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As we head into 2023, local companies are facing changes in both hospitals and health coverage as a result of “big business.” The Pennant Group’s Tom Mastny makes sense of it all.

As we head into 2023, local companies are facing changes in both hospitals and health coverage as a result of “big business.” The Pennant Group’s Tom Mastny makes sense of it all.

Former Major Leaguer, Tom Mastny is an Employee Benefits consultant with the Pennant Group. He did some research on healthcare costs. In our continuing series this week, he looks at why your premiums and out-of-pocket costs are so high and what you can do about it. Watching this 90-second clip could save you a bunch of money!

Supply chain issues can have a major impact on health insurance for cost and efficiency. Tom Mastny with the Pennant Group explains the impacts on healthcare benefits.

The changing hospital scene is putting pressure on local health insurance costs. Tom Mastny of The Pennant Group tells us more in this short clip.

If you offer health insurance, Tom Mastny of The Pennant Group says in this short clip that you are in the healthcare business and tells us what that means for your company.

Tom Mastny of The Pennant Group says that as the cost of medical procedures rises, the resulting insurance increases will trickle down to employees.

Tom Mastny of The Pennant Group talks about how supply chain issues trickle down to affect health care benefits.

Tom Mastny of The Pennant Group says Direct Primary Care could be an easy fix for a company’s health care needs.

Tom Mastny of The Pennant Group advocates for transparency in health care costs in this short clip.

Tom Mastny of The Pennant Group offers insight into what it takes to change your company’s health plans in this two-minute clip.

Yours truly tried to guess who the video podcast guest was and it took me a while. Here is a hint, he played on the national stage before, and now he is part of different small business teams in the CSRA! See if you can guess who it is!

Tom Mastny went from a Major League pitcher to helping local businesses with their health care benefits with The Pennant Group. In this interview with Neil Gordon, Tom tells us about the similarities between online ticketing giant StubHub and shopping for health insurance.

Tom Mastny went from a Major League pitcher to helping local businesses with their health care benefits with The Pennant Group. In this interview with Neil Gordon, Tom talks about how to contain spending when looking at health benefits, including self-funding.

Few people connect baseball and health benefits. But Tom Mastny, who went from a Major League pitcher to helping local businesses with their health care benefits with The Pennant Group, tells Neil Gordon that coaching a baseball team has some things in common with creating the best health benefits for you and your employees.

Tom Mastny went from a Major League pitcher to helping local businesses with their health care benefits with The Pennant Group. In part 3 of his interview with Neil Gordon, Tom tells us how we’re currently in an area with a strong competition that drives down costs and helps employers take control of the benefits they offer.

Tom Mastny went from a Major League pitcher to helping local businesses with their health care benefits with The Pennant Group. In part 2 of his interview with Neil Gordon, Tom talks about the changes in the health care benefits industry and the importance of finding the right benefits for your company.

Baseball is a team sport that relies on many people doing their part. Tom Mastny has transformed his baseball career – which included three years in the Major Leagues with the Cleveland Indians – into a “team” approach to helping businesses find their best health benefits. In part 1 of this interview, Tom tells Neil about his baseball career and what led him to start The Pennant Group.

Drive, hard work and asking questions propelled Tom Mastny to a three-year Major League baseball career. Now, he’s using those same attributes to help CSRA businesses contain health care costs. Mastny is CEO of The Pennant Group, a health benefits company that helps employers dig deeper to discover the reasons for high health costs and then find ways to reduce or contain those costs. “It’s the ‘hidden paycheck,’” Mastny said about the health care costs. “Most employees don’t understand all the things taken out of their check, and if you