Coverage Denied: How Insurers Drive Inequality
From The House of Pod by Kaveh MD
April 28, 2026 · 1h 0m
About this episode
The episode explores how insurance coverage denials contribute to healthcare inequality in America.
Kaveh sits down with author/political scientist Miranda Yaver and ER doc Dr. Seth Trueger to dig into the broken machinery of insurance coverage denials in America and how the system is designed to say no. They discuss how insurers use prior authorization and claim denials not as isolated mistakes — but as a structural feature of the system. Discussion includes who gets denied, who fights back, why fewer than 1% of denied claims are ever appealed, and what you can do if it happens to you. House of Pod merch is here! Pick up a shirt designed by Bay Area artist Nigel Sussman Search "House of Pod" at bonfire.com or go to https://www.bonfire.com/hopmerch/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Kaveh MD
Guests: Miranda Yaver, Dr. Seth Trueger
Topics covered
- insurance coverage
- healthcare inequality
- prior authorization
- claim denials
- patient advocacy
- healthcare system
Keywords
- insurance
- coverage denial
- healthcare
- inequality
- prior authorization
- claims
- appeals
- patient rights
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