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I was too cowardly to post about this myself when I became aware in 2021. But I've grown since then. Incentives matter. My DPC accepts insurance (hybrid model) and pushes boosters indiscriminately (toddlers and elderly populations ALL treated the same). Every time I see the email from the practice, I remember this little notice and wonder if it has anything to do with it.

I totally get it - Your clients love desktop computers, corded phones & outdated employee communications content. But as you’re going through the motions of open enrollment- You might find yourself wanting to create *real* change for... * yourself * your clients * your prospects * & their employees That's why individual Benefit Consultants (and Directors of Total Rewards) are reaching out asking for something different.?? Red Flag Hero offers engaging clinical insights in the form of done-for-you content with access to additional layers of support for $47 a week. It's less than $2600 a year for exclusive access to: ? Clinician-led webinars to build community ?? Content library of digestible, actionable videos & texts ? Monthly blogs on costly scenarios and how to avoid them. We only cover topics employees actually care about And everything is ready for white-labeling & executed in plain language. Our singular focus is to minimize overtesting, overtreatment and overcharging - *before* it happens. Is this the best value in employee engagement and communication? Probably. P.S. Employee engagement doesn’t have to be a drag or a waste of resources. DMs are open if you want to chat.?

Clinicians who hide from questions don’t deserve blind trust. It’s our responsibility to demand better from the experts. The good ones rise to the occasion.

Whether you’re a patient, provider, employer, or benefits advisor, the healthcare system impacts ????????????????. As Tiffany Ryder brilliantly laid out in her session in Puerto Rico, these issues aren’t isolated to any one group. We all pay the price for a broken system: unnecessary expenses, inaccessible treatments, and a maze of misinformation that costs lives and destroys financial stability. ?? It’s time to take action. ?? California is calling. If you care about the future of healthcare, be there. This isn't just a conference; it’s a movement. Let’s fix this, together. ?? Register: https://lnkd.in/e6rcYEar Tiffany Ryder Red Flag Hero

Submit your questions about navigating America's (terrible) health system and have them answered by an Emergency Medicine PA turned Employee Benefits Founder.

I learned about the horrors of war at the bedside. 24 hours a day wounded service-members would arrive on the tarmac en route to my DC military hospital returning from 'the Sandbox' after their stabilization at hospitals in Europe. They arrived without clothes; without personal items. Still heavily under the influence of narcotics, and unable to fully understand where they were or what was happening to them. I was 24 years old, and most of my patients were younger than I was. My team would arrive with backpacks, music players, changes of clothes, deodorant, soap and words of encouragement. I remember saying things like: "You were so lucky" "Don't worry; you're safe now." "Everything is going to be okay" And in the months that followed, I would watch as they struggled and overcame adversity in the form of PTSD, depression, suicidal ideation, debilitating brain injuries, amputations and physical trauma and the worst of all - survivor's guilt. I would assist in their care, comfort their spouses and hug their children - while of course, continuing to greet new arrivals with more backpacks and?more platitudes. There were always new arrivals. War creates physical damage and injuries to the soul that scab and eventually scar, but never perfectly heal. Was the benefit gained worth their scars or the sacrifice of those who never came home? I don't know, and I don't think that's for me to decide. As a medical professional and as a human, I still grieve. And I still pray for a dissolution of hate for the benefit of all of us - for soldiers, civilians and society. My perspective has changed somewhat over time. I now recognize that there is hope in the midst of this grief - in the bravery exemplified in the choice itself. Our military personal and our veterans have?chosen?to serve?with courage and the willingness to sacrifice themselves for others. It’s the highest form of love and that alone is inspiring. The veterans in my life have made me a better person, not in spite of their service, but?strictly because of it. Willingly sacrificing yourself for others, for a cause, for something bigger than you are *might* change the world for the better, but it's not guaranteed. What IS guaranteed is that the choice changes YOU. Thank you to the veterans who were brave enough?to be willing?to sacrifice for me, for my girls, for all of us. I admire you. I am inspired by you. I am forever grateful.

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Today I’m announcing a brand new addition: The Red Flag Hero ?? chat. This will be hosted on Substack and is a conversation space exclusively for RFH subscribers (free and paid) — kind of like a group chat or live hangout. I’ll post questions and updates that come my way, and you can jump into the discussion! Paid subscribers can also start their own threads within the community to stimulate discussion on topics that might be of personal interest to them. See you there!