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Pat’s Tips for Saving Money on Medical Bills: (Part 2)
A DIY Guide to Achieving True & Accurate Charges and Fair & Reasonable Prices (Part 2) In our last segment of Pat’s Tips, we touched on a very important aspect of taking charge of your medical bills – being proactive. There are numerous methods of being proactive with saving money on your medical bills. Some…
Medical Recovery Services: Where it All Began
Prior to 1994, before Pat Palmer had begun making the public aware of the frequency of medical over-charging and abusive medical billing practices, most Americans had never heard of patient advocacy, let alone medical billing advocacy. Medical billing advocacy works to educate the public on issues within the medical billing field, such as non-billable items…
The Birth of Medical Billing Advocacy: How it All Started
In the 1970s, health advocacy was born in an attempt to recognize patients’ rights in a healthcare system that was becoming more and more difficult to understand. At the same time, the “Patient Empowerment Movement” was under way as a residual effect of the social liberation of the 1960s, in which a greater demand arose…
Los Angeles Times Article Featuring Pat Palmer
The Los Angeles Times has recently published an article featuring Pat Palmer of Medical Billing Advocates of America entitled “When Insurers Don’t Pay for Surgery“, written by Lisa Zamosky. The article tells the story of a man who was denied payment from his health insurance for a necessary surgery which previously had been approved, but…
Why is the “Trauma Activation Fee” so Outrageous?
The Trauma Fee Nightmare When a traumatic event occurs, you want the best health care money can buy. However, you expect the cost of that care to be fair and reasonable. Former trauma patients are seeing a hefty fee on their medical bills simply for coming through the medical facility doors. This “trauma activation fee”…
Pat Palmer Featured on Fox Business on Billing Overcharges
Fox Business has recently featured Pat Palmer in a news article written by Donna Fuscaldo, entitled “How to Spot Medical Billing Errors“. In the article, Pat shares her tips on medical bills, why they’re overcharged, and ways to go about fighting the bills. Her expertise is accompanied by Lisa Zamosky, health reform expert from WebMD….