Danielle Drori
Knew Health
Danielle Drori is associated with the healthcare organization Knew Health. Her focus is on health insurance, healthcare costs, and alternatives to traditional healthcare systems.
8 claims checked on air: 1 contradicted 1 overstated 3 supported 3 unverified
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Health sharing arrangements have existed for over 40 years and the majority are religious-based organizations requiring a statement of faith.
"The concept's been around, I would say for over 40 plus years, but it has always been very popular with a lot of religious communities. So, I know you mentioned that a little bit earlier. Most other health shares are religious based. So, a lot of them will have to take like an oath of Christianity, for example" (said at 0:11:44)
Health care sharing ministries (HCSMs) trace their modern origins to the early 1980s (e.g., Christian Healthcare Ministries/Christian Brotherhood Newsletter, founded in 1981), operating for over 40 years. Published policy and socio-legal analyses confirm that these arrangements are predominantly faith-based non-profit organizations where members share common religious beliefs and are generally required to adhere to specific moral and religious tenets, such as a Christian statement of faith or church attendance.
Approximately 83% of medical bills contain an error.
"I read a statistic a couple weeks ago that said 83% of medical bills have an error on them." (said at 0:17:53)
No published record matching the claim that approximately 83% of medical bills contain an error was located; this does not prove the claim false. While figures ranging from 80% to 83% are frequently cited in consumer advocacy and popular media reports regarding medical billing accuracy, rigorous peer-reviewed empirical studies establishing a precise 83% error rate across medical bills were not found.
Doctors and hospitals are legally required to provide a price quote or good faith estimate for surgery or medical procedures ahead of time upon request.
"If you ever need a surgery ahead of time, you can also ask your doctor and hospital for a quote and they legally have to provide it to you" (said at 0:22:01)
The claim is supported by US federal healthcare regulations. Under the No Surprises Act (effective January 1, 2022), healthcare providers and facilities are legally required to provide a Good Faith Estimate (GFE) of expected medical charges before scheduled non-emergency care or upon request for uninsured and self-pay individuals, as well as obtain explicit financial consent regarding expected charges for out-of-network non-emergency services.
The most common blood tests requested by a physician during a standard physical exam are a complete blood count (CBC), a metabolic panel, and an insulin test.
"typically the most common ones that a doctor wants at a physical are the CBC, the metabolic panel, and insulin." (said at 0:34:49)
The speaker claims that a complete blood count (CBC), metabolic panel, and insulin test are the most common blood tests ordered by a physician at a physical examination. While complete blood counts, chemistry/metabolic panels, and lipid profiles are frequently ordered case-finding laboratory tests during general ambulatory examinations, routine insulin testing is not standard practice or among the most commonly requested routine screening blood tests.
The Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) was founded over 30 years ago by Joshua Rosenthal and has more than 155,000 graduates across nearly 180 countries.
"The founder of Knew Health is actually His name is Joshua Rosenthal and he started the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. It's the world's largest holistic nutrition school... he started IIN way back when over 30 years ago. There's over 155,000 graduates in nearly 180 countries now." (said at 0:45:05)
No published record matching the claim that the Institute for Integrative Nutrition was founded over 30 years ago by Joshua Rosenthal and has more than 155,000 graduates across nearly 180 countries was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Joshua Rosenthal originated and started the health coaching industry.
"He actually started the whole health coaching industry." (said at 0:45:12)
While Joshua Rosenthal founded the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) in 1992, which became a prominent commercial training institution for health coaches, he did not single-handedly start or originate the health coaching industry. The broader health and wellness coaching field developed collaboratively across several decades through numerous independent clinicians, behavioral psychologists, and educational pioneers—including figures such as Michael Arloski, Linda Bark, Georgianna Donadio, Meg Jordan, and Margaret Moore—who established professional wellness coaching models, clinical standards, and training programs across medicine, nursing, and psychology.
- contradicts: Health Coaching Education: a Conversation with Pioneers in the Field (Global Advances in Health and Medicine 2013) · cited 8x in the literature
"In February 2013, Global Advances in Health and Medicine (GAHMJ) interviewed eight pioneers in the field of health coaching education: Michael Arloski, PhD, PCC; Linda Bark, PhD, RN, MCC, NC-BC; Georgianna Donadio, PhD; Meg Jordan, PhD, RN; Sam Magill, MBA, MCC; Margaret Moore, MBA; Linda Smith, PA-C, MA; and Cheryl Walker, ML, MCC. This article features biographies of the participants and their perspectives on the evolution and value of health coaching education and the keys to its success." (abstract, passage verified)
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Only five US jurisdictions (California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Washington, D.C.) enforce an individual health insurance mandate with a tax penalty.
"There's only five states that do mandate health insurance. So, there's New Jersey, California, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and DC. So, those are the states that will mandate it, which means that you will have a tax penalty based on your income" (said at 0:57:24)
Following the reduction of the federal Affordable Care Act individual mandate penalty to $0 in 2019, exactly four states (California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island) and the District of Columbia enacted and enforce state-level individual health insurance mandates backed by income-related tax penalties. While Vermont enacted an individual mandate requirement, it does not enforce a financial tax penalty for noncompliance.
Knew Health has not experienced a single month where total member needs submitted exceeded total member monthly contributions, and has not raised its rates in over eight years.
"for example, we've never had a single month where the total needs that have been submitted from all of our members has ever exceeded that month's total contributions from our members. So, it's another reason why we haven't raised our rates in a little over eight years." (said at 1:00:17)
No published record matching the claim regarding Knew Health's monthly member needs, member contributions, or rate-setting history was located; this does not prove the claim false.
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