Navigating Healthcare in America with Dr. Bricker

The concept of healthcare in the world has seen some of the most rapid and ultra modern improvements over the centuries. In the U.S. in particular, healthcare is not only business, it is one of the most advanced and important areas in the average American’s life. In essence, for adequate services, a lot of money goes into healthcare and that means finances play an extremely critical role in its function.

While providing healthcare was not intentionally meant to be a business per se, but in the U.S., it most definitely is. However, the conversation about improving healthcare becomes counterproductive when finance is also at the very crux. Can both improve simultaneously?

In the latest FinThrive podcast, host Brian Urban talked to Dr. Eric Bricker, an Internal Medical Doctor and the Medical Director at SimplePay Health, about the effects that costs and money has on healthcare.

In the episode Urban and Dr. Bricker talked about:

• Dr. Bricker entering the finance field within healthcare
• How finances ultimately affect healthcare services, hospitals, and patients

• The role insurances play in healthcare finance

“Money dramatically impacts the care. I'm not interested in money for the sake of money — I'm interested in money for the sake that it impacts the care,” said Dr. Bricker.

Dr. Eric Bricker is an Internal Medical Doctor and the Medical Director at SimplePay Health. He also founded AHealthcareZ, where he teaches videos on financial healthcare.