About this episode

Candace interviews Andy Schoonover about his journey in transforming healthcare funding through community support and personal experiences with loss.

Thousands of people go bankrupt every year from medical bills. Andy Schoonover decided to do something about it. Have you ever wondered if there's a way out of the health insurance maze? Candace sits down for a special interview with Andy Schoonover, founder of CrowdHealth, a community of people who fund each other's healthcare expenses directly. What started with a devastating loss and an $8,000 medical bill that insurance refused to pay became a mission to return humanity to an industry that has lost it. Andy and Candace dig into how the system actually works, why the buyer and the seller of healthcare both benefit when prices go up, and what happens when you just pay your doctor in cash. The numbers are crazy: a $5,000 scan for $200, a $80,000 Life Flight negotiated to $13,000, and members saving $77 million collectively by opting out of traditional insurance. Andy also shares about losing his daughter Grace, the two years that nearly broke his marriage, and how both of those experiences shaped what he cares about most. Listener questions round out the conversation: Amelia asks how to find your calling in a career, and both Candace and Andy weigh in with answers rooted in…

People in this episode

Host: Candace Cameron Bure

Guest: Andy Schoonover

Topics covered

• healthcare
• insurance
• personal calling
• community support
• financial burden
• parenting

Keywords

• health insurance
• medical bills
• CrowdHealth
• financial savings
• personal calling
• parenting dreams
• healthcare costs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CrowdHealth

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