Carl Schuessler, Jr., DHP, DIA, GBDS ~ Mitigate Partners

Carl Schuessler leads Mitigate Partners, a consortium of 22+ employee benefit consulting & brokerage firms.

His passion for fixing the problem of runaway health-care costs in this country and his desire to treat the employer’s money as his own led him through years of research culminating in the development of his proprietary FairCo$t Health Plan. This innovative plan design seamlessly integrates 20+ cost containment solutions with a high-performance health-care solutions platform.

The 2022 Executive Leader Healthcare Leader of the Year, Carl & Mitigate Partners have been nationally recognized for their work in creating localized, employer-built, health-care plans in Forbes, Entrepreneur,Innovation & Tech Today, Physician Outlook Magazine, Free Market Medical Association, and Bold TV.

By removing misaligned incentives, directing care based on quality and cost, & ultimately, helping courageous employers fix their plans, employers are saving 15-to-30 percent in their healthcare spend.

An accomplished speaker, Carl often rallies audiences with stories of how Mitigate Partners are challenging Wall Street (insurer-built) health plans by creating Main Street (employer-built) health plans and bending the healthcare cost curve.