Gary Prala

Escaping the Healthcare Prison

Education EN ↓ 19 episodes

Welcome to Escaping the Healthcare Prison Podcast! Healthcare Consumers are MAD, FRUSTRATED, and CONFUSED!!! The Team from Healthcare Consumer Navigator Center has developed this series of podcasts to show how healthcare consumers are healthcare prisoners. The Podcasts will identify the various healthcare prisons and provide consumers help to navigate out of the prison with practical advice. Healthcare has many myths and is very scary for consumers. Our goal is to help the consumer to become more confident when dealing with healthcare providers. Gary Prala, Co-Founder of Healthcare Consumer Na...

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Gary Prala

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Education

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Latest episode

Jun 25, 2026

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Episodes

Healthcare Affordability; Practical and Usable Tools to Save Consumers Money 25.06.2026

The United States is facing a growing health care affordability crisis. In 2024, national health expenditures totaled $5.3 trillion, or $15 474 per person, accounting for 18.0% of the U.S. GNP. Spending on health care continues to rise, propelled by high prices for services, drugs, and devices. Patients, even those with insurance, frequently face financial hardship, delayed or forego care because...

What is Our Patient Safety Guide and How to Use it 17.04.2025

The guide is an all-inclusive document about Patient Safety.  We suggest you review the guide prior to any medical care or treatments.  You can use all or part of the guide as needed.  

Healthcare Consumer Patient Safety: An Interview with a Registered Nurse 09.04.2025

Understanding Healthcare Patient Safety is critical for you to have a successful medical treatment.  This interview with a practicing Registered Nurse will give you an insight what a medical professional experiences.  

Patient Safety: What All Consumers Need To Know 04.04.2025

Most consumers do not know what Patient Safety is and how to find Patient Safety Scores.  Our goal is to help healthcare consumers navigate the Patient Safety Maze. 

The No Surprise Act used as a Tool for Healthcare Consumers to use to Reduce Medical Debt 16.12.2024

This Tool maybe more complex than others but if used correctly will help consumers reduce Medical Debt

Using Healthcare Provider Discount Programs to Reduce Medical Debt 16.12.2024

This program is generally not advertised by Healthcare Providers.  Healthcare Consumers need to ask or explore the Provers Website to  find out about these programs,  

The Six Most Important Solutions to Mange Medical Debt. 16.12.2024

Consumers should focus on these Six Solutions to reduce thier Medical Debt.

Using Healthcare Provider Based Charity Programs to Help Manage and Reduce Medical Debt 16.12.2024

Medical Debt is a National Problem.  Using Chaity Programs can help redude Medical Debt

Using Medicaid and CHIPS to Manage and Reduce Your Medical Debt 16.12.2024

This Episode is designed to help consumers reduce their Medical Debt.

What is MEDICAL DEBT? 12.08.2024

Medical debt can be very confusing   Our goal is to provide the consumer a simple definition of MEDICAL DEBT. Additionally, is to provide the consumer with tips to navigate process. GARY AND JAY’S HEALTHCARE INSIDER IS A NEW YOU TUBE CHANNEL; THE PROGRAM THAT “MAKES HEALTHCARE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND” OUR WEB SITE:   https://healthcareconsumernavigatorcenter.com   is designed to help consumer navigat...

How To Identify MEDICAL DEBT Solutions 12.08.2024

Medical debt can be financially crippling. Our goal is to provide you with practical solutions.  Additionally, is to provide the consumer with tips to navigate process. GARY AND JAY’S HEALTHCARE INSIDER IS A NEW YOU TUBE CHANNEL; THE PROGRAM THAT “MAKES HEALTHCARE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND” OUR WEB SITE:   https://healthcareconsumernavigatorcenter.com   is designed to help consumer navigate the healthc...

How to use Telehealth Care. Consumer Tips. 07.08.2024

Telehealth Care is becoming the preferred method to see a doctor.  Our goal is to provide the consumer with tips to navigate process. GARY AND JAY’S HEALTHCARE INSIDER IS A NEW YOU TUBE CHANNEL; THE PROGRAM THAT “MAKES HEALTHCARE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND” OUR WEB SITE:   https://healthcareconsumernavigatorcenter.com   is designed to help consumer navigate the healthcare maze.

The Healthcare Consumer: Understanding Healthcare Billing 23.02.2022

Escaping the Healthcare Prison Presented by Healthcare Consumer Navigator Center Welcome to Escaping the Healthcare Prison Podcast! Medical Billing, to say the least, is extremely confusing. It is conceivable to receive 4, 5, or more bills from healthcare providers if you are treated in a hospital, out patient or emergency room.  You ask yourself:  Where are they coming from?  The healthcare indus...

The Healthcare Consumer; Healthcare Pricing; Where to Start 23.02.2022

Escaping the Healthcare Prison Presented by Healthcare Consumer Navigator Center Welcome to Escaping the Healthcare Prison Podcast!  Shopping for healthcare prices is becoming more common.   However, healthcare consumers that want to be proactive about managing their healthcare spending are finding it difficult if not impossible to “Shop For Healthcare Prices”. Unfortunately, consumers are not usi...

The Healthcare Consumer; What You Need to Know About Healthcare Quality 23.02.2022

Escaping the Healthcare Prison Presented by Healthcare Consumer Navigator Center Welcome to Escaping the Healthcare Prison Podcast!  HEALTHCARE CONSUMERS ARE CONFUSED ABOUT HOW TO GRADE HEALTHCARE QUALITY. CONSUMERS RARELY THINK ABOUT QUALITY AND MEDICAL OUTCOMES Definition…Healthcare Quality  • Quality health care means doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, for the right per...

The Healthcare Consumer; Escaping the Medical Bad Debt Prison 21.01.2022

Many healthcare consumers have trouble paying their healthcare  bills.  You maybe one of them. Medical bad debt in this country is staggering. $56 Billion of bad debt in 2016 alone.  1out 5 Americans have trouble paying medical bills.  If this isn't  a healthcare prison, I don’t know what is. Healthcare providers make billons per year at the consumers expense.  Our goal is to help the consume...

The Healthcare Consumer; Your Healthcare Rights and Responsibilities 18.01.2022

Did You Know You have Healthcare Rights?  I bet you didn’t!!   As a healthcare consumer, you have certain rights. Some are guaranteed by federal law, such as the right to get a copy of your medical records, and the right to keep them private . Many states have additional laws protecting patients, and healthcare facilities often have a patient bill of rights. You should always ask for a copy of  yo...

The Healthcare Consumer: Scary Healthcare Stories 05.01.2022

Scary Movies and Scary Healthcare…They Seem to Fit Together…The Problem is, Healthcare is REAL!!!!! Many healthcare consumers have horror stories to tell about their experiences when they have ventured into the healthcare maze/prison.  I know, we have spoken to many consumers.  Scary Stories usually start when consumers lack information and don’t ask enough questions. Healthcare Consumer Navigator...

The Healthcare Consumer; Are You a Patient or a Prisoner? 16.07.2021

Big Bills!! Bad Service!! High Deductibles!! High Insurance Premiums!! These are examples of healthcare prisons and why consumers are healthcare prisoners. The fact is that healthcare consumers have little to no choices. As a healthcare prisoner, consumers need help to escape the prison. This Podcast will answer many questions consumers have and educate consumers to many healthcare myths. Gary Pra...

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