There’s a Way to Fix Healthcare, but Is There a Will?
In this episode, we dive into our dysfunctional healthcare system with guest Wendell Potter, a former health insurance executive turned whistleblower, advocate for healthcare reform, New York Times best-seller, and documentary producer.
We discuss the role of private, for-profit health plans in the U.S. and how they’ve drained resources from the healthcare system while leaving Americans financially vulnerable and sick. We also touch upon Medicare Advantage (which is neither Medicare, nor an advantage), Medicare for All, “non-profit” hospital systems, and if we’ll ever break free from employment-based insurance.
Medical Debt is a Systems Failure, Not a Personal Failure
In this episode, we speak to Allison Sasso, CEO of RIP Medical Debt, a non-profit that buys medical debt at a steep discount… and then wipes it out entirely. Beneficiaries receive a letter that their debt has been erased. They have no tax consequences or penalties. Just like that, they’re free of medical debt.
