Taking Back Control of Your Healthcare Before the System Does It for You with Andy Schoonover of CrowdHealth | #52

Andy Schoonover's daughter needed a simple ear procedure. He had insurance and did everything right. But the insurer called it "not medically necessary" and sent him a bill for $8,000 anyway. That was the last check he ever wrote them. So he built an alternative for 30,000 families instead.

Andy Schoonover is the founder and CEO of CrowdHealth, a community-based alternative to traditional health insurance that has helped over 30,000 families pay for healthcare directly, without deductibles, without networks, and without handing their money to a company with every incentive to deny their claims. Erin is a CrowdHealth member herself, and this conversation goes well beyond the pitch. She and Andy dig into why the traditional insurance model is broken beyond repair, what it actually takes to disrupt a $6 trillion industry, and why true agency over your health and your finances starts with being willing to do things differently than everyone around you.

What You'll Take Away

- How CrowdHealth works and why 30,000 families are paying a fraction of what traditional insurance costs them each month

- What actually happens if you go to the ER without traditional insurance, and why it's far less scary than you think

- Why the best doctors in the country are quietly moving to cash pay only, and what that means for how you access care

- How Andy navigated death threats, online attacks, and self-doubt while taking on one of the most entrenched industries in America

- Why Andy believes health insurance is in a death spiral, and what a post-insurance healthcare landscape could actually look like

More About Andy

Andy Schoonover is the founder and CEO of CrowdHealth, a community-funded alternative to traditional health insurance serving over 30,000 members across the country. He is a second-time healthcare entrepreneur whose mission is to give families the tools, the community, and the agency to take real ownership of their health.

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Connect with Andy:

💼LinkedIn: Andy Schoonover

🌐Website: joincrowdhealth.com (Promo Code: COUPE)

Connect with Erin Coupe:

💫 Instagram: @authenticallyec

💼 LinkedIn: Erin Coupe

🌐 Website: ErinCoupe.com

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