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Summer Webinar Series on High-Cost & Specialty Drugs

Aug 28, 2019

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The Drug Waste Problem: Cancer & Specialty Drugs

Jul 12, 2019

The pharmaceutical side of oncology and other specialty drugs is a multi-billion dollar business. This is one of the highest cost segments of pharmaceuticals to patients and insurance companies, and it is one of the highest profit areas for the pharmaceutical companies. In 2016, specialty drugs made up 40% of the $450 billion pharmaceutical market, which translates into $180 billion. This staggering amount of money is bad enough in itself, but what if I told you that some of those medications that make up that $180 billion was being wasted in hospitals and other healthcare centers every single day? How Can...

Accessing good healthcare in Chattanooga

Mar 28, 2019

How to Get the Best Healthcare Advice in Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee is a fast-growing city offering quality health care in many areas. As a hub for traffic to several larger cities like Atlanta, Nashville, and Knoxville, Chattanooga has a small town feel in many ways. Yet larger corporations, such as Volkswagen, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Chattanooga, McKee Foods (Little Debbie), and Amazon, as well as the major healthcare corporations like BlueCross BlueShield of TN have large workforces with a vast array of health care needs. Chattanooga residents with chronic or acute conditions and diseases often find it difficult to navigate their health care needs. This makes Chattanooga a...

Lower Medical Bills with a Health Coach (Part 2)

Mar 7, 2019

This is the 2nd of 2 installments. Subscribe here to receive make sure you don't miss any future articles. In Part 1 of this article, we shared with you how your health coach can help you keep expenses low with proactive care plans, clarifying what is medically necessary, and helping you navigate the complex issues of finding quality care for the lowest price. Here are three additional ways a health coach can protect your bank balance while improving your healthLost in Translation: Health Coaches Makes Sense of All the Medical JargonA health coach should be able to help review your...

Lower Medical Bills with a Health Coach (Part 1)

Feb 28, 2019

This is the 1st of 2 installments. Subscribe here to receive Part 2 when it is published next week. A health coach is a wonderful asset to have when attempting to lower medical expenses for both yourself and your employees. The outdated trend of seeking a health coach for advice on exercise and diet alone fail to access all the resources a quality health coach should bring to the table. A health coach can serve as more than just a fitness and nutrition guru. Though those are important, a health coach can serve as an advocate for you in ways...

understanding insurance

Summer Webinar Series on High-Cost & Specialty Drugs

The Drug Waste Problem: Cancer & Specialty Drugs

Accessing good healthcare in Chattanooga

Lower Medical Bills with a Health Coach (Part 2)

Lower Medical Bills with a Health Coach (Part 1)

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