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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
Everything went very smoothly and I have gotten more detailed cost information from Compass than I
could have gotten out of a doctor or even my insurance company. Thank you for all your help! I will
contact you if I have any other questions regarding this or any other insurance coverage question ...
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
“Had I not contacted Compass, I would have spent at least $700 more than what I should have.”
--Rob, Title Company employee
“I heard back from [the insurance company] and received the 50% reimbursement that I was looking for. I can’t thank Compass enough for your help. Your assistance ...
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
I was thrilled that you were able to save me the $128.14 that my provider was billing me for. Moving
forward, I will definitely send you information as early in the process as I can.
--Kelly, Advertising Agency employee
With your help on alternative blood pressure and high cholesterol medicine for my husband, ...
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Here are two more examples of satisfied Compass members.
“I saved quite a bit out of pocket with the MRI and Doppler Compass found me. Both places were excellent in getting me in and treating me. They are near enough to each other you can schedule them same day. I let ...
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Here are 2 examples of satified Compass members.
"I am very pleased with the help I have received from Compass. You have responded quickly to my
questions and given me details to make a decision and most important to me, you saved me money,
almost $1,200! I will continue to use Compass for ...
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Monday, May 10th, 2010
Compass Chief Medical Officer, Eric Bricker, MD was recently interviewed for an article on Insure.com on how patients can talk to their doctor about medical costs. Go here to read the article and learn how to talk to doctors about lower cost medications, tests and procedures: http://www.insure.com/articles/healthinsurance/etiquette-of-asking-for-price-breaks-and-free-drugs.html
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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
The recent health reform legislation will continue to alter the landscape of an already dynamic healthcare system. While companies face the regulatory compliance challenges that the legislation brings, it is important that they do not take their eye off of three major healthcare trends:
(1) Costs will continue to rise
(2) ...
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
The most recent healthcare article on CNN announces dramatic increases in employee healthcare costs this year: http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/19/news/economy/healthcare_openenrollment_changes/index.htm.
While no-one wants to see healthcare costs continuing to increase, you can prepare and protect yourself against these changes when you use Compass as your guide. We are only the only service ...
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
CNN published an artile on avoiding medical billing disasters:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/health.medical.bills/index.html
The problem is that the entire article missed the one crucial step that is important before going for any type of healthcare service: be an educated consumer. If you know how much the procedure will cost, where to get it for ...
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
The NYTimes had a recent article on advocacy:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/12/health/12patient.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Unfortunately, this article is a regression to the type of article written 3-5 years ago. The field of advocacy is changing dramatically from the "find a doctor" / "fight a bill" to a comprehensive professional service that helps people not only navigate the ...
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