
Show Notes
We dive into one of the most stressful and expensive parts of American life: healthcare.
Why are families paying $48,000 a year just to stay insured? Why does the system feel so broken? Is there another way? To help us figure it out, we sat down with Moishe Katz, the CEO of United Refuah Healthshare.
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United Refuah’s website: https://unitedrefuahhs.org/
Email: [email protected]
For doctors interested in being added to United Refuah’s preferred provider network: [email protected]
Eli referenced a video of a Dr. Potter: https://youtu.be/tsvAatLY5s4
CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:01 Americans Are Spending So Much on Health Insurance 01:48 The Stats 02:43 Health Insurance Costs 04:06 What a Health Share Is 05:16 Why United Refuah Started 10:06 How the Health Share Model Works 15:30 Making Sure Everyone Gets Care 17:32 Self Pay vs Insurance 19:40 Understanding the Costs 20:20 Its Many Members 20:50 What Happens When More People Join 23:15 Twillory 24:28 The Donors’ Fund 26:48 Incentives for Bringing in New Members 29:05 Increasing Staffing at United Refuah 29:45 What Is the Catch? 32:46 Preexisting Conditions and Family Members 34:17 Other Downsides of Healthshares 37:19 Keeping Track of Payments 39:28 Communicating with Providor 42:18 Typical Out of Pocket Costs 45:35 Determining Fair Prices 46:35 How to Protect Yourself From Overpaying 48:28 BitBean Uses AI to Help Your Business 49:16 Colel Chabad Helps Feed Thousands 51:14 Are Contributions Tax Deductible 52:10 Health Shares and Medication Costs 55:02 Pregnancy and Growing Families 58:10 Dental and Vision Sharing 01:00:30 Doctors Joining the Referred Provider Network 01:00:41 Surveying the Members 01:01:40 Gifting Memberships 01:02:08 Know Your Plan and Deductibles 01:07:47 Never Be Afraid to Ask for Discounts 01:10:10 Member Access to Telehealth 01:10:35 Reaching Out for Medications 01:11:04 Where CPAP Machines Fall 01:12:00 How United Refuah Compares to Other Healthshares 01:14:12 “We’re All In This Together” 01:15:24 Sharing Health Messages With Members 01:16:56 Making Sure Everything Is Legal 01:18:17 Dealing With Emergencies 01:19:46 Reaching Out to United Refuah 01:20:23 How R’ Katz Got Into Health Care 01:22:22 Changing Your Mindset About Others’ Medical Costs 01:23:43 Outro
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