This Medicare Advantage plan CEO says the healthcare system is “broken.” Here’s what he says should happen next.
Earlier this year, SCAN Health Plan released an advertisement depicting some of the issues faced by Medicare patients across the country. In this episode, SCAN CEO Sachin Jain and Chief Marketing Offi...
3 Dec 202518min
Listener mailbag: Navigating insurance limits and disputes
In today’s episode, Erika talks with Shawn Stack from the Healthcare Financial Management Association about listener questions, including what to do when insurance sets limits on treatment and how to ...
12 Nov 202510min
How can I afford expensive allergy and asthma treatments?
Treatments for allergies and asthma such as epinephrine pens and inhalers can be life saving…and cost prohibitive. These devices can be expensive, and often, patients need more than one, multiplying t...
28 Okt 202519min
How your doctors get paid
Medicine is one of the best compensated professions in the United States, but perhaps one of the most misunderstood when it comes to how people get paid. This week, Katie Gilfillan from the Healthcare...
13 Okt 20256min
How to save on prescription drugs
The price of prescription drugs is going up all the time, and there are more places than ever to get them. In this episode, Ruchi Talwar, MD from Vanderbilt University Medical Center discusses how to ...
1 Okt 202511min
Who pays your medical bills after an auto accident?
Accidents will happen but determining how to pay — and which insurer is paying — for any injuries incurred an accident depends on where the mishap occurred and who is at fault.
18 Sep 20255min
Healthcare executive: Patients should be at the center of care
The American healthcare system is more complicated than other industries, which leads to confusion and frustration for patients. This week, physician and healthcare executive Navesh Kandiyil, MD, disc...
4 Sep 202510min
Which spouse's health plan should you choose? Maybe both.
When both spouses in a household are offered insurance through their employer, the decision on which plan to choose – or whether to choose both – can be more complex than it seems. In this episode, Sh...
20 Aug 20255min
