Aug 28, 2026 · 13 min · 8 segments
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Uprising Show, we sit down with Kimberly Carleson, CEO of US Beacon, to uncover the hidden truths behind…
Kimberly CarlesonGuest
Vivek NandaHost
So where does an employer who's actually taken control of of this from the start? Or I guess, where does an employer who's really looking to take control of this, where should they start?
If you have someone that will not change your contract, then find someone else.
It's kind of like the doctor that would not tell me to let my husband die.
But who's looking at, I guess, contract is there for sure, but who's going to tell them looking at the bill like, hey, is this even correct? Is that the part you're already saying covered to your contracting or somebody in their team needs to be the person who's finding out?
Sometimes someone in their team needs to be the person, but really it's good to get an independent, someone not connected to anyone on the plan to review your claims and to be kind of the overseer.
We kind of call it the check the checker of all the people within the system.
Because there are misaligned incentives in health care, unfortunately, inside and outside of your plan.
And your company and your business, are you assisting this exact thing with your clients or when do you exactly get involved?
I can tell pretty quickly if there's someone within the system that could be not in the best interest of what's right for the system.
Or if we have someone that's really wanting to work and build a great plan for the company, then we start reviewing the claims outside of it.
So where does an employer who's actually taken control of of this from the start? Or I guess, where does an employer who's really looking to take control of this, where should they start?
If you have someone that will not change your contract, then find someone else.
It's kind of like the doctor that would not tell me to let my husband die.
But who's looking at, I guess, contract is there for sure, but who's going to tell them looking at the bill like, hey, is this even correct? Is that the part you're already saying covered to your contracting or somebody in their team needs to be the person who's finding out?
Sometimes someone in their team needs to be the person, but really it's good to get an independent, someone not connected to anyone on the plan to review your claims and to be kind of the overseer.
We kind of call it the check the checker of all the people within the system.
Because there are misaligned incentives in health care, unfortunately, inside and outside of your plan.
And your company and your business, are you assisting this exact thing with your clients or when do you exactly get involved?
I can tell pretty quickly if there's someone within the system that could be not in the best interest of what's right for the system.
Or if we have someone that's really wanting to work and build a great plan for the company, then we start reviewing the claims outside of it.
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