The Personal Finance Podcast

Why Your Healthcare Costs Keep Rising with Dr. Jordan Grumet

The Personal Finance Podcast

Show Notes

Healthcare costs have been climbing around 7% a year. Andrew sits down with Doc G (Dr. Jordan Grumet), hospice physician and author of The Healthcare Heist, to break down exactly how a routine ER visit turns into a five-figure bill and where every one of those dollars actually goes.

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What You'll Learn in This Episode

Where your money actually goes on a routine ER visit, line by line

The billing trick hospitals use to make your visit look more complicated than it was

Why insurers quietly stopped fighting big hospital bills, and how that shows up in your premium

The reason your doctor orders tests they already know you do not need

How to audit a medical bill before you pay it, and the mistake that saved one listener $6,000

The HSA strategy that turns saved receipts into tax-free income years later

What to actually budget for health coverage if you retire before 65, plus three lower-cost alternatives most people never hear about

Why the long-term care bill you are afraid of is far less likely than you think, and how to fund it anyway

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Book/s Mentioned

The Healthcare Heist by Jordan Grumet https://a.co/d/091yO9cW

The Purpose Code by Jordan Grumet https://a.co/d/0aQIAFvZ

Taking Stock by Jordan Grumet https://a.co/d/03cjorhk

Episode/s Mentioned

How to Figure Out How Much is ENOUGH with Jordan Grumet https://youtu.be/d7nZVBHBtCI

How to Find Your Purpose And Build A Life You Love With Jordan Grumet https://youtu.be/H0KUUmc3B30

How to Negotiate Your Bills (and SAVE 6-Figures!) https://youtu.be/bgIcmuK7FK8

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Connect with Jordan

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