Brigham Buhler

And how they negotiate those rates and show the government they're saving them money is they just, so they set the drug price of every drug in America. People don't understand that. UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Aetna set the drug price. So when people go, why in the hell are these weight loss drugs so expensive? Your insurance company set the price.

They negotiated the average wholesale price. Then they show the federal government, hey, federal government, this drug's costing the average employer a thousand a month. But because you're the federal government, we'll sell it to you for $900 a month.

They negotiated the average wholesale price. Then they show the federal government, hey, federal government, this drug's costing the average employer a thousand a month. But because you're the federal government, we'll sell it to you for $900 a month.

They negotiated the average wholesale price. Then they show the federal government, hey, federal government, this drug's costing the average employer a thousand a month. But because you're the federal government, we'll sell it to you for $900 a month.

I do think those are better approaches. And I do think that it's nuanced and, you know, the devil's in the details. And that's why I'm not trying to dodge your question. But like even Blue Cross literally has thousands of plans.

I do think those are better approaches. And I do think that it's nuanced and, you know, the devil's in the details. And that's why I'm not trying to dodge your question. But like even Blue Cross literally has thousands of plans.

I do think those are better approaches. And I do think that it's nuanced and, you know, the devil's in the details. And that's why I'm not trying to dodge your question. But like even Blue Cross literally has thousands of plans.

So I could tell you Blue Cross has got a good plan, but you got to look at it's unique to you, your family, how old are your kids, how old are you, what chronic diseases are in your family, what kind of catastrophic events could be in your future, you know, and then does that plan have big out of, like if I'm a 20 year old kid, I may be a lot more comfortable with a big out of pocket expense because I'm not planning on a surgery.

So I could tell you Blue Cross has got a good plan, but you got to look at it's unique to you, your family, how old are your kids, how old are you, what chronic diseases are in your family, what kind of catastrophic events could be in your future, you know, and then does that plan have big out of, like if I'm a 20 year old kid, I may be a lot more comfortable with a big out of pocket expense because I'm not planning on a surgery.

So I could tell you Blue Cross has got a good plan, but you got to look at it's unique to you, your family, how old are your kids, how old are you, what chronic diseases are in your family, what kind of catastrophic events could be in your future, you know, and then does that plan have big out of, like if I'm a 20 year old kid, I may be a lot more comfortable with a big out of pocket expense because I'm not planning on a surgery.

Right. But if I'm a 55 year old woman, you know, with osteoporosis, you know, osteopenia in the early phases, I may want to have better surgical protection because I'm probably headed towards that, unfortunately. But my main thing is don't trust any of these guys.

Right. But if I'm a 55 year old woman, you know, with osteoporosis, you know, osteopenia in the early phases, I may want to have better surgical protection because I'm probably headed towards that, unfortunately. But my main thing is don't trust any of these guys.

Right. But if I'm a 55 year old woman, you know, with osteoporosis, you know, osteopenia in the early phases, I may want to have better surgical protection because I'm probably headed towards that, unfortunately. But my main thing is don't trust any of these guys.

Like, you know how you know where you're at health wise is you pay cash with a clinician that is not tied to an insurance company that can guide you and have honesty and integrity with no conflicts that can take the time to sit down and dive deep into your unique genetic makeup, epigenetics, blood work, all of these variables and truly develop a game plan to get predictive and proactive.

Like, you know how you know where you're at health wise is you pay cash with a clinician that is not tied to an insurance company that can guide you and have honesty and integrity with no conflicts that can take the time to sit down and dive deep into your unique genetic makeup, epigenetics, blood work, all of these variables and truly develop a game plan to get predictive and proactive.

Like, you know how you know where you're at health wise is you pay cash with a clinician that is not tied to an insurance company that can guide you and have honesty and integrity with no conflicts that can take the time to sit down and dive deep into your unique genetic makeup, epigenetics, blood work, all of these variables and truly develop a game plan to get predictive and proactive.

Yeah. The main thing is, well, we're in Arizona. So for your listener base here, there's a lot of great clinics throughout Arizona. This is one of the states that does practice a lot of preventative medicine. So does California. So does Colorado. Um, ways to well, our practice is, uh, I think in 37 States, we're working diligently to go nationwide.

Yeah. The main thing is, well, we're in Arizona. So for your listener base here, there's a lot of great clinics throughout Arizona. This is one of the states that does practice a lot of preventative medicine. So does California. So does Colorado. Um, ways to well, our practice is, uh, I think in 37 States, we're working diligently to go nationwide.

Yeah. The main thing is, well, we're in Arizona. So for your listener base here, there's a lot of great clinics throughout Arizona. This is one of the states that does practice a lot of preventative medicine. So does California. So does Colorado. Um, ways to well, our practice is, uh, I think in 37 States, we're working diligently to go nationwide.

Um, but any cash pay clinic, I hate to say functional medicine, but like, if you, if you go to get work done on your house or your car, like I'll interview three or four people before I decide it's wild to me that with healthcare, we just sign up with the first person we find.