McGohan Brabender Side Affects: Disrupting Health Care

Kenzie McEvely and co-host Dave Homan talk with Shelly Cherry, MB’s population health and data strategist, about how employee-benefits data turns into action.

Kenzie McEvely and Dave Holman host Liz Schneider, Executive Vice President of Emerging Markets at McGohan Brabender, to explain level-funded health plans for small employers.

McGohan Brabender’s Side Affects episode 140 features senior consultant Dean Stitz comparing three alternatives to traditional health plans: Sidecar Health, Ohio Healthy, and ICRA.

Kenzie McEvely hosts Side Affects with co-host Dave Homan and guest Sarah Stopulis, assistant vice president at Innovative Captive Strategies, for a third installment on funding arrangements.

Kenzie McEvely and Dave Homan open McGohan Brabender Side Affects Episode 153 by framing employee benefits as a communication problem, not an information problem, and point to open enrollment emails, preventive care, and overloaded HR teams.

Kenzie McEvely opens by pushing back on the default open enrollment habit of text-heavy slides and read-aloud presentations.

Kenzie McEvely sits down with Anne-Marie Singleton and Dave Homan for a grounded conversation about broker selection.

Kenzie McEvely opens the conversation by introducing OhioHealthy as a non-traditional medical and RX insurance option from Ohio Health.

Kenzie McEvely and Dave Holman talk with Tiffany Cook, Director of Population Health at McGohan Brabender, about how MB worked with about 620 clients in 2024 and why the team has added a population health specialist and a population health data strategist.

An HR compliance update covering prescription drug data collection reporting deadlines and employer responsibilities.

Dave Homan, Tiffany Cook, and Jason Rothman discuss the compliance maze surrounding employee wellness programs.

This episode provides March 2026 compliance updates for employers, focusing on federal reforms targeting pharmacy benefit managers.

This episode discusses innovative benefit strategies for employers to transform workforce engagement and disrupt traditional health care approaches.

This episode provides February 2026 compliance updates for employers, focusing on affordability safe harbors and prescription drug reporting.

This episode provides January 2026 compliance updates on employee benefits, focusing on HSA changes and direct primary care arrangements.

Kenzie McEvely closes a three-part series with McGohan Brabender Chief Marketing Officer Dave Homan on Robert Cialdini’s final three persuasion principles: liking, social proof, and unity.

Part 2 of a three-part series on persuasion science.

Kenzie and Dave bring the strategy and innovation team around one table and introduce the people usually working behind the scenes.

Kenzie McEvely and Dave Holman talk with Dr.

Kenzie McEvely hosts Side Effects with Dave Homan back to finish the rest of his non-negotiables on benefits communication.

Kenzie McEvely sits down with Liz Schneider and Matt Appenzeller to break down MEWAs and the Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance Benefit Plan.

Kenzie McEvely welcomes consultant Tim Rieger to Side Effects for a conversation about self-funded insurance plans.

Kenzie and Dave interview Dr.

This episode discusses hiring practices and core beliefs in employee benefits strategy.

Dave Holman discusses solutions for employee benefits and workforce engagement based on survey research.

The episode discusses how COVID-19 has impacted open enrollment and employee benefits, featuring a compensation manager from Pepsi.

An interview with Dave Homan, Director of Strategy and Innovation at McGohan Brabender, discussing his background and the show's mission to disrupt health care and benefits thinking.

This episode introduces Lance Tyson, a sales and leadership coach, to discuss disrupting healthcare and business norms during the COVID-19 pandemic.