Lucas Bitzan, Anthem (Dental Business Radio, Episode 25)
An expert in dental insurance products and underwriting, Lucas Bitzan with Anthem joined host Patrick O’Rourke on this edition of Dental Business Radio to discuss current trends in underwriting. This episode is “must listen” for general dentists and dental specialty practitioners wanting to hear the latest on reimbursements. Dental Business Radio is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient: PPO Negotiations & Analysis and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.
Lucas Bitzan, Senior Director, Dental Product Development and Management, Anthem
As Senior Director of Product Development and Management, Lucas Bitzan keeps an active eye on industry and competitive trends alongside regulatory and public affairs with the goal of developing market-leading and competitive product solutions.
Lucas has nearly 15 years of industry experience and has been with the organization since 2015. Previously he held a variety of roles in business development as well as medical and specialty product strategy, development, and management as a Strategic Consultant for Humana. With a strong background and awareness of the market and experience with organizational functions including clinical, network, operations, and sales he is passionate to build winning product strategies with strong go-to-market value propositions.
He received his BA degree from St. Norbert College in Business Administration and Political Science.
About Dental Business Radio
Dental Business Radio covers the business side of dentistry. Host Patrick O’Rourke and his guests cover industry trends, insights, success stories, and more in this wide-ranging show. The show’s guests include successful doctors across the spectrum of dental practice providers, as well as trusted advisors and noted industry participants. Dental Business Radio is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®. The show can be found on all the major podcast apps and a complete show archive is here.
Practice Quotient
Dental Business Radio is sponsored by Practice Quotient. Practice Quotient, Inc. serves as a bridge between the payor and provider communities. Their clients include general dentist and dental specialty practices across the nation of all sizes, from completely fee-for-service-only to active network participation with every dental plan possible. They work with independent practices, emerging multi-practice entities, and various large ownership entities in the dental space. Their PPO negotiations and analysis projects evaluate the merits of the various in-network participation contract options specific to your Practice’s patient acquisition strategy. There is no one-size-fits-all solution.
