Get Savvy...Demystifying Healthcare

Send us Fan Mail A survey of 600 doctors found that 89% said they no longer have adequate influence in the healthcare decisions for their patients. 87% reported that health insurers interfere with their ability to prescribe individualized treatments. The survey also found that because of their frustration, many doctors said they are thinking of leaving the profession and would not recommend a care...

Send us Fan Mail Mike C. thought he was dying. A heart attack had pinned him to the floor of his bedroom. His neighbor took him to St. David’s Medical Center where he was successfully treated. Weeks later, he received a bill from the hospital for the total amount due $108,951 and this was the amount after his insurance covered their part. St. David’s was out of network with his insurance, and the...

Send us Fan Mail With Open Enrollment for coverage in 2023 upon us, consumers are concerned about the high costs impacting their access to healthcare, increasing medical debt and the lack of mental health coverage, according to results from a new nationwide survey. The survey, conducted in August of this year 2022, polled 1,000 consumers across the United States on their outlook of the current sta...

Send us Fan Mail People may find the process of Open Enrollment challenging. According to a survey I recently reviewed, health benefits choices can be difficult to understand. More than half of survey participants say reading Shakespeare is easier than reading their health insurance policy.   I agree! When it comes to health care, 40 percent of survey respondents admit that they don't know wh...

Send us Fan Mail I am blessed to live in a neighborhood where we all look out for each other.  One of my neighbors has lived in the neighborhood for over 35 years.  Larry has served our country in the armed forces and his wife Lucy is a sweet soul. They love their grand kids, backyard barbeques, and serving their church community, but aging impacts us all.  When Lucy needed help, rather than calli...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Jaqueline G. Austin Texas: “My name is Jacqueline and I’m a 19-year-old college student from Austin, Texas. Last year, I was diagnosed with Ankylosing (Ankielosing) Spondylitis, an autoimmune disorder that primarily affects my spine and has spread to most of my major joints. Without expensive biologic medications, my spine could fuse and leave me unable to walk by the time I’...

Send us Fan Mail Health insurance companies every year create new products to appeal to their current subscribers or appeal to new subscribers.  Now when I talk about products, I am referring to the different names you may see on your insurance card.  Like Pathways Gold or Silver or Select One or Blue Prime.  These products vary in cost and have different service offerings and, in some cases, limi...

Send us Fan Mail We know healthcare is complicated and expensive.  It is also challenging to get answers just in time and when you need it.  In this episode we are kicking off Get Savvy...Demystifying Healthcare and sharing with you the two ways we will change how healthcare information is shared making it easy for you apply the knowledge to your situation to make smart healthcare decisions for yo...