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Doctors aren’t the problem in healthcare. Insurance is.

In this video, Praxis Alpha explains how insurance shifted the way patients perceive doctors, turning highly trained professionals into messengers for coverage, paperwork, and contracts. When the first question patients ask is “Do you take my insurance?”, authority has already been lost.

This isn’t a personal failure. It’s a positioning problem created by years of insurance-driven healthcare. And the solution isn’t better explanations at the front desk. It’s branding, message control, and reestablishing expertise before patients ever reach out.

Practices that fail to change this dynamic will continue to be treated as interchangeable. Practices that fix it regain trust, authority, and leverage.

In this video, you’ll learn:

How insurance reframed doctors as commodities

Why patients lead with insurance questions

What branding actually changes in patient perception

How authority is built before the first call

What doctors must shift in 2026

If you’re a doctor or private practice owner who wants to be seen as an expert again, not a middleman, this conversation matters.

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FULL VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

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Doctors aren’t the problem.

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Insurance made you the messenger.

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What do I mean by that?

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Think about the first question most patients ask.

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“Do you take my insurance?”

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That’s the most common question in healthcare.

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And when that’s the first filter, you’re no longer viewed as the expert.

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You’re viewed as someone who handles insurance.

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Someone who files paperwork.

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Someone who fits inside a plan.

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You’ve become a messenger.

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You’ve become a commodity.

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So how do we change that?

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It starts with branding.

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It starts with changing the message and how it’s delivered.

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You give patients expertise, authority, and trust before they ever ask about insurance.

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That’s how you change the dynamic.

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That’s how you change how you’re viewed moving forward.

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If you want a guide on how to do that, comment below.

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We’ll be happy to send it over.