When it comes to healthcare, we as patients have certain expectations. Simply put, we want our doctors to really listen to us, and we want them to treat what ails us properly so we can get well again. This should be simple enough. After all, this is what doctors do – they treat us. It’s…
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Employees value their healthcare benefits and many of them make employment decisions based on them. Employers know how important it is, but they also know that it can get expensive. They always try to balance providing a worthwhile benefit to their staff with limiting the costs. Medical care is expensive, and when costs rise, this…
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Did you know that none of your doctors can instantly access all your medical records? Most of us assume they can, but that’s not the case. There are multiple reasons why, including the fact that their electronic medical records systems may be incompatible with one another. The end result is that your doctors may not…
DetailsThink about how many times you visit with your doctors over the course of a few years. Most people go at least once or twice, but most of us also have more than one doctor that they see. When showing up for an appointment, we always just assume that the doctor can see our medical…
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The Problem Providing employees with excellent and affordable medical care is one of the biggest economic challenges of our time. Escalating healthcare costs have reached the point where many if not most employers can no longer afford them, and they are passing thousands of dollars of the costs on to their employees. This, in turn,…
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Healthcare Spending Projections On June 14, 2023, CMS released its projections for healthcare spending. Total healthcare spending will increase from $4.1 trillion in 2021 to $7.2 trillion in 2031, an average annual increase of 5.4%. At the same time, its share of GDP will grow from 18.3% in 2022, to 19.6% in 2031. Private health…
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The Situation An 85 year old male patient with a history of heart and digestive issues tells his primary care physician (PCP) that he has recently had intermittent chest pains. His PCP orders a routine blood panel. When he sees the results, he tells his patient to see his cardiologist to determine if he needs…
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One of the biggest personal challenges your clients’ employees face is inadequate healthcare. This becomes your clients’ problem, too, when the number of their health insurance claims and costs skyrocket. A major contributor to this problem is the fact that doctors cannot instantly access all their patients’ medical records from all their care providers at the…
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Frustrated that you can’t reduce your health insurance costs? that old employees are quitting and recruiting new ones is hard? There is a simple, inexpensive solution to both problems and it’s available today. It’s called MedKaz®. You should offer it as a wellness benefit to your employees — the sooner the better! When you embrace…
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One of the biggest personal challenges seniors face is inadequate healthcare. This becomes Medicare’s problem, too, when their health insurance costs skyrocket. An Important New Medicare Benefit There finally is one benefit Medicare can offer that solves this problem — for seniors and Medicare. It’s called MedKaz®. It is self-financing, simple, inexpensive, very easy to…
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