Take Charge with HELPcare

Take Charge with HELPcare

HELPcare Clinic

Episodes 32
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (2)
Since Mar 2025
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
39%
Hosting
anchor.fm

About This Podcast

Take Charge with HELPcare is your guide to taking charge of your health and your health care. If you're an employer paying for health insurance, it will help you Take Charge of Your Health Plan. And if you're a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant, it will show you how you can Take Charge of Your Health Care Career. HELPcare LLC provides management services to HELP practitioners escape the hamster wheel to become owners of a HELPcare Clinic direct primary care (DPC) practice, and metabolic health coaching to help patients prevent or even reverse disease.

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Recent Episodes

S2E2 Sara Persinger - Why 'Good Enough' isn't Good Enough

Mar 09, 2026 27m

Why do we wait until people are “sick enough” before helping them get healthy?In this episode of the Take Charge with HELPcare Podcast, Lee Aase and Dan Hinmon welcome Sara Persinger, DNP, one of…

S2E1 Meet Karen Popp, CNP

Feb 23, 2026 27m

What does it look like when a nurse practitioner with surgical experience, wound care expertise, and a deeply personal understanding of caregiving joins HELPcare?In this episode of Take Charge with…

S1E31 Listening to Your Body’s Whispers: Welcoming Dr. Dawn Jacobson to HELPcare Clinic Rochester

Dec 22, 2025 28m

What if your doctor could catch health problems while your body is still whispering instead of waiting until it’s shouting?In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, founder Lee Aase and…

S1E30 Navigating the Open Enrollment Minefield

Nov 25, 2025 22m

Open enrollment is more complicated—and more important—than ever. In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, Lee Aase sits down with licensed insurance expert Kelly Connaughty of HealthMarkets to…

S1E29 Take Charge: HELPcare Clinic Coming to Albert Lea

Nov 11, 2025 23m

🎉 Big news for Albert Lea!In this special episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, host Lee Aase joins co-host Dan Hinmon to share an exciting announcement: HELPcare Clinic is expanding to Albert Lea,…

S1E28 Solving The Great American Healthcare Heist — with Chris Deacon

Oct 27, 2025 26m

In Part 1, we uncovered how America’s healthcare system became what Chris Deacon calls a “coordinated heist.” Now, in Part 2, we focus on the solutions—and how employers, unions, and individuals can…

S1E27 The Great American Healthcare Heist — with Chris Deacon (Part 1)

Oct 20, 2025 38m

Why does American healthcare cost so much—and deliver so little?In this eye-opening episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, we talk with Chris Deacon, author of The Great American Healthcare Heist and…

S1E26 From Exhausted to Energized: Christy's HELPcare Transformation

Sep 16, 2025 22m

For more than two decades, Christy Haag lived with the exhaustion, brain fog, and frustration of Hashimoto’s disease. Despite countless doctor visits, she was told her labs looked “normal.” But she…

S1E25 Cutting Costs, Not Care: A Smarter Health Plan for Employers

Aug 25, 2025 28m

What if your company could dramatically reduce healthcare costs while improving quality of care? In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, guest Matt Ohrt shares how employers can stop overpaying…

S1E24 Building a Better Future for Healthcare

Aug 18, 2025 30m

When rising healthcare costs threatened Merrill Steel, HR leader Matt Ohrt pioneered a direct primary care clinic that saved millions and improved employee health. Now as Executive Director of the…

How Direct Specialty Care is Saving Patients & Employers Thousands

Aug 04, 2025 37m

In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, hosts Lee Aase and Dan Hinmon talk with Dr. Steve Borene, an anesthesiologist and co-founder of Renovo Health, about how direct specialty care is…

S1E22 Welcoming Kristen Ehmke

Jul 28, 2025 17m

In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, we welcome our newest nurse practitioner, Kristen Ehmke, to the team! Hosted by Lee Aase and Dan Hinmon, this conversation explores Kristen’s 12-year…

S1E21 What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for Employers

Jul 21, 2025 21m

In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, host Lee Aase is joined once again by healthcare policy expert John Kelly for an in-depth look at how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is reshaping…

S1E20 Big Win for DPCs and HSAs

Jul 14, 2025 31m

Health policy expert John Kelly joins us to discuss an important change contained in the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which makes direct primary care memberships such as at HELPcare…

S1E19 How HELPcare Is Giving Practitioners Back Their Purpose

Jun 30, 2025 23m

Healthcare has become too rushed, too impersonal, and too controlled by outside forces. In this episode, we explore how HELPcare is restoring the soul of medicine through relationship-based care,…

S1E18 Building a Purpose-Driven Brand

Jun 23, 2025 27m

In this episode of Take Charge with HELP Care, Lee Aase and Dan Hinmon engage with Rick and Sally Kennedy, exploring their journey from graphic design to creating a mission-driven agency. They…

S1E17 Revolutionizing Employer Health Plans

Jun 16, 2025 26m

In this conversation, Lee Aase and Colton Storla discuss the challenges and opportunities in employer health plans, focusing on cost containment strategies, the role of pharmacy benefit managers, and…

S1E16 Unlocking the Power of Fasting

Jun 09, 2025 31m

In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, hosts Lee Aase and Dan Hinmon delve into the transformative practice of fasting. They explore Lee's personal journey with fasting, its health benefits,…

S1E15 Learning Where the Money Goes in Health Care

Jun 02, 2025 27m

Everybody agrees health care in the U.S. is way too expensive. Our guest this week on Take Charge with HELPcarehas devoted himself to learning the reasons why, and to developing health plans for…

S1E14 From Army Nurse to HELPcare Clinic Director

May 26, 2025 24m

In this episode of Take Charge with HELPcare, Margo White shares her inspiring journey from military service to becoming the clinic director at HELPcare Clinic. She discusses her diverse nursing…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Take Charge with HELPcare have?

Take Charge with HELPcare has published 32 episodes since March 2025, covering topics in Health & Fitness.

Is Take Charge with HELPcare still active?

Take Charge with HELPcare is currently active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 25m.

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