The Prior Authorizations Conspiracy: EviCore

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

It's a story sadly all-too familiar with so many people in the United States: you're on the cusp of receiving medication, surgery or treatment that could save your life -- only for your insurance company to deny the treatment you've paid for. Through the practice of "prior authorization," private insurance companies bypass doctors to decide whether or not a patient is allowed to receive medical treatment. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore the controversy surrounding the nation's largest manufacturer of "prior approvals" -- and learn the nuts and bolts of a conspiracy built on endangering innocent people in pursuit of profit.

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0:00.0	From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events.
0:06.9	You can turn back now or learn the stuff they don't want you to know.
0:12.1	A production of IHeart Radio. Hello, welcome back to the show.
0:27.6	My name is Matt.
0:28.4	My name is Noel.
0:29.9	They call me, Ben.
0:31.1	We're joined, as always, with our super producer, Dylan, the Tennessee pal Fagan.
0:35.6	Most importantly, you are you, you are here.
0:39.1	That makes this the stuff they don't want you to know hurtling headlong through April.
0:45.7	We wish you the best with your paperwork.
0:49.0	I feel like everybody has to deal with paperwork at this point, no matter who you are.
0:53.4	Guys, would you believe I've already done my taxes?
0:55.9	I did them, like, right away the moment I got my W2.
0:59.5	I feel like such an adult.
1:01.4	Yeah, you were telling me that.
1:02.7	That's awesome.
1:03.4	I mean, it's not bragging.
1:04.6	It's just for me, it's a big deal.
1:06.7	Did you get to write off any medical expenses?
1:09.3	No, I did not.
1:14.9	I wrote off a lot of modular synthesizer equipment, though.
1:16.0	Don't tell Uncle Sam.
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