My courageous daughter just had brain surgery. Hear about her surgery, her recovery, and why we think she is so lucky to have had strong health insurance. We are blessed. Not everyone is so lucky and we want you to know about it.
About The Podcast:
Millions of Americans feel confused and frustrated in their search for quality healthcare coverage.
Between out-of-control costs, countless inefficiencies, a lack of affordable universal access, and little focus on wellness and prevention, the system is clearly in dire need of change.
Hosted by healthcare policy and technology expert Marc S. Ryan, the Healthcare Labyrinth Podcast offers accessible, incisive deep dives on the most pressing issues and events in American healthcare.
Marc seeks to help Americans become wiser consumers and navigate the healthcare maze with more confidence and certainty through the Healthcare Labyrinth website and his book of the same name.
Marc is an unconventional Republican who believes that affordable universal access is a wise and prudent investment. He recommends common-sense solutions to reform American healthcare.
Tune in every week as Marc examines the latest developments in the space, offering analysis, insights, and predictions on the changing state of healthcare in America.
About The Episode:
On this episode of the Healthcare Labyrinth Podcast, Marc’s special guest is his daughter, Kitty. She just had brain surgery. Listen in to hear about her surgery, her recovery, and why we think she is so lucky to have had strong health insurance. We are blessed. Not everyone is so lucky and we want you to know about it.
Key Takeaways:
Kathleen, or Kitty as I call her, just had brain surgery in the United States to remove a brain malformation.
Her recovery was quick and we are so blessed to have had the best surgeons, hospitals, and insurance. But not everyone is so lucky.
Kathleen could very well have been uninsured based on how the U.S. health insurance operates. She likely would have gone without needed medications and surgery to cure her condition. Tens of millions live that each day.
We applaud the U.K., where she also has access to care, for its affordable universal access. But it is likely she would not have had surgery so quickly there – if ever. From the initial appointment to her surgery was just 7 weeks in the U.S.
Because of her strong insurance, she paid just $650. An uninsured person would have paid $170,000. An underinsured likely would have paid thousands, $10,000, or more.
While the UK has its issues with care, 85 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured. In essence, they have no or limited access. It is time to solve this issue.
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The Healthcare Labyrinth: A Guide to Navigating Health Plans and Fixing American Health Insurance
