Greater National Advocates Blog

Your mailbox is flooded with literature urging you to sign up for a different Medicare plan. Your insurance company has sent its annual notice, telling you about the changes in your policy for 2021. And your head is spinning, because you don’t...

Between the pandemic and the election, we are all more concerned about our health insurance than ever before. The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”). In addition...

Efforts to control the spread of the virus have forced hospitals to severely limit access to patients once admitted. This is true whether or not the patient has been infected by the virus. Overworked staff barely keep their head above water just...

The holiday season has officially begun and people all over the world have started preparing for Christmas. It is a magical time of year, filled with holiday get-togethers, hot cocoa, baking, tree-lightings, shopping, and other festivities. While...

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. In America today, almost everyone knows at least one person who has diabetes. The Center for Disease Control informs us that 34.2 million Americans have diabetes and 88 million adult Americans have pre...

Hopefully, you have been fortunate enough to never have heard the word “cholangiocarcinoma” come from the lips of a doctor or a loved one. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same… What in the world is Cholangiocarcinoma? Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare...

The American Cancer Association reports that aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women. In 2020, over 325,000 new cases of breast cancer in the US are expected to be diagnosed in women. In the U.S.,1 of...

If you hire a patient advocate they will want to know what insurance you have and help you take advantage of all the features available that might help you in your situation or help you find insurance that is a better fit. Reasons to change your...

It’s complicated and it can be frustrating. Fortunately, as these examples and suggestions illustrate, there are many things you can do to gain control and reduce worry. Consider these three recent client examples… #1. Mr. Smith He has significant...

Perhaps you are given a diagnosis that just doesn’t seem right for you. Perhaps your symptoms don’t add up to what your healthcare provider told you. Or...maybe you were diagnosed with a rare disease and not offered much in the form of treatment...

This is part 3 in a series of blogs related to chronic illness. The names have been changed but the stories are real. Did you know you can have a chronic disease but have no symptoms? We react to the obvious warning signs and symptoms (like a...

Has your insurance company ever denied any of your claims? Have you received medical bills stating that you are responsible for the full cost of services rendered? Have you ever been told after receiving medical care, imaging, or lab work that it...

Search Engine Optimization (SEO), is a fancy name for using internet tools to increase presence on the web in order to drive business sales. When someone searches in Google or Bing looking for a product or service I sell or a business like mine...

This is part 2 in a series of blogs related to chronic illness. The names have been changed but the stories are real. Meet Connie, a 62-year-old who is considered "hip" as she dresses in the latest trends. She never leaves the house without her...

Imagine this scenario. You are an operating room nurse and your patient’s surgery is finished. You and the team, including the surgeon, the anesthesiologist, and a surgical technician/scrub nurse are getting ready to move the patient from the...