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Free Pharmacy

Ran across this neat concept that has started here in Nashville as an offshoot of St. Thomas Hospital. The idea is that those who are in need of prescriptions but are unable to afford them should still have access. The Dispensary of Hope accomplishes this by partnering with pharma to collect unused samples and drugs [...]

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CNN: Thanks

Many humble thanks to Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Medical Correspondent. In the latest edition of her Empowered Patient segment, she was kind enough to include us in the article on “6 Ways to Save Money on Drugs and Doctors.” And we’re slated to be included in the  “House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta” at 830 a.m. [...]

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Consumer Directed Healthcare: Alive and Well

Some interesting stats from the big boys on how adoption of CDHP is going. The numbers are not staggering by any means, but it is reflective of the growing trend toward consumers having to take responsibility. The trend will only accelerate as employers shift to move consumer-centric plans.
Most of the larger companies we have spoken [...]

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History Repeats Itself in Healthcare

Great article from a freelance writer in The Morning Call. Richard has some of the ledgers from NY and Pennsylvania banks the 1950s to 1960s showing how household expenses were distributed. Of particular note is that the family paid all of their medical bills in cash. When someone came down with a more serious illness, [...]

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We are sooooooo excited!

The proof of our book is in and people have already started to latch onto the free downloadable PDF version at My Healthcare Is Killing Me.
Seems like we might have struck a bit of a nerve.
Thanks so much to Bob Coffield for the shout out on the book. Can’t wait to catch up with him [...]

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From Snake Oil to…Snake Oil

We’ve come a long way from the days of the snake oil salesman doctors. We have metrics, proof, real information, process, procedure and healthcare is FAR better as a result.
But I’m reaching saturation point with the quality talk. The only available quality metrics are on the hospitals, but they are comprised of individual docs who [...]

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The Irrational World of Healthcare Billing

Saw this post on the DailyKos that just so perfectly illustrates the state of our healthcare system.
Jollygreen does a great job of breaking down his costs and pointing out how the hospitals have increased their chargemasters in an effort to drive up their reimbursement. To top it off, the hospitals are pushing through as many [...]

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Our Rates Went Down! No, Up! But Not by Much!!!!

So I just got an e-mail from our insurance company about our health insurance. I just HAD to share it with everyone. Bless their hearts, it takes s o little to get insurance folks excited, like when your premium goes up only a little bit. So here it is…
Robert, it is not often that [...]

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The High Cost of…Well…Everything

So with the high cost of energy and that subsequently driving the cost of many things including delivering goods and services, it is small wonder that healthcare is starting to see people cut back.
I’ve seen a good number of articles already on people allowing their insurance coverage to lapse. They are forgoing the premium cost [...]

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Used Car Sales and Healthcare

People find it hard to believe that healthcare is far more like used car sales than well…even used car sales.
So here comes another article on it from Kiplinger’s on how negotiable those pesky healthcare bills can be. This one talks about  a nearly 70% discount on the hospital bill.

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