The MeidasTouch Podcast Meidas Health, Episode 12: Changemakers Take on Goliath (i.e., the American Health Insurance Industry)
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Jul 28, 2025 Dr. Elisabeth Potter, a reconstructive plastic surgeon from Austin, advocates for patients facing unjust insurance denials. Meanwhile, Warris Bokhari, CEO of GetClaimable.com, focuses on automating appeals to promote patient access to essential therapies. Together, they dissect the challenges within the American health insurance system, share personal advocacy stories, and highlight the urgent need for reforms. They discuss innovative solutions like direct contracting and the role of public awareness in reshaping healthcare access and affordability.
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Doctor Confronts Insurance During Surgery
- Dr. Elisabeth Potter shared a story of being called out of an operating room by an insurance rep during surgery.
- She exposed absurd insurance interference when a patient was asleep on the table for mastectomy care.
Most Insurance Denials Are Inappropriate
- Nearly 850 million insurance denials occur yearly but fewer than 1 million are challenged.
- Claimable automates appeals and wins about 80% of them, showing most denials are inappropriate.
Claimable Saves Life-Saving Care
- Claimable helped overturn insurance denials for critical cases like double lung and liver transplants.
- They also intervened to secure neuro rehab for a young girl hit by a truck.