Healthcare Champions (S2E1): Restoring trust with ClearPoint Health – Jeb Dunkelberger.

Lessons + insights from S2E1 of BarkleyOKRP’s Healthcare Champions Podcast

Jeb Dunkelberger’s journey into healthcare disruption is personal. At sixteen, he lost his stepmother to brain cancer, only to watch his family drown under $2.4 million in medical bills and file for bankruptcy. 

That lit the fuse for ClearPoint Health, a company built to expose and fix the system’s hidden traps. Drawing from years at Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and working with progressive brokers, Jeb zeroed in on high-cost claimants as the industry’s biggest pain point, where risk splinters across over 85 carriers, creating chaos and cost.

ClearPoint’s model is audacious yet practical: be the Costco for alternative funding, with a single RFP unlocking everything from stop-loss coverage to pharmacy solutions. Jeb explains how they build trust by educating advisors and tailoring solutions, whether for Fortune 500 firms or Main Street businesses with ten employees. 

He pulls no punches on topics like value-based care’s failures, the technology gap hobbling smaller providers, and why trust — broker-to-employer and employer-to-employee — is healthcare’s ultimate currency. For Jeb, it’s about staying on the right side of a system that too often leaves people feeling alone.

Healthcare Champions captures stories from visionaries at the forefront of healthcare business strategy and innovation. Each episode highlights healthcare industry opportunities that could drive real impact from individuals who are champions of real change.

To explore more episodes of Healthcare Champions, click here.

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