Episodes 19
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Declining
Apple Rating 5.0 (5)
Since Sep 2025
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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About This Podcast

A podcast for healthcare advisors and benefits leaders exploring the economics, policy, and innovation shaping the future of employee health plans. Hosted by Kirk Czonstka and guests. Presented by Garner Health

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Recent Episodes

S1 Fertility, Menopause, and the Care Gap Employers Can’t Ignore

Feb 10, 2026 27m

Fertility and family-building benefits are changing fast, and they now reach far beyond pregnancy. In this episode, Kirk sits down with Dr. Asima Ahmad, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Carrot…

S1 Hard Truths for Clients

Jan 27, 2026 27m

Being a healthcare consultant has never been harder. Rising costs, private equity pressure, fragmented point solutions, and constant scrutiny from CFOs and executives have changed what clients expect…

S1E16 How Benefits Leaders Are Rethinking Cost, Care, and Trust in 2026

Jan 13, 2026 20m

Employers are being forced to make harder benefits decisions than ever before. Rising costs, high turnover, and uneven access to care have turned benefits strategy into a series of real trade-offs,…

S1E15 The Real Problem With Benefits Utilization

Jan 06, 2026 31m

Employers aren’t short on benefits. They’re short on connection.In this episode of Margin of Care, Kirk sits down with Chad Cruse, VP of Ecosystem at Benefitfocus, to unpack why utilization remains…

S1E14 How AI and Talent Are Reshaping Healthcare

Dec 16, 2025 21m

Healthcare is being reshaped by two powerful forces: rapid advances in AI and a fundamental shift in what leaders, operators, and employees expect from work.In this episode of Margin of Care, Kirk…

S1E13 Managing Through Change: A Consultant's Perspective

Dec 09, 2025 23m

Benefits leaders talk about “cost” all day.Andrew Fondow argues cost is not the real problem.In this episode, Andrew and Kirk dig into why so many strategies stall, how to slow trend without drowning…

S1E12 Why Benefits Look Nothing Like They Did 20 Years Ago

Dec 02, 2025 26m

Benefits used to be simple and standardized. Today they’re complex, costly, and central to C-suite decision-making. In this episode, Eric Grossman breaks down how the benefits landscape has…

S1E11 The Steady Erosion of Healthcare Affordability

Nov 25, 2025 33m

Healthcare costs keep climbing, and employers are running out of room to maneuver. In this unreleased pre-launch episode, Kirk sits down with Aon’s Kevin Fyock and Kevin Smith to talk about the…

S1E10 Are We Ready for the Next Health Crisis? Former CDC Chief Weighs In

Nov 18, 2025 28m

What happens when the former head of the CDC sits down to break down the future of American healthcare for employers?In this episode of Margin of Care, host Kirk Czonstka speaks with Dr. Mandy Cohen,…

S1E9 How to Successfully Manage a Half-Billion-Dollar Healthcare Budget

Nov 11, 2025 18m

What does it take to manage a half-billion-dollar healthcare budget and keep costs flat year after year?In this episode of Margin of Care, host Kirk Czonstka talks with Brian Marcotte, former…

S1E8 Millions Are Losing Coverage: What Employers Need to Know About H.R. 1

Nov 04, 2025 23m

When 15 million people lose healthcare coverage and more than a trillion dollars in federal funding disappears, every employer feels the impact.Host Kirk Czonstka talks with Patricia Boozang, Senior…

S1E7 The Care Gap that Most Employers Are Missing

Oct 28, 2025 23m

Liana Douillet Guzmán, CEO of FOLX Health, joins to discuss how traditional benefits models fail LGBTQIA+ employees and what leading employers are doing to fix it. She breaks down why inclusive care…

S1E6 The Next Era of Digital Health: A VC’s Perspective

Oct 21, 2025 17m

Digital health is entering a new era — one where informed consumers, smarter technology, and outcomes-based models reshape how care is delivered and funded. In this episode, Lee Shapiro of 7wire…

S1E5 Why Employers Are Still Flocking to Hybrid Care

Oct 14, 2025 25m

With telemedicine waivers for Medicare enrollees expiring and the federal government investing in rural health, a strong telehealth strategy has never been more important. Danish Nagda, CEO and…

S1E4 How the Most Innovative Employers Are Embracing Disruption

Sep 29, 2025 34m

Large employers aren’t the only ones who can do direct contracting. In this episode of Margin of Care, Lee Lewis of the Health Transformation Alliance breaks down the ways small and mid-sized…

S1E1 Rethinking the Economics of Care

Sep 29, 2025 18m

Healthcare consumerism is broken. On this episode of Margin of Care, Chris Hogan of Benefit Commerce Group argues that consumers are, at best, accidentally stumbling into quality health care — and…

S1E2 From vaccines to whole-body MRI scans: How employers should be thinking about prevention

Sep 29, 2025 33m

Employers are now seen as the most trusted source of information. Dr. Vin Gupta argues in this episode of Margin of Care that employers should lean into their power and solve the pain points of…

S1E3 Healthcare’s Costs Crisis—and How to Fix It

Sep 29, 2025 28m

It’s no secret that health care costs are skyrocketing, but new research from the Business Group on Health indicates a 54% compounded increase over the last decade. On this episode of Margin of Care,…

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Margin of Care has published 19 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Alternative Health, Health & Fitness.

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