Robert Goff explains the $1 trillion medical debt crisis in the United States and how to avoid expensive medical bills by understanding your insurance policy and asking your health care providers the right questions.br0:00 Introducing Robert Goffbr0:41 $1 trillion in consumer medical debt in U.S.br2:29 Vast majority have a deductible of $1,000-$2000br3:04 Explanation of coinsurancebr5:01 Physicians are separately contracted from the hospitalsbr8:15 Hospital labs can cost far more than private labsbr10:03 Do you recommend medical savings accounts?br11:07 Share concern about costs with your physicianbr13:11 Demand transparency of costsbr17:02 Focus on interventions to avoid costly hospitalizationbr18:16 Ripmedicaldebt.org is a charity that has abolished $2 billion of consumer medical debtbrbrRegister for the Pandemic Investing Online Summit on October 17th: a href="" rel=nofollow target=blank More: a href="" rel=nofollow target=blank to the podcast: a href="" rel=nofollow target=blank questions or topics you want me to do a video on? Let us know in the comments below.