Prescription drug costs are rising, and employers are feeling the pressure. In this episode of The Moneyball Podcast, Scott Wham and Richard Lo , Director of Clinical Services, tackle the complex world of prescription drug pricing, pharmacy benefit management, and healthcare policy. With Richard’s background as a community pharmacist and Scott’s strategic insights, they explore how employers can navigate rising costs, ensure ethical practices, and prepare for future growth....
Aug 07, 2025•35 min•Ep. 8
The “most anticipated recession in history” didn’t materialize in 2021, 2022, or 2023. Listen to two financial experts debate whether this year will be different. Employers have had to deal with confusing and unpredictable economic conditions for nearly four consecutive years. Running a business is difficult enough in the best of times, but this type of long-term uncertainty makes it especially challenging for leaders to plan for the future and position their organizations for success. In the la...
Apr 01, 2024•31 min•Ep. 93
If you're like most employers, you're constantly making decisions about the best way to allocate scarce resources. This is a difficult and high-stakes task that has only been made more important by rising costs, a down economy, and a red-hot labor market. OneDigital is here to help with the Moneyball Benefits Podcast. In this series, Director of Compliance and Innovation Scott Wham takes inspiration from the "Moneyball" philosophy that revolutionized professional sports in the 2000s and applies ...
Dec 13, 2023•30 min•Ep. 92
If you're like most employers, you're constantly making decisions about the best way to allocate scarce resources. This is a difficult and high-stakes task that has only been made more important by rising costs, a down economy, and a red-hot labor market. OneDigital is here to help with the Moneyball Benefits Podcast. In this series, Director of Compliance and Innovation Scott Wham takes inspiration from the "Moneyball" philosophy that revolutionized professional sports in the 2000s and applies ...
Dec 07, 2023•28 min•Ep. 91
If you're like most employers, you're constantly making decisions about the best way to allocate scarce resources. This is a difficult and high-stakes task that has only been made more important by rising costs, a down economy, and a red-hot labor market. OneDigital is here to help with the Moneyball Benefits Podcast. In this series, Director of Compliance and Innovation Scott Wham takes inspiration from the "Moneyball" philosophy that revolutionized professional sports in the 2000s and applies ...
Nov 30, 2023•42 min•Ep. 90
Employers were not prepared for the sudden consumer-level debut of large language model (LLM) programs such as ChatGPT. As these types of products become increasingly popular, many corporations have opted for an outright ban on their use in the workplace. Others have adopted a more lenient philosophy and permitted their employees to tap into these programs in the hopes of realizing significant productivity gains. In this episode, we put two lawyers and compliance experts head-to-head to debate t...
Oct 20, 2023•57 min•Ep. 89
If you're like most employers, you're constantly making decisions about the best way to allocate scarce resources. This is a difficult and high-stakes task that has only been made more important by rising costs, a down economy, and a red-hot labor market. OneDigital is here to help with the Moneyball Benefits Podcast. In this series, Director of Compliance and Innovation Scott Wham takes inspiration from the "Moneyball" philosophy that revolutionized professional sports in the 2000s and applies ...
Aug 07, 2023•39 min•Ep. 88
If you're like most employers, you're constantly making decisions about the best way to allocate scarce resources. This is a difficult and high-stakes task that has only been made more important by rising costs, a down economy, and a red-hot labor market. OneDigital is here to help with the Moneyball Benefits Podcast. In this series, Director of Compliance and Innovation Scott Wham takes inspiration from the "Moneyball" philosophy that revolutionized professional sports in the 2000s and applies ...
Jul 28, 2023•34 min•Ep. 87
If you're like most employers, you're constantly making decisions about the best way to allocate scarce resources. This is a difficult and high-stakes task that has only been made more important by rising costs, a down economy, and a red-hot labor market. OneDigital is here to help with the Moneyball Benefits Podcast. In this series, Director of Compliance and Innovation Scott Wham takes inspiration from the "Moneyball" philosophy that revolutionized professional sports in the 2000s and applies ...
Jul 05, 2023•33 min•Ep. 86
The intersection between mental health and pharmacy is becoming increasingly important. In this podcast, we're joined by special guest Lucy Roberts, PhD, to discuss how to pair your organization’s mental health strategy with pharmacy benefits in order to provide a best-in-class offering to the "whole" person.
Jun 30, 2023•27 min•Ep. 85
In this episode of Instant Pharma, we explore the prevalence of obesity and the soaring costs of weight loss drugs. OneDigital Pharmacy and Wellbeing experts share strategies for employers to address weight loss holistically in their workforce and examine the role employers have in promoting healthy habits and long-term behavior change. Join us ias we dive into this important issue and explore ways to create a healthier, more productive workforce. * This podcast discusses sensitive material rela...
May 11, 2023•36 min•Ep. 84
If you're like most employers, you're constantly making decisions about the best way to allocate scarce resources. This is a difficult and high-stakes task that has only been made more important by rising costs, a down economy, and a red-hot labor market. OneDigital is here to help with the Moneyball Benefits Podcast. In this series, Director of Compliance and Innovation Scott Wham takes inspiration from the "Moneyball" philosophy that revolutionized professional sports in the 2000s and applies ...
Apr 25, 2023•48 min•Ep. 83
If you're like most employers, you're constantly making decisions about the best way to allocate scarce resources. This is a difficult and high-stakes task that has only been made more important by rising costs, a down economy, and a red-hot labor market. OneDigital is here to help with the Moneyball Benefits Podcast. In this series, Director of Compliance and Innovation Scott Wham takes inspiration from the "Moneyball" philosophy that revolutionized professional sports in the 2000s and applies ...
