health care and cost management
Aging and Alone? Who Will Hold Your Hand Through Healthcare Challenges?
There are terms used to describe those who are aging and alone. “Elder Orphans” is one. “Solo Seniors” is another. Both describe the concept of someone who is older and has no family or younger friends to help out in time of medical crisis (or, for that matter, any other life-assisting event like moving, or…
Read MoreThis Covid-19 Side Effect Could Destroy Your Financial Security
When you take steps to avoid Covid-19 infection, you’re not just protecting your health, you’re also guarding your financial security, too. Avoid the Covid-19 side effect you may overlook: the costs!
Read MoreCancer and COVID-19: A Guide
With thanks to advocate and guest blogger, Claire Thevenot. Find Claire’s advocacy profile here: Clarity Patient Advocates “COVID cancer sucks,” my client said. She discovered a cancerous lump in her breast a couple of weeks ago and has had to go through the many initial appointments amid the chaos, isolation, and uncertainty of COVID-19. As…
Read MoreWhat You Need To Know About Covid-19 Testing
Covid-19 testing can be confusing. Read about the different types of Covid-19 tests and when to use them.
Read MoreCOVID-19: How to Avoid Unexpected Telemedicine Bills
With thanks to advocate and guest blogger, Rob Berman. Find Rob’s advocacy profile here: Systemedic, Inc Medical Bill Advocate As COVID-19 (coronavirus) alarmingly spreads throughout the nation, telemedicine is becoming an increasingly common way for doctors to communicate with patients. While the last thing you should be worrying about during this crisis is paying medical bills, high…
Read MoreUnderstanding Some Health Insurance Basics
With thanks to advocate and guest blogger, Gabrielle Hochberg. Find Gabrielle’s advocacy profile here: Health Advocate Experts One area you may not know as much about is health insurance. And what I want you to understand is that you have rights and choices. Did you know that each State has the authority to regulate Insurance…
Read MoreHow To Prepare For A Hospitalization: A Checklist
Heading into the hospital can be scary. But preparation is key. Use this checklist to prepare for a hospitalization.
Read MoreTax Time! Can You Deduct the Cost of Your Patient Advocate?
(Updated in 2020, regarding Tax Year 2019) I’ve spent most of the weekend working on my income tax filing. Yeah. You know. The fun never ends. Then the lightbulb moment arrived when I realized that you, the reader of this blog, might be interested to know whether there is a tax benefit to hiring an…
Read MoreWhen Your Provider Says, “It’s All in Your Head”
In a recent conversation with Annette, a young woman who has MS (multiple sclerosis), she described to me the first time she went for a drug infusion which had been prescribed by her neurologist. She arrived for the session using her walker, barely able to keep her balance. Exhausted, she was finally able to get…
Read MoreBusting the Cure Balloon and Finding a Workable Solution
“The cure cannot come soon enough.” As someone who works in healthcare, and who speaks to patients and their loved ones every day, this is a statement I hear frequently. Whether we’re talking about someone’s cancer diagnosis, or Alzheimer’s Disease, or ALS, or MS, or diabetes… it seems to be everyone’s hope – that a…
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