Why you should pay cash for outpatient healthcare services
It’s hard to believe that even if you have health insurance, you may be better off if you pay cash for outpatient healthcare services. If that’s the case, why do we have health insurance at all?! We have health insurance to cover very prolonged illnesses or major trauma. Basically, catastrophic issues. But when it comes […]
Founder/CEO of BuildMyBod Health to pitch at Market Disrupt
Today, Monday October 2nd, 2017, Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, Founder/CEO of BuildMyBod Health will pitch the price transparency/lead generation potential of the BuildMyBod platform at Health Innovation Technologies Market Disrupt event in Los Angeles. This is a Shark Tank style pitch event. What does BuildMyBod do, you ask? Even if you didn’t ask, here’s the gist. […]
Let’s just see if my health insurance will cover it…wrong!
When it comes to getting outpatient treatment of any type – colonoscopy, sending a biopsy to the lab – consumers hope their health insurance will cover it. They think, even if my health insurance doesn’t cover it, there’s no harm in trying, right? Wrong! It’s no big deal if my health insurance doesn’t cover […]
Cosmetic Surgery is Real Surgery
It’s natural to assume that cosmetic surgery isn’t “real” surgery. After all, it’s not heart surgery, it’s just cosmetic. While that’s true that the underlying reason for cosmetic surgery isn’t necessary surgery, the surgery gods don’t really care. Regardless of the necessity of surgery, surgery is still surgery…with the same ensuing risks. Medical History […]