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Rick Chelko

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Co-Founder + Partner at EdisonHealth Network
📍 Westlake, Ohio, United States

Rick Chelko is the Founder and Principal of Chelko Consulting Group, specializing in health plan management, specialty drugs, and cost mitigation. An alumnus of John Carroll University, he is described as a strategic leader dedicated to helping clients improve efficiencies and reduce healthcare spending through value-driven benefit programs.

He is driven by a core principle to aggressively pursue lower costs and greater value in healthcare, rather than chasing profits.

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Experience
46 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder + Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Westlake, Ohio, United States
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Health Plan Costs
He is passionate about helping sponsors mitigate waste and maximize value, consistently advocating for lower costs and greater efficiency in health benefits.
GLP-1 Drug Impact
He actively analyzes and critiques recent findings on GLP-1s, focusing on their real-world costs, health outcomes, and discontinuance rates for employers.
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Career

Work history

11-2012
Co-Founder + Partner
EdisonHealth Network
5-2005
Founder and Principal
Center for Benefits Management, Inc
7-2001
Founder and Principal
Chelko Consulting Group
1999 - 2001
Senior Vice President
Oswald Companies
1990 - 1999
Principal
Ernst & Young LLP
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Education
1976 - 1980
BSBA
John Carroll University
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