Episode 2456 – On this Friday’s show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Andrew Schooner, and they discuss providing options for health insurance, low carb lifestyle, and more.
PROVIDING OPTIONS
- How did CrowdHealth start? (2:00)
- Andrew shares his experience with health expenses and the Affordable Care Act.
- His daughter’s condition was dismissed as “medically unnecessary,” which was wrong
- Approximately 200,000 families go bankrupt yearly over medical expenses, despite having insurance.
- Yet the whole purpose of health insurance is to prevent your family from being in financial distress!
- The healthcare system is incentivized to reject claims. (12:45)
- Most people feel like they have no power against the huge health insurance companies.
- You can push back and get reimbursed, but it can take a lot of effort.
- Andrew has figured out how to work around the standard health insurance system, yet keep costs down. (16:00)
- Vinnie asks for more details about CrowdHealth. (21:30)
- A lot of it is based on negotiation with hospitals and community contributions.
- His company handles wellness checks, too—not just major issues.
- Andrew explains in detail the mechanics of how the system works.
- His goal is to provide options for members.
- Andrew also follows a low-carb lifestyle and wants to begin a version of CrowdHealth focused on a “ketovore” lifestyle. (52:00)
- There are parameters to join the “ketovore” group he is planning, but it will benefit those who join.
- He hopes this will incentivize people to adopt healthy behaviors.
- CrowdHealth will not fund GLP-1.
- If you are interested in learning more about CrowdHealth, go to https://joincrowdhealth.com
- Look for Vinnie’s NSNG® VIP Community and sign up for the waitlist!
- Go to https://vinnietortorich.com/vip to sign up!
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