Essence of Health Tea Time

Welcome to Season 4 of the Essence of Health Tea Time podcast! Health insurance premiums are skyrocketing, deductibles are climbing, and millions of Americans are being forced to make impossible choices about their healthcare. But here's what rarely gets discussed: the financial stress of navigating expensive, confusing health insurance policies. This isn't just frustrating, it's literally affecting your health, and the quality of healthcare you may be receiving, especially if you're a woman experiencing metabolic or hormonal concerns. On today's episode of the Essence of Health Tea Time Podcast, Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers continues Season 4’s new format by reviewing this headline-making topics. She will be discussing an article from CNN titled "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐂𝐀'𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰" and will be spilling "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞." Synopsis Discover why the expiration of ACA enhanced subsidies is causing insurance premiums to spike by 114% for millions of Americans, hitting middle-class families hardestUnderstand the hidden costs of "affordable" insurance plans, including high deductibles, narrow provider networks, and limited access to careExplore how chronic financial stress about healthcare costs may be directly affecting your metabolic and hormonal health, amongst other chronic health conditionsCompare traditional insurance health practices to direct care practices including the research on the difference in health outcomesGet Dr. Shayla’s “Direct Care Tea” on how paying cash for your healthcare can actually give you more comprehensive care for less money than your current health insurance plan’s limited careToday’s Highlighted Article: “The ACA’s enhanced subsidies have expired. Here’s what you need to know” https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/politics/aca-subsidies-cheap-plans-enrollment Connect with Essence of Health: – ATLANTA Residents: We are currently enrolling in our Atlanta Founder's Circle! The first 10 members who enroll at our new Atlanta location will receive free comprehensive metabolic lab analysis. Learn more at www.DrShayla.com/EOH – Grab all of our FREE Resources at www.DrShayla.com/Freebies – Get your 30% off discount for Handful Athletic Wear at www.handful.com/discount/EOHWC or use Promo Code: EOHWC –Submit a question to our "Ask The Expert" segment of this podcast so that you can get my opinion on your questions related to plant based nutrition, health and wellness here: https://essenceofhealth.link/ask-the-expert –Click the SUBSCRIBE button on your favorite podcast platform so that you never miss a moment of the Essence of Health Tea Time Podcast! –Follow Dr. Shayla on social media at Essence of Health Wellness Clinic on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube or @DrShayla on TikTok. The Essence of Health is in You!