What if hospitals and health insurance companies like UnitedHealth Group, Anthem, Aetna, Cigna, Humana, and others were actually honest about how horrifically terrible they are? Roger Horton investigates.
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CAST:
Roger Horton: Jack Hunter
Insurance Goblin: Darnell Eaton
Artist: Anna Huntley
Writer: Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Director: Jordan Breeding
Director of Photography: Dave Brown
Editor: Jordan Breeding
Sound: Billy Bacci
Production Assistant: Ruda Yi
Gaffer: Jake Pulliam
Shot at Bridge Studio in Richmond, Virginia
Cezary’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ostrichson
Jordan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_J_Breeding
Jordan’s Website: https://www.drjordanbreeding.com/
Dave’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deforestbrown/
Anna Huntley: IG – @anotherhuntley / TikTok – @itsannahuntley
00:00 – If Healthcare Was Honest
00:39 – The Insurance Goblin!
04:32 – My Ear!
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