Staggering Oral Surgery
While I was in college my dentist told me that as long as I was still on my parent’s health plan, I should get my wisdom teeth taken out. They hadn’t yet become a problem and I put it off for another...
View ArticleUnderstanding your premium increase- an almost impossible task
I attempted to find out why my health care premium, purchased through Connector Commonwealth Choice, increased by 30+ percent after one year. I learned: There is no simple way to get the answer....
View ArticleBeware of Balance Billing in Hospital Bills
Balance billing occurs when a healthcare provider bills a patient for some or the entire amount that should have been declared an insurance discount (contractual allowance). The fact that Prime...
View ArticleMedical Claim Error Rates Decline According to Latest Report Card
News from the medical industry shows that the American Medical Association or AMA is working with private health insurers to lower the rates of medical billing errors within the American healthcare...
View ArticleChallenging Rejected Health Insurance Claims
According to the AHA (American Hospital Association), 87% of hospitals expect bad medical debt to continue to grow. And it’s no wonder with situations like a very common one experienced by patients...
View ArticlePractice is Proactive in Patient Relationships
The Commonwealth Fund’s 2010 study found that almost 50% of US adults were either underinsured or uninsured. This is a 7% increase from 2007 for the underinsured population. It used to be that having...
View ArticleHow Much is Health Insurance Coverage Really Costing You?
Just when you think you have the health care business figured out, new reports come out showing even more dark details about how American patients are simply charged massive amounts of money for health...
View ArticleWill Medicare Changes Result in Better Quality?
As the price of health care in America keeps rising, you may be among those that are frustrated by the kind of generic approach taken by health insurance companies and government entitlement programs....
View ArticleHow to Protect Yourself from Higher Than Expected Medical Bills
If you are insured and visit your local emergency room at a hospital network in your area of residence, you expect to pay the stated co-pay that shows on your insurance card, right? This is, in some...
View ArticleUS Healthcare: an oxymoron
It was very exciting to read about Amanda’s grass roots Twitter research. Amanda, you have started an activist conversation that we, the people, need to have. Comments from so many people on what...
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