Relocalizing Health with Dave Chase
Relocalizing Health with Dave Chase
Podcast Description
While Washington argues and Wall Street profits, a quiet transformation is reshaping healthcare — one community at a time.Relocalizing Health takes you inside this movement with Dave Chase, founder of Health Rosetta, as he talks with the people leading healthcare's ground-up transformation. Their approach? Keep care local, rebuild trust, and redirect healthcare wasted spending into something that actually serves people.You'll hear real-world stories from employers, clinicians, and civic leaders who are designing health plans and ecosystems that work — and strengthening their local economies in the process.Featured guests include:- Public sector leaders who've redesigned employee health benefits to free up millions for essential services.- Physicians who've left corporate systems to practice relationship-based care.- Manufacturing executives using healthcare as a competitive advantage - not a cost burden.- Civic leaders helping communities reclaim control of their healthcare destiny.If you care about your community's future and want to see what's actually working in healthcare transformation, this show offers a clear-eyed look at proven models and how to implement them.
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Content Themes
The podcast emphasizes the intersection of healthcare and community prosperity, featuring themes such as local healthcare systems, economic revitalization through health initiatives, and community-led health solutions. Episodes highlight inspiring real-world stories, like the transformative impact of healthcare in Tangelo Park, Florida, and explore various models of successful health ecosystem designs across states such as Ohio and Alabama.
While Washington argues and Wall Street profits, a quiet transformation is reshaping healthcare: one community at a time.
Relocalizing Health takes you inside this movement with Dave Chase, founder of Health Rosetta, as he talks with the people leading healthcare’s ground-up transformation. Their approach? Keep care local, rebuild trust, and redirect healthcare wasted spending into something that actually serves people.
You’ll hear real-world stories from employers, clinicians, and civic leaders who are designing health plans and ecosystems that work, and strengthening their local economies in the process.
Featured guests include:
– Public sector leaders who’ve redesigned employee health benefits to free up millions for essential services.
– Physicians who’ve left corporate systems to practice relationship-based care.
– Manufacturing executives using healthcare as a competitive advantage – not a cost burden.
– Civic leaders helping communities reclaim control of their healthcare destiny.
If you care about your community’s future and want to see what’s actually working in healthcare transformation, this show offers a clear-eyed look at proven models and how to implement them.
Welcome to Relocalizing Health, where we explore how communities are reclaiming control over healthcare and rebuilding systems that truly serve people. In this episode, host Dave Chase welcomes Patrick Blackaller, the driving force behind the Employer Healthcare Cooperative of Wisconsin. Together, they dive into the journey of transforming healthcare for schools and employers in Wisconsin, shifting from an extractive industry toward a model that prioritizes care, cost transparency, and community partnerships.
You'll hear honest reflections on the tough choices and personal stories that sparked this movement, including the profound impact of rising costs and restrictive insurance plans on real people. Patrick Blackaller shares how direct contracts, innovative clinics, and new pharmacy approaches are not only saving millions but also bringing dignity and access back into healthcare. This episode is packed with lessons on pioneering change, even in the face of skepticism, and offers a blueprint for other communities ready to take bold steps toward a better future.
Timestamps:
00:00 ”Rural School Struggles with Healthcare”
05:04 ”Creating Care Through Self-Funding”
09:14 Overcoming Skepticism to Find Support
12:50 Affordable Medication Access Strategies
14:23 ”Optimizing Health Plans Affordably”
17:10 Streamlining Healthcare Navigation and Education
20:30 Healthcare Spending and Employer Insights
23:51 ”Optimizing Quality and Cost Balance”
27:21 Perseverance Through Challenges
31:23 Purpose-Driven Leadership Strategies
35:21 ”Relocalizing Health: American Comeback”
Learn More:
RosettaFest 2025 – https://rosettafest.org/
Health Rosetta – http://healthrosetta.org/
Nautilus – https://www.nautilushealth.org/
Kynexions – https://kynexions.com/
Dave Chase – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chasedave/
Podcast Website – https://relocalizinghealth.com/
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