Medical Cost Advocate Merges into Benefit Navigation Company Emry Health Read More
Medical Cost Advocate Merges into Benefit Navigation Company Emry Health Read More

Medical Cost Reduction

Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010
Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Troubling stats indicate 20% of Americans are still having difficulty paying medical bills. By Anna Sommers and Peter J. Cunningham More than one in five Americans were in families reporting…

read more

The Future of U.S. Health Care
The Future of U.S. Health Care 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

What Is a Hospital? An Insurer? Even a Doctor? All the Lines in the Industry Are Starting to Blur. By ANNA WILDE MATHEWS Call it the united state of health…

read more

Aetna sues 9 N.J. doctors for "unconscionable" fees
Aetna sues 9 N.J. doctors for "unconscionable" fees 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Lawsuits claim that the out-of-network physicians charged as much as $50,000 for an inpatient consultation. By Alicia Gallegos, American Medical News Aetna Inc. has accused nine New Jersey doctors of…

read more

NJ lawmakers seeking to control insurance costs
NJ lawmakers seeking to control insurance costs 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Looking for greater transparency on how insurers calculate and charge for premiums? The state of NJ is intending to provide just that. A recent measure adopted by the state legislature would…

read more

Sixteen percent of Americans unable to pay medical bills, according to Consumer Reports’ Trouble Tracker Index
Sixteen percent of Americans unable to pay medical bills, according to Consumer Reports’ Trouble Tracker Index 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Medical Cost Advocate recently appeared in the September issue of Consumer Reports. One of the key points of this article is the assertion that consumers should line up a medical…

read more

How the seemingly largest hospital bill came to be
How the seemingly largest hospital bill came to be 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Read about the world’s largest healthcare bill. By Karen M. Cheung It may be the largest hospital bill ever. Estimated at $9.2 million, including interest, the bill is from Tampa…

read more

Cut Costs by Reducing Redundant or Inefficient Activity
Cut Costs by Reducing Redundant or Inefficient Activity 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

What’s the parallel between the world’s largest car manufacturer -Toyota – and the American Healthcare System?  Read on to learn how total quality management and improved operational efficiencies can reduce…

read more

Insurance mandates again hike costs
Insurance mandates again hike costs 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Recent government mandates in the state of Connecticut raise the cost of insurance for all. While the act aims to offer more comprehensive services, it may, in actuality prove as…

read more

Employee wellness programs help companies deal with rising healthcare costs
Employee wellness programs help companies deal with rising healthcare costs 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

One way corporate America is tackling the rise in healthcare costs is by offering an employee wellness program.  Many are offering incentives to employees in terms of gifts and rewards…

read more

Be Prepared!
Be Prepared! 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Be Prepared…Your House or Your Health? Today health care is everywhere — in the CEOs office and around the kitchen table. Five years ago it was in neither place. Does…

read more

Connect with Us
Office
TRUSTe
Medical Cost Advocate Inc. BBB Business Review
Contact

Can we help you realize more value from healthcare? Contact us for more information:


    Start Typing