I just received this statement in response to asking which area in Milwaukee as it’s a pretty big city!

Providers are across the Milwaukee area. West Allis, Mequon, Oak Creek. Thank you.

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Hello Everyone,

I received an inquiry from someone who is looking for an advocate to meet his mother at her MD appointments. I don’t h…[Read more]

My email bounced back as well, as your inbox seems to be unable to accept new messages at this time. We are all here! I messaged you through your page on your business site.
Hang in there!

Gail

Hi Barbara,

I hope you are feeling better real soon.

We have met many times and I remember a past case you sent to me.

If any of your cases involve health insurance problems, please keep me in mind.

Besides hospital/doctor bill denials, overcharges and pre-authorizations, I am overturning advanatge plan denials (medical and rehab), as well as…[Read more]

Barbara,

Just a heads up, the email link bounces back. Hence, I am including a copy of what I tried to send here.

Hi Barbara,

I am responding to your posting on Umbra regarding referrals. So sorry to read about your health, but hopefully the break from advocacy will be short and effective.

I would love to be considered. While I am a layperson,…[Read more]

Good suggestion, Anthony – I’d also encourage her to contact the Aging and Disability Resource Center in the area – they may be able to assist with alternate housing and non-medical services. She might qualify for case management through the insurance company that handles her Medi-Cal benefits (the Cal-AIM program) or a local non-profit.
Linda…[Read more]

Jeff, You are technically correct. Faith-based plans are “cost sharing plans” but they serve the same purpose as insurance. I believe they are a joke, as I believe most insurance companies are with the exception of catastrophic coverage. Yhr appeals process for cost sharing plans as well as by regular health insurers are equally biased in fav…[Read more]

Faith based plans are not insurance. That is what cost this person from being covered, they didn’t have to play by insurance rules.

Faith-based insurance plans are no different from regular insurers, in my experience. They use faith as a marketing tactic. Vulnerable consumers buy into it, which is sad Leverage is needed to force ALL insurers to do the right thing and pay legitimate claims. Leverage is a business tactic that will add to advocates’ negotiating abilities. Our p…[Read more]

I switched to BiBerk this year and cut my cost in half. Below is the agent I spoke with.

David Jager
Licensed Insurance Advisor
biBERK, a Berkshire Hathaway Company
o. (844) 472-0967 | w. http://www.biberk.com

I’m sorry that it didn’t turn out favorable for your client. I hope they have a good outcome with their surgery. Thanks for the update.

Hi Dena.

We exhausted all appeals with Medi-Share. They prayed a lot for us and then denied claims. The last I heard from this client they were headed down the path of paying out of pocket for surgery.

Medi-Share advertises on a local radio station and I hear their ads every day about it costing less and people being happier with them… So I…[Read more]

Jeff – Out of curiosity, what happened with your client? Did Medi-Share pay anything for the tumor removal?

[Warning: saga follows} I guess I have been one of the few served by HPSO through the last 10 years. First a sole practitioner, then an agency owner-operator who utilized contractors ( contactors were required to have insurance and submit a Dec page annually) plus my own liability coverage. It was high, that agency + myself. Last year, I got a te…[Read more]