How Do You Explain the Difference Between an ASO Vendor and a TPA? With Claire Brockbank. Episode 518

Podcast: Relentless Health Value · Stacey Richter

Opublikowano: 2026-07-01

The ASO vs. TPA Decision That Quietly Costs Self-Funded Employers More What's the real difference between an ASO and a TPA — and why does it matter that self-insured employers working with an ASO pay, by one referenced estimate, about 4.7% more than the insured book of business for the same care? In this Ask Me Anything, Stacey Richter puts a listener question from Dr. Alex Sommers, MD, ABEM, DipABLM, president of Astia Health, to Claire Brockbank, newly appointed director of the 32BJ Health Fund, who breaks down how ASO and TPA models diverge on ownership, networks, and incentives. ...