This week from CodeWACK! The Health Insurance Black Box: Why Employer Healthcare Costs Keep Rising

This time on CodeWACK! What challenges do employers face when providing health coverage to their employees? And what role do health insurers and Pharmacy Benefit Managers—prescription drug middlemen known as PBMs—play in shaping costs, coverage, and access to care? To find out, we spoke with Chuck Melendi, who has more than three decades of experience in healthcare leadership, advocacy, and industry strategy. He spent 25 years at Johnson & Johnson, where he tackled issues including drug pricing, payer negotiations, policy, and commercial strategy. Chuck retired from Johnson & Johnson in early 2025 and went on to launch Disruptive Dialogue, a podcast and consulting platform where he shares insights from inside the U.S. healthcare system – while exploring ideas for reform. This is the first of a two-part series. Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!

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This week from CodeWACK! The Health Insurance Black Box: Why Employer Healthcare Costs Keep Rising is an episode from Nurse Talk by Nurse Talk.

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This episode was published on Apr 6, 2026.

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