Who Provides Your Healthcare? The Surprising Truth Revealed!

Hello and welcome to Healthy Mind Healthy Life with your host Eric. This podcast is all about exploring the latest research, sharing personal stories, and providing personal tips for improving our mental health and well-being. Each episode will be joined by experts in the field of mental health, as well as individuals who have experienced the transformative power of a healthy mind firsthand. Together, we will dive into a range of topics from managing stress and anxiety to building resilience and cultivating happiness. So join us on this journey to discover new ways to take care of our minds, bodies, and souls, and let's work together to create a healthier, happier world one episode at a time. So let's get started. Hello, hello and welcome to Healthy Waves to our listeners, The Life podcast, where we dive deep into the diverse, uh, and dynamic topics with the help of expert discussions. So, uh, whether it's health, wellness, um, mental well-being or, uh, the latest innovations, we have got it all covered with the insights from the professionals who are leading the way in their respective fields. So tune in, engage and write the waves of knowledge with us. And, uh, so today I'd love to introduce you to our guest, Harlan Pickett. Welcome to the show, Harlan. Thank you so very much. It is my pleasure to be here, sir. Lovely, lovely. So, Harlan, before we start, I'd quickly love to introduce you to the listeners. Uh, the listeners. So, uh, leveraging almost two decades of, uh, uh, rich experience in the healthcare industry and his profound knowledge as the insurance broker, he has, uh, journeyed through the shifting, uh, signs of the insurance and the healthcare sector. So, uh, over the years, uh, he has adapted, innovated and recognized the need for affordable yet comprehensive insurance coverage, which is tailored to the individual needs. So champions are alternative funded solutions, disrupting the traditional insurance landscapes to make room for more flexible and personalized healthcare plans. So his work with Eagle Care uh, health solution insurers like, uh, everyone gets the health care they deserve without breaking the bank. So we're thrilled to have you with us, Harlan. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you so very much. Uh, you know, this is this is truly my passion to make sure people have access to the health care that they deserve. And it's such a huge deal because the whole health care system is so complicated, and people don't get the care that they need. And, you know, just like the the name of your show, the healthy, you know, healthy mind, healthy life that is that is just so true. I think it is so true that you have to have those things working in conjunction, because if you don't have your health and you're really missing out, right, you're you're really going to be behind the eight ball there. And we know if you start having health problems, the mental issues that come with that are not far behind. And it just then it starts snowballing and things just go off the rails really quickly. Exactly, exactly. So to start with, I mean, um, if you can share your perspective on how primary care providers can play a pivotal role in supporting the mental health for their parents. Sorry, patients. My bad. Yeah, yeah. No, that's a great question because that's where it really all starts. One of the the biggest misconceptions that people have is that they should only go to the doctor when they're sick. If you wait until things get that bad, or until you get what we call sick care what you want, you get into sick care. You're already behind. Now you're playing catch up to get ahead of the game that you could have been ahead of to begin with, if you were taking care of yourself with the right kind of primary care and preventative care, if you were out there actively making sure that your health stayed, stay good, and that goes right back into the mental health side of it, because most folks do not realize how much training a primary care doctor has towards that as well. That's usually your first line of defense against anxiety, against depression. So many of those things that start out and then it can can really start rolling downhill. And, man, you're in big trouble now because you didn't catch those early and start getting treatments. And treatments don't have to be medication, folks. A lot of times just having that conversation and getting ahead of it before it becomes a bigger problem that can put you in a whole different place. Yeah. One of the good things that came out of Covid is that people are a little more. Open to speak about some of the psychological things that happened during that time. You know, we're humans are social animals and being locked into a place where they couldn't interact with people, it had a very detrimental effect on a number of people. And the the person that you should turn to first to talk about that is actually your primary care physician. Uh, but here is the tough part of it. In a traditional system, uh, like we have here in America, where it's a fee for service. The fee for service primary care doctor typically doesn't have time to spend with you. They only have 5 to 7 minutes to talk about all of your issues. So then they're just referring you off to somebody else. Well, that's where these alternative models come in with direct primary care. Advanced primary care. Those doctors give you 30, 45 an hour worth of time to really dig into what's going on and help you in a more holistic way. That is the future, and that is what can help you have that healthy mind and healthy life. Exactly. That's very true. Yeah. So, uh. Okay. Also, like, how do you see, uh, the role of alternative, uh, funded health care solutions contributing to the overall healing of the mind, body and soul? Yeah. So the, the the solution that you choose, whether it is a traditional health solution, a health insurance plan or an alternative funded plan will determine the time of type of care you get. I know that sounds kind of crazy, but it's amazing how many people I ask them, hey, who do you get your health care from? And they name their insurance company? Well, let me tell you something, folks. There is not a single insurance company out there that provides health care. They pay for health care, but they don't provide health care. So when you start letting someone dictate, in this case, an insurance company who you go and see and how long you can see them, because they're only going to pay for so much, that's when you find yourself in trouble. That is why getting an alternative health solution, something that's a little outside of the box. But that is all so centered around you as the patient and not on profit. Let's let's be honest what our insurance companies about profiteering, right. They're their profit companies. And if they're out there to make profit, you're not in the center of it. Uh, but when you have a plan that's built around you, that's built around the actual patient, that means that you will now get the services that you deserve and you get the care that you deserve, and we'll have a much better outcomes. And once again, back to the name of your show. Have a healthier mind and healthier life. That's what it's all about. That's really what it's all about, is giving someone the time, giving someone the care that they deserve, and having someone listen to them. That's one of the biggest complaints people have is my. My doctor doesn't listen to me. My doctor. I think this is what's going on. I really want to talk to my doctor about it. But they don't have time. And whenever I am talking to them, it's like they're not listening to me. They've already decided what they want to do, refer me out or give me another medication. And you know, how many people have I seen that have this giant list of medications? And half of those medications are to counteract the side effects of the other medications that they're taking. So it's just a vicious cycle that they're in where medication is not always the answer. Care. Proper care is the answer. Exactly. Yeah. Also, like, uh, what, according to you, are some of the common misconceptions people have about the alternative funded solutions in the health care? No, that's a that's an excellent, excellent question. Because as soon as we start talking about alternative solutions, a lot of times people are like, whoa, whoa, whoa, I gotta have my health insurance. If I don't have my health insurance, that means I don't have access to health care. That is simply not true. Remember what I just said? Health insurance is not health care. They're just paying for health care. Well, alternative solutions do the same thing. But with the alternative solutions you have more control over what those look like. You get to help build those. You get to use the parts that you need. Most people look at an insurance plan, and they cannot even imagine what it takes to build that and all the pieces of it. And it is extremely complicated, just like our health system is extremely complicated. But I will tell you this, once you open up that box and you actually look at what's inside there and realize that you can work with someone like Eagle Care, they can rebuild that, but rebuild it where it's centered around you as the patient instead of just over here making money. Then that is what changes it. Because the misconception really is, is you have to have insurance to get health care, and that because there are two separate things, that is not true, an alternative funded or alternative design plan can work much more efficiently and actually provides you better access to care, more affordable access to care, and higher quality care at that. Uh, health care is a very strange thing is, it's one of the very few things, if not the only thing out there, that you don't get what you pay for. Typically, if it cost more, the care is better, is worse. In health care, you're paying more. You're getting less