Christopher talks health care costs, the book, and transparency on Forbes.com!!

Check out the article on the web.

Or download the PDF.

SHOUTAmerica has partnered with change:healthcare inc. to address consumerism and transparency…  both part of the current healthcare crisis and debate.

Download the press release.

Check out Robert’s story and My Healthcare Is Killing Me featured on CNN’s Empowered Patient.

(Click on the story title in green to view the video!)

Check out the “Executive Appointments” in the City Paper.

http://nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=63082

CNN has posted 6 ways to save money on drugs and doctors and change:healthcare and My Healthcare Is Killing Me are included!!!  Check out the short list below, or the full 6 tips on their site.

1. Discount Dental Care

2. Cheaper Contact Lenses

3. Discount Drugs

4. Lower Hospital Bills

5. Even Lower Hospital Bills - “Whether your bill is big or small, it pays to negotiate, negotiate, negotiate with doctors and hospitals. Click here for a free PDF version of the new book “My Healthcare is Killing Me,” which offers tips on negotiating as well as other hints on saving money on health expenses.”

6. A Great Tax Deduction - www.changehealthcare.com can help you “keep track of your expenses, and when they get big enough, the site automatically gives you a report ready for submission to the IRS.”

Download a PDF of the CNN article.

George Sibble has been named director of finance and strategy for change:healthcare inc.

“George brings both experience and exuberance to the change:healthcare table,” Parks said in making the appointment.  “As we continue to grow and our opportunities broaden, we’ll lean on his financial expertise to help us further strengthen the bottom line.  And that will allow Robert and me to continue focusing on other aspects of our company’s development.  George’s entrepreneurial experiences will definitely benefit both us and our customers.”

Sibble graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in August 2006 and is currently completing an MBA at the Owen Graduate School of Management.  During his collegiate career, he served Owen as a Systems Analyst and the School of Engineering as an Information Technology Analyst, successfully tackling large scale IT-related projects for both schools.

He is currently President of the Max Adler Student Investment Fund at Vanderbilt and was Chief Executive Officer of a Boston, MA-based company, Paintball Guru, before selling his interest in the web-based business.  Sibble is currently working at change:healthcare in an interim capacity and is expected to join permanently in January.

Download the complete press release here.

Or check out coverage by the Tennessean.

Employee Benefit Adviser says change:healthcare has “made good” on the long-promised healthcare consumerism tools slated to accompany consumer directed health plan and healthcare savings accounts.

EBA Raw Bar says “Good tools and data have long been promised to America’s new breed of health care consumer. Parks is making good on that promise with his health care consumerism index. Listen in as he talks about how it works and how simple consumption changes can save companies thousands of dollars.”

Check out the full article here.  Or download the PDF.

BNET “the place to-go for management” briefs the Healthcare Consumerism Index.  Check out the link here.

Check out the PDF here cdhc-solutions.

Or sign-up for a free subscription to CDHC Solutions and read it on the web here.

“New consumer index analyzes care costs

Nashville-based change:healthcare inc. has started a Healthcare Consumerism Index, a product to help companies and consumers judge the cost-effectiveness of their health-care purchases.

The index analyzes a company’s inpatient and outpatient care and prescriptions to identify the highest and lowest prices paid for comparable products and services within an employee population.”

See the article on the Tennessean website.