be roughly four years ago.Digging deep into the archives, I pinpointed the exact date: March 14, 2019. That pivotal conversation laid the bedrock for today's burgeoning free-market revolution. These innovative solutions are now arming both employers and employees with a formidable weapon to shatter a system that's been systematically draining them for far too long.I...2023-08-0953 min
Gott's Gulch - Craig’s Substack PodcastIt's A Government Healthcare Complex: Craig Gottwals Talks To A&GYour health insurance costs and premiums have skyrocketed compared to the rate of inflation since Obamacare passed. Meanwhile, insurance carrier stock prices have grown by 1900% in the same timeframe. "They're making unimaginable amounts of money... off of you." -Joe GettyCraig Gottwals, aka "Craig the Healthcare Guru,” talks about that and more in a new episode of A&G's Extra Large Podcast.Listen to the Armstrong & Getty Extra Large Podcasts featuring Craig. Originally posted here: https://www.armstrongandgetty.com/featured/armstrong-and-getty/content/2023-08-08-its-a-government-healthcare-complex-craig-gottwals-talks-to-ag/ This is a pu...2023-08-0926 minArmstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsIt's A Government Healthcare Complex: Craig Gottwals Talks To A&GYour health insurance costs and premiums have skyrocketed compared to the rate of inflation since Obamacare passed. Meanwhile, the profits of the insurance carriers have quadrupled. "They're making unimaginable amounts of money... off of you." - Joe Getty Craig Gottwals, aka "Craig the Healthcare Guru", talks about that and more in a new episode of A&G's Extra Large Podcast. Listen to the Armstrong & Getty Extra Large Podcast featuring Craig below...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-08-0825 min
Gott's Gulch - Craig’s Substack PodcastCasting a Legacy: The Rise of Dobyns Rods with Gary DobynsDive into the zany world of tournament bass fishing with Gary Dobyns – a true legend, a visionary entrepreneur, and the mastermind behind Dobyns Rods. Join us on a journey from a humble home bustling with a dozen foster kids in Olivehurst, California, to the glimmering heart of a 30,000-square-foot empire in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Along the way, explore the triumphs of 40 bass boat victories that dot this remarkable life's path.In this exclusive and intimate conversation, we'll delve deep into the uncharted waters of tournament bass fishing in the West. Discover the art and craft that went in...2023-08-012h 43
Gott's Gulch - Craig’s Substack PodcastOne In Three Dollars You Spend on Healthcare is Squandered on Waste, Fraud or AbuseThe labyrinthine American health insurance system, while ostensibly designed to safeguard our health care dollars, is rife with the specter of fraud, a malaise that stealthily siphons off staggering amounts of money. More than $1 trillion — one of every three dollars that passes through the health care system — is lost to fraud, wasted on services that don’t help patients, or otherwise misspent.With private insurance spending soaring to $1.2 trillion in 2019, it's disconcerting that there's no systematic tracking of funds lost to fraud. Investigators and experts speculate that up to 10% of all healthcare spending may be devoured solely by fra...2023-05-1212 min
Gott's Gulch - Craig’s Substack PodcastWe're All Paying More Than Double What We Should for HealthcareThis podcast discusses my article, We're All Paying More Than Double What We Should for Healthcare - How America's Government Programs, Insurers & Hospitals Relentlessly Pilfer Private Plans. Article: https://gottwals.substack.com/p/we-all-needlessly-overpay-225-for This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gottwals.substack.com2023-05-0953 minArmstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsThe High Cost of a Good Deed. Craig Gottwals talks to A&GMedicaid coverage has taken on so many people that is it now hitting our doctors in the paycheck. It's the "high cost off a good deed." Also, taxpayers are paying so much of the bill, we're starting to look like a socialized system. Did you know that there are things that you shouldn't tell your doctor? Craig and the guys covered that too! Craig Gottwals, aka "Craig the Healthcare Guru", talks about that and more in a new episode of A&G's Extra Large Podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-04-2127 minArmstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsLowering The Healthcare Gap: Craig Gottwals Talks To Armstrong & Getty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-09-2114 minArmstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsVoodoo For The Weak? - Craig Gottwals Talks to A&GSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-07-0715 minArmstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsThe Forgotten Realities of Obamacare. Craig Gottwals Talks to Armstrong & GettyCraig "The Healthcare Guru" Gottwals takes a break from the big Obamacare anniversary celebration (ha!) to talk to Jack Armstrong about the very troubling realities of the historic healthcare law. