Have you ever received a surprise medical bill? Were you ever shocked by how much a hospital charged for medical care? Did you ever wonder why hospital prices vary widely from facility to facility, and sometimes from patient to patient? Cynthia Fisher is a life sciences entrepreneur and investor who was so disturbed seeing friends and acquaintances facing financial ruin due to outrageous medical bills that she founded a non-profit organization to advocate for patient rights. Her organization, Patient Rights Advocate, has a dual mission of helping consumers comparison shop for medical care and fight onerous bills, while lobbying the federal government to require price transparency by hospitals. In this episode, she shares tips that every patient or would-be patient needs to know.

 The Take-Away: There is still a lot of work to be done but a lot of progress is being made to hold hospitals accountable and establish a competitive market with fair prices in today’s healthcare world.

Learn more: Go to https://www.patientrightsadvocate.org/ to learn more, comment, and support and make your voice heard!

Have you ever received a surprise medical bill? Were you ever shocked by how much a hospital charged for medical care? Did you ever wonder why hospital prices vary widely from facility to facility, and sometimes from patient to patient? Cynthia Fisher is a life sciences entrepreneur and investor who was so disturbed seeing friends and acquaintances facing financial ruin due to outrageous medical bills that she founded a non-profit organization to advocate for patient rights. Her organization, Patient Rights Advocate, has a dual mission of helping consumers comparison shop for medical care and fight onerous bills, while lobbying the federal government to require price transparency by hospitals. In this episode, she shares tips that every patient or would-be patient needs to know.
&nbsp;The Take-Away: There is still a lot of work to be done but a lot of progress is being made to hold hospitals accountable and establish a competitive market with fair prices in today&rsquo;s healthcare world.
Learn more: Go to <a href="https://www.patientrightsadvocate.org/">https://www.patientrightsadvocate.org/</a> to learn more, comment, and support and make your voice heard!

Healthcare is a business, but far too many in the field have neither the business training nor the financial expertise required for their business to thrive.  Healthcare Confidential dives into the nuances of healthcare finance. From the historical evolution of the American healthcare system to innovative approaches to maximizing practice revenue, Healthcare Confidential bridges the past and the future to provide professionals with the information they need to be both savvy business people as well as clinicians.  Healthcare Confidential is streamed live on Mondays on Channel 1 at 2:00 pm EST and on Channel 4 at 10:00 am est.

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The Healthcare Confidential Podcast

Healthcare is a business, but far too many in the field have neither the business training nor the financial expertise required for their business to thrive. Healthcare Confidential dives into the nuances of healthcare finance. From the historical evolution of the American healthcare system to innovative approaches to maximizing practice revenue, Healthcare Confidential bridges the past and the future to provide professionals with the information they need to be both savvy business people as well as clinicians.  Healthcare Confidential is streamed on Monday mornings.

Healthcare is a business, but far too many in the field have neither the business training nor the financial expertise required for their business to thrive. Healthcare Confidential dives into the nuances of healthcare finance. From the historical evolution of the American healthcare system to innovative approaches to maximizing practice revenue, Healthcare Confidential bridges the past and the future to provide professionals with the information they need to be both savvy business people as well as clinicians.&nbsp; Healthcare Confidential is streamed on Monday mornings.

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