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No room for patience: Hospitals seeking payments up front
No room for patience: Hospitals seeking payments up front 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities are beginning to require patients to partially pay up-front for service before receiving treatment.  If you are confronted with the requirement to pay upfront we recommend…

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Medical Advocates Save Money on Medical Bills
Medical Advocates Save Money on Medical Bills 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

The error rate in medical bills is astoundingly high. Fully 8 out of 10 medical bills contain errors of various kinds. At Medical Cost Advocate we believe there is no…

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Out-of-network Insurance Practices Face Scrutiny
Out-of-network Insurance Practices Face Scrutiny 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Great article from The Washington Post about the investigation into deliberate low-balling of out of network reimbursements for consumers.  Accountability and transparency is needed in how insurance companies determine out-of-network…

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Report Finds Declining Health Insurance Coverage, Urges Government Intervention
Report Finds Declining Health Insurance Coverage, Urges Government Intervention 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

A recent report from the Institute of Medicine reveals that the number of people with health insurance continues to drop.  Even those with basic coverage are finding that the cost…

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Employer Confidence in Future of Health Benefits Declines
Employer Confidence in Future of Health Benefits Declines 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Employers are less confident about offering healthcare benefits today compared to the previous year. Still, according to a recent poll by Watson Wyatt the majority of employers will continue to…

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Bargaining Down the Medical Bills
Bargaining Down the Medical Bills 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Below is a recent New York Times article suggesting that consumers take responsibility for lowering the cost of their health care bills.  Most consumers find it difficult to negotiate with…

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More Than Half of Americans Say Cost Concerns Led to Healthcare Cutbacks Last Year
More Than Half of Americans Say Cost Concerns Led to Healthcare Cutbacks Last Year 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

The economic downturn is having an impact on people’s decision to skip or postpone treatment.  The following article details recent findings by the Kaiser Family Foundation healthcare tracking poll.  While…

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Scary Trends In Employer Based Health Care
Scary Trends In Employer Based Health Care 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

The US economic situation has conspired with ongoing health care cost inflation to increase financial issues that employers face in offering health care benefits to employees. Couple that with uncertainty…

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How to Curb Health Care Costs
How to Curb Health Care Costs 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

 Proposed legislation to measure the effectiveness of treatment for diseases and certain injuries is drawing criticism from conservative circles. The following article provides opinion on why standard treatment and protocols…

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For Uninsured Young Adults, Do-It-Yourself Health Care
For Uninsured Young Adults, Do-It-Yourself Health Care 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

This is an excellent article in the New York Times about young people who avoid purchasing health insurance because their age makes them feel invulnerable or because health insurance policies are too expensive. …

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