192: Andy Schoonover - Crowdfunding Better Health | Dr. Anthony Gustin

Andy Schoonover is the Founder and CEO of CrowdHealth, a platform that crowdfunds healthcare costs for its members so they can ditch their health insurance plans.

You work for whoever pays you. Doctors work for health insurance companies. But if patients pay them directly, the dynamic changes. They work for you and treat you like a human being. Share on X

He chats with Dr. Anthony Gustin about why this model solves the biggest problems in our broken medical-industrial complex and brings a community-first approach back to healthcare.

We can show we’re getting 50% better rates for our members than health plans and saving them up to 90% on medications. Share on X

Tune in to the episode to hear them discuss

What inspired Andy to start CrowdHealth
What’s wrong with the health insurance industry
How people rack up million-dollar hospital bills
What makes paying doctors in cash at the point of care different
How crowdfunded healthcare works
How CrowdHealth members dramatically reduce their healthcare expenses
What incentivizes members to contribute to others and take better care of their health
The demographics of their members and the most common crowdfunding requests
How many claims have been denied vs. fully funded