With very, very few exceptions, healthcare services are the one consumer item that people "buy" without knowing the price. Imagine buying a car and driving it home without knowing the cost of the car or the monthly payments. Then, a few months later, the first bill comes and you realize that you now owe 2-3x more than what you can afford. The lack of transparency in healthcare services is the reason that medical debt is the #1 cause of bankruptcy in our country today. So wh

One of the biggest successes of the Affordable Care Act was the removal of pre-existing exclusions. No longer could insurance companies deny or charge more if you had pre-existing conditions. Since 25% of Americans have some form of chronic illness, this was a game-changer. Many people believe that this applies to all types of health insurance. It may surprise many seniors (most of which have one or more pre-existing conditions) that this is not always the case. If you

Ocasio-Cortez grills CEO of pharma company making billions on government-patented HIV drug Click here So big Pharma gets to right off all of their development costs for a new drug. This means we, as taxpayers, are subsidizing the development of this drug. I know that this is important to do because, otherwise, new drugs may not be developed as frequently. So why does the American public pay such inflated prices? Lack of regulation? Inability for citizens of other countrie

We all want to blame big Pharma for high drug prices. But it's a little bit more complicated than that. Here's a great article that examines the issue in greater detail: Business Insider #businessinsider #bigpharma #pharma #prescriptionprices #healthscaresystem

Learn how an independent, patient advocate can help you navigate the complex healthcare system. From confusing medical bills to perplexing treatment decisions, we turn the HealthSCARE system back into the HealthCARE system! (Recorded at a JNET meeting in Woodland Hills on 2/8/18) #healthcare, #healthscaresystem, #patientcare, #patientrights, #ACA