Reduce your medical bills

January 4, 2008 | General

A great article for anyone looking to manage their medical bills.

10 ways to reduce your medical bills

  1. Ask your doctor to be your ally.
  2. Compare costs by using CPT codes.
  3. Find friends in the billing department.
  4. Negotiate lower prices, payment arrangements.
  5. Ask if recommended services are necessary.
  6. Expore state-sponsored hospital Web sites.
  7. Check your insurance company’s website too.
  8. Ask for the Medicare Rates.
  9. Go generic.
  10. Sweat the small stuff.


For more details on each of the 10 ways to reduce your medical bills, please visit: http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/insurance/20061204_care_cost_health_a1.asp

3 Comments »

  1. Comment by Adam Pick January 21, 2008

    Thanks. These are all great tips to help patients and caregivers dealing with healthcare costs. Personally, I had heart valve surgery not too long ago and learned (the hard way) that medical bills and healthcare plans are not aligned to the patient’s wallet.

    I went way outside of my budget to find the right cardiac surgeon, the right hospital and the right heart valve surgery operation. It cost a significant amount of money. However, finances don’t figure into the equation when your heart is being surgically altered. :)

    Still, I wish I knew these tips during my experience.

    That said, thanks for sharing!

    Cheers,
    Adam
    Heart Valve Surgery

  2. Comment by MeritainWellness February 12, 2008

    This post gives some good advice on what to do to control healthcare costs. This white paper created by Meritain Health http://meritain.com/Home/Resources/WhitePapers is another source for those who are curious about how to control the cost of healthcare.

  3. Comment by John February 14, 2008

    Without getting rid of complexity, you can not reduce costs; without getting rid of so called ‘health insurance’ for every single visit to doctor’s office/hospital, you can not get rid of complexity.

    First, simplify the whole system; we do not need a third party (like health plan) to say what every individuals must do. Let the doctors and the individuals discuss what needs to be done for the wellbeing of these individuals. These health plans are not doctors and they may be living thousands of miles away.

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