Comments on: 10 Reasons Why You Should Call Your Health Advocate

By: Roger

Roger — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:35:11 +0000

I’ll second Matt’s comments; it’s horrible that something as important and basic as health has gotten so complex that we need special health advocates to help us understand it all, but it’s good that they are available to some of us, at least. I’ll raise a glass to the hopes of a health care system that’s easy to understand, provides all needed coverage, and is as inexpensive as possible. Hopefully, it’ll become a reality soon.
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By: MyLifeROI

MyLifeROI — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:04:42 +0000

@Matt Jabs,

Lol, sad how complicated our system has made living, right?

But as you allude to, if we are stuck in this situation we might as well use what we have in our corner.

Maybe one day we won’t even need an advocate! Idealism!

By: MyLifeROI

MyLifeROI — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:03:04 +0000

@Peter,

I would definitely give a call. I’m not sure if my health advocate is through my insurer (that seems like there would be conflicts of interest) or through my employer (seems more kosher).

You hit the nail on the head re: “be your own advocate.” That’s the best advice you could really give.

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:58:51 +0000

Woosh… this industry is way to complicated for this guy. The day we need a personal/professional advocate for something as foundational as our health is the day that wisdom and simplicity need be besought and embraced afresh… if they will even have us again.

That said, this is the reality of our somewhat dire situation… so I appreciate the thoughtful write up, I had never even heard of such a thing!
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By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:33:11 +0000

Having dealt with my wife’s variety of health issues over the past couple of years, and over 250k in medical bills, I wish we had a health advocate in our corner at the time. I’m not sure if we even have one through our insurer -but it’s worth a check. When you’re going through medical issues the last thing you want to have to think about is all the details about scheduling, medications, finding a good doctor, etc – but you really have to be your own advocate otherwise your care will suffer. Having an additional person in your corner would be great I think.
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