Apr 10, 2023•47 min•Ep. 82
While there is no federal mandate in place, a critical mass of state and local laws is pushing the United States towards de facto national pay transparency. Surveys show that workers and jobseekers overwhelmingly support this type of legislation, while employers are more hesitant. In the fourth episode of OneDigital Debates, we asked our experts to unpack the pros and cons of pay transparency policies on America’s workforce. Some of the big questions that our debaters tackle in this episode are ...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 81
Friendly debates between knowledgeable experts on compelling employer-employee issues. In this series, OneDigital employees engage moderated discussions on hot topics in the world of workforce management and strategy.
Jan 05, 2023•57 min•Ep. 80
Friendly debates between knowledgeable experts on compelling employer-employee issues. In this series, OneDigital employees engage moderated discussions on hot topics in the world of workforce management and strategy. Go to OneDigital’s LinkedIn account to vote for the side you think is right.
Dec 06, 2022•40 min•Ep. 79
Travis Dommert, SVP of Talent, and David Hughes, HR Practice Leader of Georgia, engage in a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the American labor market. Together, they cover the trends and forces that are causing America’s labor pool to dry up, common mistakes that companies make in the ‘War for Talent’, and how today’s businesses can prepare for a future where qualified workers are increasingly scarce.
Oct 06, 2022•37 min•Ep. 78
Senior Client Executive Dan Maass and VP of Member Engagement Heather Rabinowitz sit down with a longtime client to discuss how to build an exceptional benefits culture from the ground up.
Oct 06, 2022•20 min•Ep. 77
Friendly debates between knowledgeable experts on compelling employer-employee issues. In this series, OneDigital employees engage moderated discussions on hot topics in the world of workforce management and strategy. Go to OneDigital’s LinkedIn account to vote for the side you think is right.
Aug 24, 2022•33 min•Ep. 76
As employers think about preparing for 2022, what are some of the biggest items to consider? The team dives into three areas of consideration. Employee and workplace dynamics, exponential cost increase of health care, and what's on the horizon in the regulatory environment.
Dec 28, 2021•26 min•Ep. 75
The final episode in the series on Wellbeing, the team covers community wellbeing. Community wellbeing is a sense of engagement you have with the area where you live. The team tackle what makes community so significant to people, what are the biggest community obstacles and what can employers do in this area to encourage community wellbeing.
Dec 28, 2021•14 min•Ep. 74
What is social wellbeing and why is it important? The countless challenges we have faced over the last few years, have directly impacted our ability to create and grow meaningful relationships, virtually and in-person. Building relationships is fundamental to worker resiliency and developing thriving organizations that withstand turmoil. In this episode, the team addresses why employers should be concerned about their employees' social wellbeing and how to help them cultivate connections in and ...
Dec 22, 2021•36 min•Ep. 73
Continuing the discussion on wellbeing, the team dives into what is financial wellbeing. Financial wellbeing does not mean being wealthy, but rather when a person is able to manage their financial obligations and feel secure in their financial future. A significant number of Americans say they are living paycheck to paycheck. The team dives into what potential impacts can come from financial stress.
Dec 22, 2021•30 min•Ep. 72
The team continues the discussion on Gallup’s five essential elements with the focus on physical wellbeing. Physical wellbeing does not mean looking like the epitome of physical fitness and being free of disease. Rather, it can be boiled down to managing one’s health that allows us to have energy to get through the day without undue fatigue or physical stress. The team discusses what incremental changes employees can make to foster better physical wellbeing.
Dec 22, 2021•31 min•Ep. 71
What can employers do to combat the Great Resignation? Continuing the discussion on Career Wellbeing, the team explores why employees are leaving their jobs and what employers can do to improve retention.
Nov 02, 2021•29 min•Ep. 70
To dive a little deeper into whole health care, the team explores one of Gallup’s five essential elements of wellbeing: Career Wellbeing. With the uptick in stress, burnout in the workplace is becoming more prevalent, affecting over 75% of employees who report feeling burnt out at work some of the time. The team discusses the factors leading to burnout and how employers can support employees and address the causes to prevent burnout.
Oct 19, 2021•36 min•Ep. 69
This episode continues the discussion on whole health care and employee wellbeing, including the importance of thriving in all five areas of wellbeing to improve productivity. In the new world we live in, work-life and personal life have been blended, especially for those who work remotely. The team discusses how employers can help foster wellbeing and encourage their employees to thrive.
Oct 19, 2021•32 min•Ep. 68
During this episode, the team introduces a new series to dive into what’s impacting the health care landscape at large. With the recent uptick in anxiety and depression, we’re finding a third of Americans are showing signs of clinical anxiety and depression within the first year of the pandemic. Mental health related issues have gone up 4X the amount since the start of COVID. Thinking about this trajectory and the hopeful end of the pandemic, the team discusses whether they foresee a continued u...
Oct 19, 2021•29 min•Ep. 67
With the recent FDA approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, employers may still be wondering what compliance implications surround the vaccination status of employees. During this episode, the team is joined by OneDigital HR Consulting VP of Legal Counsel Jamie Webb-Akasaka and Senior Employee Benefits Attorney Sarah Burns to discuss the various laws that apply to mandating vaccinations. They also dive into employer considerations in implementing a vaccine incentive program, return to work remi...
Aug 26, 2021•27 min•Ep. 66
As follow up to Episode 16, during which the team explores the challenges of the health care system today, they share how if they could wave a magic wand to “fix” the broken system, what actions they would take to change things and improve the system.
Aug 09, 2021•33 min•Ep. 65
