DoctorPricing.com Makes Price Transparency Available to Health Care Consumers
Overland Park, KS (ContentDesk) August 7, 2006 -- As health savings accounts continue to become a preferred option for health care consumers, a great need is being created for transparency in pricing within the health care industry.
With over 4 million health care consumers taking charge of their own health care costs via HSAs, and even more consumers remaining uninsured -- the number of patients who are price sensitive to routine medical procedures is growing exponentially.In an effort to address the needs of those consumers, a team of health care industry, insurance, and technology professionals have created a solution -- DoctorPricing.com (http://www.doctorpricing.com). We know that the greatest drawback to the consumer driven health care movement is that consumers have no way to comparison shop for routine health care procedures, said, William Short, President. DoctorPricing.com is the final piece of the puzzle when it comes to consumers taking power for their own health care decisions back in to their own hands. Doctorpricing.com is a comparison shopping engine that is free to use for health care consumers and providers.
With a current database of over 700,000 physicians, doctorpricing.com is already the premier doctor search on the Internet.
Doctors stand to benefit from this service as much as patients, said Craig Clayton, CTO, weve done a lot of the work, as far as creating profiles, technology, and providing the marketing push for this.
All physicians need to do to drive these cash based consumers to their practices is to log in and add their pricing information. Doctorpricing.com (http://www.doctorpricing.com) runs on a proprietary search technology that allows consumers to comparison shop by location and by specialty.
For example, a health care consumer in Billings, Montana can find prices for a basic office visit to all the doctors in their area -- allowing them to make a more informed decision when it comes to pricing.Doctorpricing.com (http://www.doctorpricing.com) is owned and operated by Medical Commerce Direct LLC, a Delaware-chartered company based in Kansas City, MO.
The ultimate goal of Medical Commerce Direct LLC and DoctorPricing.com is to make tools that aid in the consumer driven health care revolution available to consumers and doctors at no charge..
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
In the United States alone, over 1 million people each year suffer a traumatic brain injury. Some of the injuries are mild, but others require medical attention and rehabilitation. In recent years, many rehabilitation clinics and day care centers have appeared that focus on giving TBI patients full attention 24 hours a day.
In some cases, rehabilitation can be simple. Patients are told what they must do, what medicine must they take, and what exercises they should do by their doctor.
By following this advice to the letter, they can get back to being 100%. In some cases, rehabilitation after a traumatic brain injury is a long process that takes a lot of work and willpower to accomplish.
The patient has to be analyzed before entering a rehabilitation clinic.
This is done by several tests performed by specialized medical crew. These tests have to be completed so that a complete and specialized rehabilitation program can be set up for...
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Free, Prescription Drug Discount Card Offered by Metropolitan Business Council
New York, NY (ContentDesk) February 21, 2006 -- Metropolitan Business Council, a personal financial consulting firm, is announcing its entry into the small business/association Member benefits arena with the offering of a free, prescription discount card. The card will save Members hundreds or even thousands of dollars every year on the high cost of their prescription drugs. Unlike some prescription drug cards, this one is simple, easy to use and is not insurance.Members merely present their card at their local pharmacy and receive discounts off the stores normal prices of 10-40%. It can be used with both brand name and generic drugs. Sometimes pharmacies run specials on a certain drug or types of drugs, for diabetes for example which results in a price lower than the Members discounted price.
In that case, the Member automatically receives the lower, special price.The card is accepted at over 50,000 pharmacies across the country, including most chains and many independents...
Free, Prescription Drug Discount Card Offered by Metropolitan Business Council
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Health Secrets of Cayenne
For many years, herbalists believe that Cayenne is the most useful herb on the entire planet. It's especially significant in the health aid of the entire digestive and circulatory system. Cayenne has even been known to stop heart attacks in less than 30 seconds. In addition, it increases the effectiveness of other herbs when mixed together. For example, just a teaspoon of cayenne mixed with a tablespoon of olive oil helps to prevent sea and/or air sickness.
It is also used as a weight loss aid when mixed with Ginger Root, Apple Cider Vinegar, Potassium, and a few other herbs. In fact, there is a powerful night time fat burner on the market that incorporates Cayenne into their secret mix of herbs that safely burns fat while you sleep. You can get more information by going to www.NaturalDietSystems.com.Cayenne is widely used as for medicinal purposes as well. The Maya Indians of Belize originally discovered that Cayenne Pepper, warmed as a tea, was an excellent remedy for breaking...
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INSURANCE INSIDER RAISES CRUCIAL ISSUE
(ContentDesk) October 12 2003--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Introduction:Behind the scenes there is a calamity well underway. No, not a fire, earthquake, hurricane or some other catastrophe, but something much less noticeable: insurance policy wording is silently changing, richly favoring insurance companies in the event of such disasters.INSURANCE INSIDER RAISES CRUCIAL ISSUEIf you've always thought you were prepared for disaster because you carried insurance, Tony Braga's internet site may have you thinking again. "Behind the scenes there is a calamity well underway. No, not a fire, earthquake, hurricane or some other catastrophe, but something much less noticeable: insurance policy wording is silently changing, richly favoring insurance companies in the event of such disasters," according to Braga. After adjusting claims for several insurance companies, Braga said he found one common element: a public in the dark.
So he created a Web site: INSURANCE INSIDER RAISES CRUCIAL ISSUE
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Selecting an insurance company
It's the same with all things in life, we don't think about things until we need to and it's the same with health insurance as most people don't give it any serious consideration until they are faced with a urgent health crisis. Is it any surprise than that the majority of us are caught unawares when an emergency occurs and it is only then we realize the insurance we purchased many years ago is now out of date and doesn't provide sufficient cover for our present situation.
There are a bewildering array of options available when deciding on which insurance plan but one basic to remember is that all insurance is only as good as the insurance underwriters and the company behind it. Here are 9 points we should all consider before choosing our next insurance company.
1. Tell the truth
Full disclosure of the facts applies whether it's health, household, auto or personal insurance because withholding vital facts can and does invalidate insurance...
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