Welcome Anne! What an interesting background you have in organ donation – perhaps a good niche for your advocacy? Very interesting (and no surprise) that despite your many years of working in healthcare, you felt like you didn’t understand the system when you were confronted with your father’s challenges. I had the same experience with my dad,…[Read more]

Hi Renee – making a distinction here for you and future readers.

APHA (through PracticeUPOnline.com) offers online courses to help you start and build your practice. Some of the courses offer CEs to those who have completed their BCPA certification.

However! BCPA certification does not come from or through APHA*. It is offered by and earned…[Read more]

I also took the prep course and practice exam through

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I was absolutely prepared after taking that course!

Hello everyone!

My name is Lisa Perrone. I am a student at Assumption University in their Graduate program. I will be graduating in May with a Master’s in Health Advocacy.

I am taking this course to prepare myself to open a Health Advocacy practice in Upstate NY. I am looking forward to learning and growing with all of you over the next months.

Lisa

Agree Dena, the BCPA Study guide is good.

Also, there is a group on Facebook that is called the BCPA Community on Facebook that has has daily questions you can also add to your study plan. The group is good at sharing so check it out….its free!

Best of luck!

Anne Llewellyn

Good afternoon everyone,

My name is Anne Krueger and I have worked in healthcare for the past 23 years. I have a nursing background and worked at the bedside for 2 years before I moved in the field of organ and tissue donation. My interest in advocacy work began a little over 2 years ago when me and my family walked along side of my Dad through…[Read more]

I used the the BCPA study guide to prepare and read several of the suggested books found in the study guide. I gave myself several months to study.

You have a great background for private advocacy, Melanie… and yes…. we’ll answer all your questions!

Hello All,

My name is Melanie Parks, I recently moved to Atlanta, GA in late 2020 and love it. Having not a clue at all, but wanting to get started, I originally registered my LLC in Massachusetts because I thought it would be easier to get clients in a location that I was more familiar with and then looking to establish LLC in GA. Would love…[Read more]

My allergy doctor told me he charged the maximum amount allowable years ago because outpatient reimbursements were so low. Clearly things have not changed.

Wow, I don’t know what has been going on, but I have been working with Kyle the past few years and he reached out to me to ask if I wanted to renew my E&O insurance. Because I didn’t have any changes in my business, I was renewed by Markle in Jan. 2022, and Kyle was very responsive. Also responsive when I had a question in the middle of 2021. I…[Read more]

I also listened to the call-in with Marshall, and was not surprised by how thoughtful he has been in putting together these steps for fighting exorbitant or wrong medical bills and also in helping people.

I have taken a few clients to help them fight small mistakes that have cost them a few hundred dollars, not to make money on, but because I…[Read more]

BTW–college health plans for students are usually really good and really cheap. I know people who have enrolled in the minimum number of hours so that they can access this insurance! And there might be a way to keep both their home state Medicaid + the college plan?

(College plans are more local usually—I know when one of my daughters was…[Read more]

woo hoo! Good news, Nancy!

Finally! It’s happening….the launch of my business!
Taylormade Senior Advocacy & Consulting LLC is now open for business! It’s like I’m finally giving birth to the “proverbial baby” as it has taken me 9 long months of obtaining certifications, pro-bono advocacy work, creating and using a business plan, marketing and online presence. So glad I…[Read more]

Medicaid does not cover prescriptions filled at out of state pharmacies. Depending on the medication, there may be an option for the pharmacy in their home state to fill and mail (or otherwise deliver) the medication to the student’s college address.
A family member may be able to fill the prescription (again depending on the medication) and send…[Read more]