Andy Schoonover - CrowdHealth is the Kickstarter of Health Coverage - #84

Andy Schoonover was frustrated that, despite paying $1,200 a month for coverage, his insurance refused to pay for his daughter's $8,000 ear infection procedure. Foregoing his insurance led him to develop a solution that could help those who are uninsured. He founded CrowdHealth. He shares that the idea behind CrowdHealth is medical health crowdfunding, which is a return to the notion of neighbors helping each other when someone is ill. Their goal is to build an alternative to the current healthcare system.  The community has the freedom to choose their healthcare providers without worrying about how much their medical procedures would cost. Members who dealt with similar circumstances even choose to contribute more. This makes Andy very optimistic that their service gives more hope for everybody to finally receive the real care that they deserve.Quick Guide01:10 Introduction05:40 How insurance works09:03 How does CrowdHealth work17:00 Taking care of the uninsured19:44 The original goal of insurance and what it has become29:01 Negotiating for a better healthcare33:12 A twisted symbiotic relationship42:02 Get uninsured and join CrowdHealth46:42 How healthcare workers can get involved52:05 An alternative healthcare system developingGet to know our guestAndy Schoonover saw the benefits of being uninsured and he developed CrowdHealth, a solution that can help uninsured individuals receive affordable healthcare.“So, you have the buyers of healthcare, which are health insurance plans, who want the price to go up. You have the sellers of healthcare, who are the big hospital systems, and it's more and more so. They both want the price to go up. So, this doesn't take a Ph.D. in economics, if the buyer and the seller want the price to go up, guess what the price is going up, right? Hospitals want the price to go up. Insurance Plans want the price to go up, the price is going up. And that's just how our system works. Unfortunately.” - Andy SchoonoverConnect with himTwitter: https://twitter.com/schoonoverandy https://twitter.com/JoinCrowdHealth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joincrowdhealth/Website: www.joincrowdhealth.comEpisode snippets07:03 - 08:10 - What’s riskier than being uninsured?10:12 - 10:51 - Doctors are dictated what they can and can’t do17:33 - 18:51 - Negotiating with hospitals to lower the patient’s bill20:43 - 21:45 - Benefits of being uninsured32:05 - 32:57 - Two people not allowed in the community40:02 - 42:01 - Unnecessary work doctors go through that’s not related to patient care53:02 - 54:24 - Building an alternative system with things built differentlySend Dr. Ovadia a Text Message. (If you want a response, you must include your contact information.) Dr. Ovadia cannot respond here. To contact his team, please send an email to [email protected] WEBSITE: Stay Off My Kitchen Table Like what you hear? Head over to IFixHearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table. Ready to go deeper? Talk to someone from my team at IFixHearts.com/talk.Ready to take control of your health?  Grab Dr. Ovadia’s brand new book Stay Off My Kitchen Table now! This isn’t just another diet book; it reveals why it’s not just what you eat, but what your body actually absorbs that determines your health.If you’re struggling with low energy, stubborn weight, or feeling like “healthy eating” isn’t working… this book shows you exactly how to fix it.Learn how to reset your gutEliminate hidden foods sabotaging your progressUnlock real energy, metabolism, and longevityDon’t wait until it’s too late. Take action today. Get your copy of Stay Off My Kitchen Table now.Learn More:Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart HealthTheme Song : Rage AgainstWritten & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey (c) 2016 Mercury Retro RecordingsAny use of this intellectual property for text and data mining or computational analysis including as training material for artificial intelligence systems is strictly prohibited without express written consent from Dr. Philip Ovadia.