Health Insurance vs. Health
October 31, 2024
In this episode of The Health & Will Power Hour, we sit down with Dr. Grace Torres-Hodges, a board-certified podiatrist and co-leader of the Florida Free Market Medical Association, to explore her journey from traditional, insurance-based health care to Direct Specialty Care.
Dr. Hodges opens up about the disconnect between her purpose as a doctor and the administrative burdens imposed by insurance companies, explaining how these demands can prevent physicians from providing the genuine, patient-centered care they set out to deliver.
Key Points
Key Points
- Doctor vs. insurance company priorities
- Examples of insurance reimbursement
- Frustration with insurance practices and frequent justifications
- The positives of the Direct Care model
- Administrative and operational challenges in medical practices
- Cash payments and out-of-pocket costs
- Grace’s involvement in the Florida chapter of FMMA and learning from other chapters
- Obamacare and Affordable Care Act effects
Links
Eagle Care Health Solutions - https://eaglecarehealth.com/
Torres Hodges Podiatry - https://thpodiatry.com/
Dr. Grace Torres-Hodges' Book - https://www.amazon.com/Private-Practice-Solution-Doctor-Patient-Relationship/dp/B0CK3QR1XX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3ULQBPEYYS7W8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.stWmRbE6HvqrA1c2lw2t0g.dKChTseLTbsVPrGGgsieFxsXJN8vO0kKSr2CZTEg7oI&dib_tag=se&keywords=dr+grace+torres+hodges&qid=1730385540&s=books&sprefix=dr+grace+torres+hodges%2Cstripbooks%2C156&sr=1-1
Connect with Dr. Grace Torres-Hodges on...
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drgracedpm/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TorresHodgesPodiatry/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/torreshodgespodiatry/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9HBm_4OOLPd80LBrZH4WQ