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Effort to Decipher Hospital Prices Yields Key Finding: Don’t Try It at Home
Effort to Decipher Hospital Prices Yields Key Finding: Don’t Try It at Home 750 410 Medical Cost Advocate

Although the No Surprise Act and Transparency in Coverage Rule have become the law of the land and consumers are technically protected, price transparency is still ridiculously complex.  For those…

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This Could Be the Obamacare Outcome we've All Been Waiting For
This Could Be the Obamacare Outcome we've All Been Waiting For 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

This often-overlooked long-term goal of Obamacare may be finding the mark according to this latest study from the American Cancer Society. The third open enrollment period for the Affordable Care…

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A Look at the Lives of American Nurses
A Look at the Lives of American Nurses 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Fantastic new book, film and website explores nurse’s critical role at the bedside working within the state of our current healthcare system. This film has received nationwide acclaim and is…

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No Easy Answers on Financing Long – Term Care
No Easy Answers on Financing Long – Term Care 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

By JUDITH GRAHAM, NY Times This article points out the difficulty in financing long term care for the elderly.  Experts believe more focus should be on finding ways to provide…

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How to Charge $546 for Six Liters of Saltwater
How to Charge $546 for Six Liters of Saltwater 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

This article exposes some of the ways medical product suppliers and hospitals mark up products, sometimes 1,000 times, to capture profitable revenue from sick patients and their insurance companies.  Another example…

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For Obamacare, Some Hurdles Still Ahead
For Obamacare, Some Hurdles Still Ahead 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

President Obama and his advisers hope the healthcare overhaul will do two things. The first is to extend coverage to tens of millions of Americans who today lack health insurance.…

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High Medical Bills Driving Some Americans to Extreme Measures
High Medical Bills Driving Some Americans to Extreme Measures 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Have you ever delayed, put off or just gone without seeing a physician because of the cost? You would not be alone if you did. A recent study found that…

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Health Insurers Raise Some Rates by Double Digits
Health Insurers Raise Some Rates by Double Digits 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Insurance premiums are on the rise for 2013! It doesn’t appear that the Affordable Care Act has stemmed the double-digit increases in premium rates charged by health insurers for 2013.…

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Analysis: Employees to face healthcare sticker shock
Analysis: Employees to face healthcare sticker shock 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Here we go again. Health care premiums and out-of-network costs are expected to rise in 2013. Read  more about the increases and what they mean for you. Sun, Oct 28…

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Big Firms Overhaul Health Coverage
Big Firms Overhaul Health Coverage 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Where do the majority of American citizens get their healthcare benefits? From their employer! That may not be the case in the future. Read how two large employers are fundamentally…

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