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 Guide 01:10 Introduction 05:40 How insurance works 09:03 How does CrowdHealth work 17:00 Taking care of the uninsured 19:44 The original goal of insurance and what it has become 29:01 Negotiating for a better healthcare 33:12 A twisted symbiotic relationship 42:02 Get uninsured and join CrowdHealth 46:42 How healthcare workers can get involved 52:05 An alternative healthcare system developing Get to know our guest Andy 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 Schoonover Connect with him Twitter: https://twitter.com/schoonoverandy https://twitter.com/JoinCrowdHealth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joincrowdhealth/ Website: www.joincrowdhealth.com Episode snippets 07:03 - 08:10 - What’s riskier than being uninsured? 10:12 - 10:51 - Doctors are dictated what they can and can’t do 17:33 - 18:51 - Negotiating with hospitals to lower the patient’s bill 20:43 - 21:45 - Benefits of being uninsured 32:05 - 32:57 - Two people not allowed in the community 40:02 - 42:01 - Unnecessary work doctors go through that’s not related to patient care 53:02 - 54:24 - Building an alternative system with things built differently Send 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 team@ifixhearts.com 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 gut Eliminate hidden foods sabotaging your progress Unlock real energy, metabolism, and longevity Don’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 Health Theme Song : Rage Against Written & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey (c) 2016 Mercury Retro Recordings Any 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.