Dr. Usher Weighs In

The Chippewa Valley in Western Wisconsin received the news of two hospital closings and a number of clinics in January of 2024. Hear from Dr. Usher on his perspective on the closings.

You have questions? We have answers. Hear from Dr. Usher on all the new obesity drugs that seem to be buzzing in the marketplace.

Learn about how Chippewa County, Wisconsin, partners with ReforMedicine to provide near-site clinic services for their employees for a successful self-insured program.

Hear directly from Randy Scholz, Chippewa County Administrator, as they discuss the HSHS/Prevea announcement of January, 2024, and the impacts to the area and Chippewa County.

Learn more about the Cedar Crest Surgery Center in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, offering bundled pricing for many common non-emergency surgeries as Dr. Usher interviews Dr. John Berschback, an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in hand and upper extremities.

Join Dave and Dave for a discussion on small business as well as some exciting new developments for Chamber members.

Hear from Dr. Usher (an Obesity Medicine Specialist) about what employers should know about obesity as a health problem, why treatment should be encouraged, and how to offer effective treatments.

Hear the latest on the growing list of approved medications used for treating the chronic disease of obesity from Dr. Usher, an Obesity Medicine Specialist.

Learn more about some of the models that employers use to manage self-funding and/or incorporating direct primary care into their health offerings.

Learn more about direct primary care, how some employers incorporate this strategy, and why the movement is growing in popularity.

The Health Rosetta accelerates adoption of simple, practical, non-partisan fixes to our health care system. Hear more about the recent Rosetta Fest held during the summer of 2023 in Chicago.

Many people struggle with overweight and obesity. While we at ReforMedicine are Medical Weight Loss Specialists, very few providers understand the chronic condition and some may even work against you! Take a listen to this important podcast!

Learn more about why direct primary care is the key player on your self funded health care team.

Listen in as Dr. Usher has a conversation with Tracy Zvenyach, PhD, MS, RN, Director of Policy, Strategy, and Alliances for the Obesity Action Coalition, a patient advocacy organization.

What do the Health Care Best Practice Events have to offer for employers? Learn more about the resources available to create a high performing self-funded health plan in Wisconsin.

Learn more about Matt Ohrt and Self Fund Health and the Health Care Best Practice Events. Hear more about their mission and how to create a high-performing self-funded health plan.

In a podcast inspired by a presentation at Low Carb Denver 2023, Dr. Usher shares information about how sugars, and particularly fructose, negatively affects our metabolism.

Hear Dr. Usher share with our audience the top 10 takeaways from Low Carb Denver 2023.

Dr. Usher is back from Low Carb Denver 2023 and wanted to share with our audience a synopsis of Bill Schindler's presentation based upon his series "Eat Like a Human."

Dr. Usher joins us to talk about a topic he is passionate about--the misinformation and disinformation that is rampant in our culture about human nutrition and the obesity epidemic.

Listen in as Dr. Usher and Dr. Tim Bartholow go in depth about the cost of primary care, whether primary care should be insured, and how direct primary care (DPC) can benefit any patient.

Join Dr. Usher and Dr. Bartholow as they discuss the affordability and accessibility of primary care in Wisconsin and the work Dr. Bartholow is doing related to data collection and cost analysis in our state. 

Get a deeper look into MDDirect and how the business model provides exceptional care for affordable prices when you listen in to a conversation between Dr. Usher and Sam Moen, co-founder of MDDirect.

Dr. Usher is joined by Jack Bert MD and Sam Moen, founders of MDDirect. Learn more about this unique and affordable way to provide Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal care to your employees.

Learn everything you wanted to know about your options for colon cancer screening from colonoscopy to other non-invasive tests that can screen for colon cancer. How do they compare in cost, convenience, and effectiveness.

Learn more about Dr. Greg Miller, Family Practice Physician, at ReforMedicine. Learn about his experience and background.

When you understand how direct pay medicine works, you can understand how providers can offer high quality services for far lower cost. Get into further details of how bundled pricing for surgeries works at Wellbridge Surgical in Indiana with Dr. Usher and Dr. Piniecki, as well as the patient-centered mission of direct pay medicine.

Did you know that there are direct pay surgical centers available? When you have a known, planned surgery, you can save very significantly by purchasing a bundled price surgery. Learn more from Ron Piniecki, MD, one of the co-founders of Wellbridge Surgical based in Indiana. 

Get to know Christina Funk, Nurse Practitioner with a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree, the director of the ReforMedicine Medical Weight Loss Program. Learn more about the program and the foundation behind the program in this informational episode.

Listen in as Dr. Usher has a conversation with Kris Greener, Health Coach, at ReforMedicine. Learn about what she does and learn valuable information about improving and protecting your overall health in this terrific episode.

Join Dr. Usher for a great discussion on self-funding for employers with Matt Ohrt, Co-Founder and Chief Healthcare Officer of Self Fund Health. Hear about best practices and learn about a proven way of assessing risk and designing a plan that provides excellent care and saves significantly.

Learn more about employer best practices in health care from Matt Ohrt Co-Founder and Chief Healthcare Officer of Self Fund Health. Get tips on how to learn more about self-funded health care, controlling costs, and understanding how to provide high quality care for less cost.

Have you ever tried calling your doctor's office to get a price on an appointment, a test, or a service? In Direct Pay Medicine pricing is clear, there is no back billing, and no insurance involved. This allows for clear, transparent, set prices for your primary care appointments, lab tests, and procedures. Listen in and learn a new way to think about your health care!

Learn more about Direct Primary Care for employers with ReforMDirect.

Learn more about how Direct Primary Care works for the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District (and how they have saved millions over five years) with ReforMedicine and the Cardinal Healthy Clinic, celebrating 5 years in 2022.

Learn more about the ReforMedicine Medical Weight Loss Program at ReforMedicine.

Hear from a local employer who is in their third year of utilizing ReforMedicine Direct Pay Practice for primary care. Learn about their decision-making process as well as their experience so far.

Dr. Usher's wife Patty joins the program to discuss a variety of topics related to breaking down the conventional methods of medical practices. Why practices and individual doctors should consider leaving the “familiar” for a direct-pay method. What it has meant for the Ushers and what they have seen over the last decade plus.

Learn more about how ReforMedicine's Direct Pay Practice can save employers significantly on health care costs.

Diane Peterson, who oversees many of the aspects of ReforMedicine, talks with Dr. Usher about why she works with the practice. She has a unique perspective on healthcare and finances. She does a deep dive into modern healthcare finances and how we ended up here over the last 20 years.

Obesity is a medical diagnosis and ReforMedicine has a program in place to help patients. Learn what it means to have obesity and how ReforMedicine approaches the medical treatment. Learn what to expect if you are interested in joining the program.

Learn more about ReforMedicine Family Practice and the direct pay medicine model of doing business.

Get to know Dr. David J. Usher, Family Practice Physician, and founder and CEO of ReforMedicine.