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Patient is out of network, out of luck

LA Times article features quote from Patient Care CEO Jane Cooper. Read full article here: http://articles.latimes.com/print/2013/may/10/business/la-fi-kaiser-patient-referral-20130512

Jane Cooper to demystify the Affordable Care Act in Oshkosh this Thursday

Jane Cooper, CEO of Patient Care, will be presenting to client companies in Oshkosh, Wisc. on Thursday, April 25. Cooper’s presentation, Affordable Care Act: Where We’ve Been…Where We Are…Where We’re Headed… will allow Patient Care clients to become more informed about the Affordable Care Act. The lunchtime seminar will cover: Requirements in force, impact on [...]

Patient Care responds to Health Care Reform

As our nation continues to experience changes in the health care system, Patient Care (patientcare4u.com), the nation’s leading advocacy company, has reacted quickly by unveiling Exchange Advocate, a new service to help members, clients and consultants understand the changes – Exchange Advocate will  be offered to current clients at no additional cost. The Affordable Care [...]

Could a human answer the phone, please?

Dear Whomever is in Charge of Customer Service for DirecTV: All I wanted was to watch the game. I was back in my hotel room after a long day, and I figured, what better way to unwind? Now, the game wasn’t available on the hotel channels, but I’ve got that League Pass service you offer [...]

Patient is out of network, out of luck

LA Times article features quote from Patient Care CEO Jane Cooper. Read full article here: http://articles.latimes.com/print/2013/may/10/business/la-fi-kaiser-patient-referral-20130512

Jane Cooper to demystify the Affordable Care Act in Oshkosh this Thursday

Jane Cooper, CEO of Patient Care, will be presenting to client companies in Oshkosh, Wisc. on Thursday, April 25. Cooper’s presentation, Affordable Care Act: Where We’ve Been…Where We Are…Where We’re Headed… will allow Patient Care clients to become more informed about the Affordable Care Act. The lunchtime seminar will cover: Requirements in force, impact on [...]

Patient Care responds to Health Care Reform

As our nation continues to experience changes in the health care system, Patient Care (patientcare4u.com), the nation’s leading advocacy company, has reacted quickly by unveiling Exchange Advocate, a new service to help members, clients and consultants understand the changes – Exchange Advocate will  be offered to current clients at no additional cost. The Affordable Care [...]

Could a human answer the phone, please?

Dear Whomever is in Charge of Customer Service for DirecTV: All I wanted was to watch the game. I was back in my hotel room after a long day, and I figured, what better way to unwind? Now, the game wasn’t available on the hotel channels, but I’ve got that League Pass service you offer [...]

Jane Cooper, Guest Speaker, on Wisconsin Public Radio

                On Thursday, November 1st, Jane Cooper joined Ben Merens, the host of the At Issue Show on Wisconsin Public Radio, to discuss current issues surrounding health care.  Cooper discussed and answered questions about navigating the health care system in hopes of making listeners more informed consumers! If [...]

Nation’s Leading Advocacy Company Partners with Leading Benefits Administration

MILWAUKEE (October 1, 2012) – Patient Care (www.patientcare4u.com), the nation’s leading advocacy company, has announced a new partnership with 4myBenefits, a leading vendor of benefits administration services. The partnership will provide 4myBenefits customers preferred access to an independent advocacy service.  Patient Care Advocates clarify benefits, provide cost transparency, and create more informed consumers – translating [...]

Patient Care’s 11th Annual Client/Consultant Workshop

On Thursday, August 9th Patient Care hosted its 11th Annual Client/Consultant Workshop.  The workshop started with presentations from 3 guest speakers, followed by a panel discussion of employers discussing how to proceed with the health care reform changes, then the audience members participated in roundtable discussions covering a variety of topics, and finally the evening [...]

Remember Managed Care? It’s Quietly Coming Back

Medical Care Time Warp  By: Anna Wilde Matthews Under pressure to squeeze out costs, some of the U.S.’s biggest health insurers are quietly erecting more hurdles for patients seeking medical care. The companies are in many cases reaching back to the 1990s and boosting the use of techniques that antagonized patients and doctors alike. Today’s [...]

Health Care Reform and Holidays…what they have in common

Holiday Expectations There are some Holidays that carry with them high expectations… think about Thanksgiving. In America, Thanksgiving means all of the following: relatives travel to and from home, so much cooking that all has to be planned in advance, family squabbles.  Statistics say 50% of Americans are more stressed when they get back to [...]

Patient Care Bulletin

  As we digest the Supreme Court Decision, we would like to share our perspective on the decision with our clients and our consultant partners – and remind you how important you are to everyone at Patient Care. The challenge of managing health care costs PPACA was originally passed to attempt to improve access to [...]