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Coverage Denied: How Insurers Drive Inequality

April 28, 2026·1h 0m
Episode Description from the Publisher

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.

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