Serena Williams’ Ex-Coach Minces No Words in Slamming America’s Poor Medical Insurance Policy

Serena Williams‘ former coach Rennae Stubbs has often spoken about health-related issues in America. Be it physical or mental form of the issues, the 52-year-old Australian is always ready to express her opinions. Recently, she bluntly slammed the medical insurance system in the US. What did she say? Let’s find out.

Almost two years ago, Rennae Stubbs spoke to MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace on the Deadline about the White House’s special report on America’s mental health emergency. And now, she calls the medical insurance companies in the US to be an absolute joke.

‘HORRENDOUS!!!!’ – Serena Williams’ former coach’s remark on the medical insurance in the USA

Recently, Rennae Stubbs took to X(formerly Twitter) to express her concern with the medical insurance companies in the country. “Medical insurance in this country is THE ABSOLUTE WORST!!! Let me repeat myself. MEDICAL INSURANCE in the USA is HORRENDOUS!!!!” said Stubbs.

She further went on to add, “You medical insurance companies are a joke! All of u.” In 2022, while speaking more on the struggles related to health issues, especially involving tennis players, Rennae Stubbs revealed that she had witnessed how athletes are hesitant to speak about their mental health troubles. 

“Everybody has something and often, those are things you don’t talk about or you don’t hear about. And no athlete is going to talk about the vulnerabilities because that is seen as a weakness,” Serena Williams’ former coach stated. Rennae Stubbs has seen the struggles on the face of tennis players. So she feels it’s important that everyone talks about these issues. The health of the athletes has been the topic of discussion over the last few years.

Recently, the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) also took a step forward in their commitment to welfare to provide free health care services to the players. According to this association, all tennis professionals will have free round-the-clock access to consult medical experts.

It solely aims to level the playing field in healthcare arena. That’s something beyond what is provided on-site at the tournament. Dominic Thiem recently gave a reaction to this announcement and here’s what he said.

‘Huge Help’ – Dominic Thiem on the PTPA’s recent initiative

Dominic Thiem said that this is the exact thing he needed when he faced a wrist injury in 2021, which led to a pause in his career for some time. He stated, “I had to fend for myself and if you’ve never had such an injury before, it’s always difficult because you naturally don’t have contacts with the best doctors.” 

The former world no.3 added, “I was lucky enough to eventually be referred to a specialist through several connections. But only a few have these circumstances and, for players who don’t, a doctor provided by the PTPA is a huge help.”

Concerns for the healthcare system are a major thing that tennis players have often highlighted in the past few years. It’s just because, unlike any other sports, tennis players have to look out for themselves apart from the primary facilities, that are provided by the tournament organizers during a match.

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