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Marilyn Bartlett
Experienced CPA and healthcare plan administrator known for turning around the Montana state employee health plan and implementing cost-focused reforms such as reference-based contracting and transparent PBM pass-throughs.
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Dec 18, 2025
• 35min
Encore! EP450: When Your Health Plan Is $9 Million in the Hole, Who Are You Going to Call? A CPA. And Tell Them to Bring Their Spreadsheets, With Marilyn Bartlett, CPA, CMA, CFM, CGMA
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Join Marilyn Bartlett, an accomplished CPA and healthcare plan administrator, as she shares her journey in transforming Montana's state employee health plan. She reveals how she identified financial red flags and turned a $9 million deficit into a $112 million surplus by cutting wasteful vendors and implementing innovative pricing strategies. Marilyn discusses the importance of transparency, reference-based pricing, and building strong stakeholder alliances to achieve lasting healthcare reforms. Her inspiring insights prove that change is not only possible but necessary.
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