This episode discusses Assurance's shutdown and Walmart's decision to close its health clinics as examples of challenges in healthcare and insurance business models. The hosts consider implications for agents, technology investments, staffing, and operating costs. They also discuss relationships with carriers, shifting healthcare strategies, and how changing benefit utilization can affect product decisions and consumer experiences.

In this episode

  • Assurance shutdown
  • Walmart health clinics
  • Business model sustainability
  • Healthcare operating costs
  • Carrier and benefit strategy

Show notes

In this episode we talk about a lot of the recent news stories in the industry. We talk about Assurance IQ closing it's doors and what that means to the industry. We also talk about Walmart shutting down their health clinics. Finally we discussed Aetna's massive drop in stock price and CVS Aetna aquiring Hella + Health.