A Wildly Underappreciated Point: Overpaying for Infusions Means Overpaying for Stop-Loss Coverage, With Jake Velie and Keith Hartman, RPh

Podcast: Relentless Health Value · Stacey Richter

Opublikowano: 2026-09-23

The Hidden Link Between Expensive Infusions and Rising Stop-Loss Renewal Premiums. Episode 530. When an infusion claim lands on a self-insured plan's high-cost claims report, it's tempting to treat the price tag as fixed — but the exact same infusion drug can cost 10 times more depending on where a member receives it, and every expensive claim that breaches a stop-loss attachment point can push next year's premium higher or get that member's claim lasered off coverage entirely. In this episode, Stacey Richter talks with Jake Velie, founder, chairman, and CEO of National Integrative Health (NIH), and Keith Hartman, RPh, NI...