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-04-1115 minArmstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsEntitlement Creep Alert--CA's Socialized Healthcare.The once "Golden State", now better known among the A&G faithful as "Calunicornia" is leading the way towards bringing socialized healthcare to everyone (including illegal aliens).As part of CA's 2022 budget, the state's governor, Gavin "Newsolini" Newsom, proposed a new, tax-payer supported healthcare program, essentially "Medicaid-for-All", which would be available for everybody--regardless of one's immigration status.So how will this $2.2 billion per year program pencil-out? Craig Gottwals, aka "Craig the Healthcare Guru", answers that question and more Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com...2022-01-1214 minArmstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsWe’re Being BamboozledCraig Gottwals, aka "The Healthcare Guru", joins Jack & Joe to detail the ways in which our government's embrace of providing healthcare for all is tanking our economy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-05-1811 minArmstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsThe March Towards Socialized Medicine. Craig the Healthcare Guru Talks to Armstrong & GettyArmstrong & Getty's official healthcare guru, Craig Gottwals, provides an update on recent changes to the Affordable Care Act--and what the changes mean to you. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-04-0213 min
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsHold-On for Dear Life! Craig Gottwals Talks to Armstrong & GettyOn November 10, The Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding a lawsuit aimed at overturning the Affordable Care Act. The group of conservatives behind the suit believe that the individual mandate (the law that requires all of us to have health insurance) is illegal--and therefore Obamacare should be scrapped. Meanwhile, Democrats want you to believe that a Trump-appointed Supreme Court justice will tip the scales of the court favorably towards the GOP's goal. Naturally, there's more to this story than is generally being reported--particularly in regards to the future of Obamacare. For an honest perspective, Armstrong & Getty's official healthcare guru...2020-09-2514 min
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsThe Question of Belonging. An Armstrong & Getty and Friends Book Review.The Armstrong & Getty and Friends Bookclub (aka The Committee of Learned Sages) have once again convened to discuss the book, "Tribe" by Sebastian Junger.This A&G Extra Large Podcast features both "Tim The Lawyer" Sandefur and "Craig the Heathcare Gangsta" Gottwals" in a discussion about the book, in which author Junger describes the way in which modern society has lost its tribal connection--which he believes is paramount to our health, wellbeing and survival. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2020-02-2738 min
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsAn A&G Book Review: Steven Pinker's Enlightenment NowLongtime F.A.G.'s Tim "The Lawyer" Sandefur and Craig "The Healthcare Guru" Gottwals once again have joined Jack & Joe for an in-depth, round table review of a single leather-bound tome that each panelist has read & pondered for the sake of this extra, extra large podcast. Within this episode of Armstrong & Getty's Extra Large Podcast, Jack, Joe, Tim & Craig tackle Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2019-11-161h 09
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsLenin Was a Piece of Sh+! The A&G Book Review, First EditionThe very first Armstrong & Getty Book Club (or A&G Book Review, TBD) has convened. Jack & Joe were joined by "Tim The Lawyer" Sandefur and "Craig the Healthcare Guru" Gottwals. The group sat down at the A&G Radio Ranch for the first in a series of podcasts in which each participant shared their thoughts on a shared tome. Book number is "Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism" by Joshua Muravchik. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2019-08-291h 18
