#3: How to Crush your Medical Bills with Cori Zavada

The Sovereign Health Podcast

Join CrowdHealth's founder/CEO Andy Schoonover and the founder/CEO at Fiduciary Risk Management and VezaHealth's Cori Zavada discuss how to crush your medical bills. Learn about the importance of second opinions, how to find an independent doctor, and tips to ensure you're not charged egregious amounts. Taking personal responsibility in your healthcare is important - understand how to become a savvy consumer of healthcare.

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0:00 - Introduction

1:35 - CrowdHealth founder's story

2:40 - FRM - fiduciary risk management overview and VezaHealth - remote second opinions

5:05 - Cori's healthcare industry background

7:20 - Healthcare is the most important purchase we make

10:00 - What can we do as consumers of healthcare?

13:35 - Cardiac ER case study

15:00 - Personal responsibility in medicine - importance of second opinions

17:30 - Health insurance's role - docs want to practice unencumbered

21:45 - Importance of site of care in price of service

23:10 - Tips to ensure you're not being charged egregious amounts

28:00 - Understanding emergency room bills - No Surprises Act

32:45 - Deal or no deal / financial assistance plans

35:55 - 2nd opinions, avoid the hospital, find an independent doc

37:37 - Price transparency discussion

40:11 - Price negotiation, lowering costs and leveraging surgery centers

42:54 - Self-funded health plans for employers

47:17 - Partnership between CrowdHealth and FRM / VezaHealth

48:27 - Medical appropriateness and finding the right provider PSA

52:37 - Paying in cash can get you better healthcare

55:52 - Closing