Brigham Buhler
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And so then they tell you what surgeon to go to. And then you're left with another huge out-of-pocket expense of a mega co-payer deductible, oftentimes north of $10,000 that you, the patient, are left on the hook with. And then you don't even get to choose your clinician.
And so then they tell you what surgeon to go to. And then you're left with another huge out-of-pocket expense of a mega co-payer deductible, oftentimes north of $10,000 that you, the patient, are left on the hook with. And then you don't even get to choose your clinician.
And so then they tell you what surgeon to go to. And then you're left with another huge out-of-pocket expense of a mega co-payer deductible, oftentimes north of $10,000 that you, the patient, are left on the hook with. And then you don't even get to choose your clinician.
And then if that surgeon botches the surgery, which is apparently what happened in his instance, it can cause lifelong erectile dysfunction. It can cause lifelong phantom pain into the limbs, a cascade of issues. So you're miserable, you're angry, you're suffering, and you've been jacked around by the insurance company for a year.
And then if that surgeon botches the surgery, which is apparently what happened in his instance, it can cause lifelong erectile dysfunction. It can cause lifelong phantom pain into the limbs, a cascade of issues. So you're miserable, you're angry, you're suffering, and you've been jacked around by the insurance company for a year.
And then if that surgeon botches the surgery, which is apparently what happened in his instance, it can cause lifelong erectile dysfunction. It can cause lifelong phantom pain into the limbs, a cascade of issues. So you're miserable, you're angry, you're suffering, and you've been jacked around by the insurance company for a year.
And that's unfortunately the story of so many Americans that people are frustrated and they're angry and rightfully so. Again, all-time profits for big insurance, but at the same time, all-time fatalities in the United States of chronic disease. You know, people dying of chronic disease, 1.7 trillion Americans died.
And that's unfortunately the story of so many Americans that people are frustrated and they're angry and rightfully so. Again, all-time profits for big insurance, but at the same time, all-time fatalities in the United States of chronic disease. You know, people dying of chronic disease, 1.7 trillion Americans died.
And that's unfortunately the story of so many Americans that people are frustrated and they're angry and rightfully so. Again, all-time profits for big insurance, but at the same time, all-time fatalities in the United States of chronic disease. You know, people dying of chronic disease, 1.7 trillion Americans died.
Well, what I tell people is you have to change. You have to paradigm shift. And I hate to say this, but you've got to look at the insurance company like you look at your car insurance. It's there if you wreck the car.
Well, what I tell people is you have to change. You have to paradigm shift. And I hate to say this, but you've got to look at the insurance company like you look at your car insurance. It's there if you wreck the car.
Well, what I tell people is you have to change. You have to paradigm shift. And I hate to say this, but you've got to look at the insurance company like you look at your car insurance. It's there if you wreck the car.
It's there in the event of something catastrophic. But if you're expecting your car insurance to rotate your tires, change the oil, look under the hood, and maintain the vehicle, you're going to be sorely disappointed when you blow the motor out. And this system is not built to prevent chronic disease and to drive healthspan and longevity.
It's there in the event of something catastrophic. But if you're expecting your car insurance to rotate your tires, change the oil, look under the hood, and maintain the vehicle, you're going to be sorely disappointed when you blow the motor out. And this system is not built to prevent chronic disease and to drive healthspan and longevity.
It's there in the event of something catastrophic. But if you're expecting your car insurance to rotate your tires, change the oil, look under the hood, and maintain the vehicle, you're going to be sorely disappointed when you blow the motor out. And this system is not built to prevent chronic disease and to drive healthspan and longevity.
I can't go to that doctor.
I can't go to that doctor.
I can't go to that doctor.
And the challenge with that is you're putting, I try to say this as politely as possible. If you put yourself in the hands of the average insurance company and you go to the average primary care, don't be surprised when you die of the average chronic American disease. Because the system is built to fail you. And you can wish in one hand and s*** in the other and see what fills up first.
And the challenge with that is you're putting, I try to say this as politely as possible. If you put yourself in the hands of the average insurance company and you go to the average primary care, don't be surprised when you die of the average chronic American disease. Because the system is built to fail you. And you can wish in one hand and s*** in the other and see what fills up first.