InHumana

InHumana: An American Healthcare Story tells how an only child was conscripted into a war with a soulless monstrosity that repeatedly tried to throw his widowed mom’s life away with the surreptitious aid of unregulated artificial intelligence.

Months after a stroke and two seizures robbed author Jeremy White’s mom of use of her right side, a federal judge ruled her the victor of their war against Humana for wrongfully denying critically needed care. Their battle, which involved multiple hearings and appeals, is one that fewer than 10 percent of denied Medicare Advantage Plan members like her bother fighting, despite a 90 percent success rate for appeals. A Pulitzer-nominated investigation and two class-action lawsuits would eventually demystify Humana’s wanton gaslighting by revealing the shocking truth behind their inhumane decisions.

InHumana is a timely examination of the medical-industrial complex from the belly of the beast that explores what it means to be human and eviscerates the farce of corporate personhood. White’s genuine humor buoys heavy topics and hard-learned lessons about a nebulous appeals process. His epilogue-which addresses “Deny,” “Defend,” and “Depose”-was prompted by a surge of interest in InHumana following the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Author Biography

Jeremy White is the author of InHumana: An American Healthcare Story. His mom’s stroke came weeks after Jeremy independently published The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture: A Journey of Selfless Discovery, detailing how his wife, Edie, discovered her biological family in 2018 and the beautifully insane journey that ensued. Before the tenured cynic penned a hopeful book, Jeremy and Edie founded the award-winning satirical publication Red Shtick Magazine, as well as its digital progeny, The Red Shtick, which served as an $800 clue in the 2022 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. During that same time, Jeremy spent many years performing stand-up comedy, officiating high school and college football, and captaining a Mardi Gras krewe. A Cajun raised by a French-speaking family along the bayous of Terrebonne Parish, Jeremy earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at LSU, where he met Edie. They’ve been happily married since 1992 and live in Baton Rouge with their cat, Waffles.