Can Medical or Insurance Providers Claim Rights over Settlement or Judgment Money? Medical providers ask a lot of questions about how and why you are seeing them. During this inquisition it gives them information needed to care for you, as well as, an insight into the likelihood that someone else is responsible for the injury. […]
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Venturing out to cut costs for prescriptions can be like wandering down a dark ally while haggling for the best price at the busiest market. The price of a medication can vary greatly, even within the same zip code depending on the available retailers. Pharmaceutical companies price medications at a high rate because they do
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Don’t Miss My Upcoming Workshop or Health Insurance Open Enrollment Although there are ways to lower health care costs when someone doesn’t have coverage, check out the multiple resources I have gathered to help people when they are sick; it is ideal for people to have some form of coverage. For more information on how
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Big corporations are no stranger to self-insuring their employees. When an employer only contracts with an insurance carrier for insurance services such as enrollment, claims processing and provider networks with a third party administrator, the employer is agreeing to be the party to payout any medical bills incurred by their employees. Keep in mind, that
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Companies are relying on advocates from their insurance company to get employee medical bills approved and paid. This is bad news for employees, as in-house human resource positions are removed and the people who are fighting for bills to be approved are conflicted by their true employer… the insurance company. Read more about this conflict
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We Need All the Help We Can Get to Pay Medical Bills I have spoken with people who have lost everything because of an illness. Having to choose between paying rent, buying food or paying for medical care is stressful. The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that in 2016, half of all insurance policy-holders face a
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National Organizations that Provide Assistance Paying for Medical Care and Procedures Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) [hhs.gov] The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has information on assistance in paying for medical care for low-income families. Go to “Families & Children.” Government Benefits [benefits.gov] The official government benefits website. This is a
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Medical care and prescription drugs are expensive. If someone is struggling paying for medical care or prescription drugs, these state and federal programs may be able to help: HealthCare.gov this site helps find insurance options, compare care, learn about prevention, and understand the Affordable Care Act. State human/social service agencies offer direct aid and referrals
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The debt from medical bills are like a black hole on a credit report. Tracking the origin of the medical bills is the first step to navigating the debt and determining if and how the bills can be reduced. Medical providers are less likely to report the debt to a credit reporting agency and are
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Last month, I shared a story about a woman, who had medical bills that had to be negotiated, totaling close to a million dollars and the bills were paid in full to the hospital from her insurance company. Now, I will tell a story of a woman, who had medical bills over $500,000, from out-of-state
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