Commercial health insurance: Is denying care the business model?

Code WACK!

English - May 27, 2024 12:30 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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This time on Code WACK!

What’s the impact of commercial health insurance Denial-of-Care tactics? Who “wins” when new employees have to wait three months before their health insurance kicks in? What devastating physical, financial and emotional consequences did one young woman face after she was seriously injured during such a waiting period?

To find out, we spoke to Kimberly Soenen, founder of Chicago-based “SOME PEOPLE,” a not-for-profit organization and multiverse channel dedicated to removing barriers to healthcare access. This is the first episode in a two-part series with Kimberly.

Soenen is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of AMPERS Radio Association. All views expressed during this podcast are her own.

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