Are you frustrated with the healthcare system–health insurance, in particular? Andy Schoonover is the Founder and CEO of CrowdHealth, a company that deploys a crowdfunding model to pay its users' medical bills. I am a member of CrowdHealth and have had nothing short of an amazing experience with them thus far. It was a pleasure to speak to Andy and I'm excited to share this episode with you.
What you'll hear:
Andy's background and motivation for starting CrowdHealth (1:34)
Challenges with traditional healthcare systems (6:47)
The importance of community and the need for economic incentives to encourage healthy lifestyle choices (8:59)
Understanding healthy insurance and healthcare costs (11:17)
Alternatives to traditional health insurance (17:48)
CrowdHealth as a viable alternative, emphasizing the community-based approach and the benefits of lower costs and better healthcare outcomes (33:28)
The CrowdHealth model (40:10)
Handling emergency and high medical bills (47:30)
Future plans for CrowdHealth and expansion (57:25)
The importance of community and mutual support (1:06:22)