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Politics of Healthcare Taxation

Monday, August 25th, 2008

At my last employer, an uninsured patient paid the hospital somewhere between 3 and 8 cents on every dollar of revenue. It cost the hospital 40 cents on a dollar of revenue to treat that patient. Although small, the hospital still turned a profit last year. How? The managed care ...

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CNN Tips on Cutting Prescription Drug Costs

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

When Elizabeth Cohen posted her tips on how to cut prescription drug costs(http://tips.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/10/dealing-with-rising-prescription-prices/), she made no mention of the numerous $4 programs at Wal-Mart, Target, Krogers, etc... that are available to consumers. We recently helped a member who was averaging over $900 per month in "generic" prescription drug costs cut that number by $700 simply ...

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Medical Advocacy Business is Booming

Friday, August 1st, 2008

This past Sunday in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Mike Stobbe wrote an article, "Booming business helps patients navigate medicine" about companies such as Compass who are helping guide patients through the healthcare process (http://www.ajc.com/search/content/business/stories/2008/07/27/advocate.html). The article focuses primarily on a company called Health Advocate who for a few dollars per month makes ...

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