I spoke to a “financial counselor” with the hospital and she DID NOT KNOW what all these abbreviations meant! Seriously!!! So they have a “cost estimator” so I’m going to try that tool to see if the charges were reasonable.

It would be good to know what these “costs” listed on their spreadsheet mean–so that looking at the insurance contracted…[Read more]

Yes! I LOVE to guide people through MD Anderson! It has become so large since I worked there—it’s really intimidating for new patients!

Hope your client gets the care she needs!

Hi Karen!
I don’t currently work in this model. However, I know a few who do and am hopeful they will respond here! If not, send me an email and I’m happy to make the connections personally. I think you will find there are several options and choosing the one that best fits the needs of your business will be your challenge. Like most things…[Read more]

Hi Cheryl & Janet!
I have reached out and have not yet made contact…..I will use this thread if we need more support on this one.

Hope you’re having a great weekend!
Nicole

Glad he is connected with someone who can help. For future reference, anyone needing help with Veteran or Military Healthcare Navigation and veterans getting the correct level of benefits, I can help. I am a retired Air Force nurse and worked in VA and military healthcare system for 30 years. I try to help others cut through the red tape to get…[Read more]

Not really. He has VA and Medicare and is struggling to navigate them and get things covered. I believe that Nicole Broadhurst has reached out to him.

I think they started as medical malpractice insurers and have expanded into lots of other health and wellness areas. They insure birth doulas so it was a natural choice to insure death doulas too. I think birth doulas have many more liability issues than death doulas, maybe that’s why the cost is reasonable. Sometimes it’s just semantics and you…[Read more]

Hi Bonnie,
I just sent you an email….I would love to take a look at the document and see if I can decipher what it says!

Happy Friday!
Nicole

I’ve been emailing with them and have been unable to get them to pin down exactly what professional services they cover. Apparently, their policies are contingent on whatever state laws, regulating agencies or certifying bodies govern your scope of practice.

I am a BCPA so I asked if the Code of Responsibility would count and haven’t been able to…[Read more]

I spoke with them today and was advised that they only cover medical navigation. If you are doing anything related to insurance navigation or other cost of care navigation the CMF policy does NOT cover that kind of navigation liability.

If this man had Adriamycin (doxorubicin) for his leukemia–it’s a cardiotoxic chemotherapy with a lifetime limit. Some oncologists are not as careful as they should be with dosing–and they put the patient’s heart in jeopardy. It is a great treatment in the correct hands.

“What type of cardiomyopathy is caused by doxorubicin?
Doxorubicin (Dox)…[Read more]

Hi Lorelei,

I sent you a text message. If you would like to talk tomorrow, I would be happy to share my costs.

I gave them a ring and I agree with Althea that they seem nice and I would add knowledgeable.

I was quoted $381 for a $1M/$6M policy which includes prior acts.

Pat Falace is the broker I spoke with. She can be reached at 1-800-221-4904.

AnnMarie McIlwain
Patient Advocators LLC

I’ve been using them since I started in business in early 2020. I have end-of-life doula professional liability insurance. Most of my services fall under the doula umbrella. I pay less much less for this insurance than my mediator liability with a different agency.
They are a very easy company to work…[Read more]

Hi Lorelei – I fixed the email address – it was missing an ‘s’. You can try again, please: membersvc@aphadvocates.org. Thanks!

Can you be more specific?

thanks everyone! Glad to know I’m good. and PACB just sent out a wonderful list of ALL the approved courses and how many units of general and ethics they offer.

Pre-Approved CE List