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsThe Amazon-ization of Healthcare Costs. Craig Gottwals talks to Armstrong & GettyArmstrong & Getty's official healthcare guru, Craig Gottwals, joins the show to report on progress being made to apply transparency to healthcare costs for consumers. Plus, Craig offers his insights to the previous night's Democrat Debates. Are all of the candidates lying to us? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2019-08-0113 min
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsThe Fraud is Stunning. Craig Gottwals talks to Armstrong & GettyOur healthcare guru, Craig Gottwals, joins Jack & Joe to talk about the major failings of Medicare and Medicaid. Namely, the degree of fraud and waste that are part of those systems. What's the solution??? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2019-06-2017 min
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsSomething Far More Insidious. Craig Gottwals talks to Armstrong & GettyA massive lawsuit claims that drugmakers conspired to keep generic drug prices high. But what circumstances helped create this conspiracy? Our healthcare guru, Craig Gottwals, joined A&G to explain how Obamacare failed. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2019-05-1409 min
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsThe Best Thing to Happen to Healthcare?? Craig Gottwals talks to Armstrong & GettyCraig "The Healthcare Guru" joins The Armstrong & Getty Show to talk about a new regulation that could be the greatest thing to happen to healthcare in modern times. Buckle up--here's a commercial free and comprehensive explanation of the woes of American healthcare--and how to fix them. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2019-03-1452 min
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsWanna Know the True Cost of Healthcare? Craig Gottwals talks to Armstrong & Getty.Armstrong & Getty's healthcare guru, Craig Gottwals, joins the crew to talk about a new Trump policy idea that could be a game changer regarding the true costs of healthcare. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2019-03-1116 min
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsWho Owns Your Medical Data? Craig Gottwals talks to Armstrong & GettyA truly mind-blowing Extra Large podcast with Craig "The Healthcare Guru" regarding data privacy. Insurance companies are gaining a ton of information about your health--and making predictions about you. Is the information accurate? Who owns it? Who's profiting from it?? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2019-02-2215 min
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large InterviewsUnderstand The Medicare Price Shift . Craig Gottwals talks to Armstrong & GettyGet ready to understand one of the most fundamentally important aspects of the universal health care debate: The Medicare Price Shift (that sneaky hidden tax inside Medicare). Craig Gottwals (aka The Obamacare Lawyer) talks to Armstrong & Getty about why Kamala Harris' suggestion that private insurance companies be eliminated is a tragically flawed scheme. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2019-02-0117 min
The Armstrong and Getty Show (Bingo)He Clock Blocked Me!7 AM - 1 - Our Obamacare attorney Craig Gottwals talks about the entire healthcare debacle with us. 2 - Mooch. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - What happens when you blow out birthday candles is really gross.2017-07-2837 minThe Armstrong and Getty Show (Bingo)Hats On The Elliptical7 AM - 1 - Joe's trying to de-clutter. 2 - Craig Gottwals talks Trumpcare latest with us. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - John McEnroe said Serena would be #700 among men players.2017-06-2837 min
The Michael Berry ShowThe Michael Berry Show: PM 5/30/17Michael talks with Craig Gottwals (Benefit-Revolution.com) about the CBO score released last week for the Republican health care bill; People who talk on the phone in the store; MSM's fake outrage; People thinking the world will end any minute; Why have we become a more crass society?2017-05-311h 11The Michael Berry ShowThe Michael Berry Show: PM 3/07/17Michael talks with Obamacare expert Craig Gottwals about the GOP's new variation of Obamacare; Congressman Jason Chaffetz walks back remarks on low-income Americans choosing health care over iPhones, but he shouldn't have.2017-03-081h 11
The Michael Berry ShowThe Michael Berry Show: PM 12/1/16Michael talks with Craig Gottwals from Benefit-Revolution.com about an Obamacare stat that will blow your mind. Sources say James Mattis has been selected as Trump's secretary of defense. We chat with Kevin Baker author of 'America the Ingenious: How a Nation of Dreamers, Immigrants, and Tinkerers Changed the World'.2016-12-021h 11