Episode 18: Dr. Tiffani Thomas: The Healthcare System Isn't Built For You: Here's How To Fight Back

We'd love to hear from you The healthcare system wasn't built with Black men in mind — and once you finally get to the doctor, the insurance company can still stand in your way. In this episode of Real Health Black Men, I sit down with Dr.

Tiffani Thomas — board-certified family physician, mom of four, and now a medical reviewer inside the insurance industry — for a conversation that goes deeper than "go see your doctor." We talk about why Black men avoid the exam room in the first place, the stigma that keeps us silent, and then flip the script to expose exactly how insurance denials, prior authorizations, and appeals actually work from someone who's sat on both sides of the table. In this episode: - Why "feeling fine" is the most dangerous mindset for Black men's health - The real reason wives and daughters are often the ones who get men to the doctor - How prostate cancer, high blood pressure, and kidney disease are all connected - Why early detection can mean a 100% survival rate for prostate cancer - What a "prior authorization" actually is — and how to fight a denial - The difference between an appeal, a peer-to-peer, and a grievance (and why almost no one uses that last one) - Why healthcare is so expensive, and whether other countries' systems are really better - Dr.

Thomas's own podcast, Overachiever Moms, and why moms need permission to put themselves first too. Connect with Dr.

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