"I felt like I was putting $10,000 bandaids on someone's diabetic ketoacidosis instead of actually helping them to never be there in the first place." - Tiffany Ryder
Tiffany Ryder, medical physician associate and healthcare advocate, joined me this week to continue the theme of my previous episode: how do we empower patients to make informed decisions, and to advocate for a better system?
Tiffany shared with me her journey to this space, which took her from the world of NFL cheerleading to providing care as a medical physician associate, and why that gives her a unique perspective on the industry.
We talk about the critical lack of awareness that the average American has of how the healthcare and health insurance industries work, why there needs to be much more transparency in these spaces, and what the future looks like for healthcare in America.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Meet Tiffany Ryder
00:00:38 Veterans' Healthcare
00:24:39 Empowering Patients
00:29:08 Healthcare Cost Transparency
00:37:50 Informed Decision-Making in Healthcare
00:40:33 Simplifying Healthcare Communication
00:45:12 Ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare
00:54:23 Advocating For A Better System
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