The Benefits Playbook Employers & Health Systems: Navigating New Healthcare Frontiers with Scott Burton, Commercial Market President, Providence Health Plan
This episode features an interview with Scott Burton, Commercial Market President at Providence Health Plan. Since joining the organization in 2022, Scott has been influential in the growth of central PHP business and engagement with channel partners. In his current role, Scott is responsible for state and regional commercial sales and growth strategies.
In this episode, Kirk and Scott explore the impact of rising healthcare costs on employers, the shifting role of benefits administrators, and the evolving relationships between health systems and employers.
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“ We're having conversations with many of our employers around, alright, how do we think about benefit design differently? Can we continue to move toward value-based contracting even in today's really challenging world? Employers have a lot of power to impact change, again, large employers and small. I think we're having conversations now that we haven't had in the last decade plus in healthcare and we need to. We need to move to a new paradigm because today's system is clearly broken.” – Scott Burton
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Episode Timestamps:
*(00:55): Scott’s career journey
*(02:41): Why employers should care about the state of health systems
*(08:36): The opportunity health systems have to work with employers
*(12:09): Scott breaks down Providence Health Plan
*(19:24): PHP’s role in community health plans
*(29:47): Scott's advice for employers working with local health systems
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