Amy Keck

For 15 years, I worked as an advanced practitioner in the operating room. I stood beside patients on what was often the hardest day of their lives—and stayed by their side through recovery. But too often, I watched people fight two battles at once: healing from surgery and wrestling with insurance claims. Patients should be focused entirely on getting well, not panicking over medical bills. That realization led me to trade the OR for health insurance advocacy. My commitment to patient care hasn't changed; I've simply shifted where I intervene. Instead of meeting people under operating room lights, I work with them beforehand—building the right coverage so that if the unexpected happens, their recovery and financial wellbeing are already secure.