CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. Podcast
CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. Podcast
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Are You Overpaying For Your Medical Bill?
Chances are you've been hit with a medical bill far more expensive than you expected.
If so, you're not alone.
In this episode of CareTalk, David E. Williams and John Driscoll dive into the complex, confusing, and often painful world of medical billing, discussing how you can protect yourself from unethical and erroneous charges.
This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/caretalk and get on your way to being your best self.
As a BetterHelp affiliate, we may receive compensation from BetterHelp if you purchase products or services through the links provided.
TOPICS:
(0:24) Sponsorship
(1:26) Why You Never Know How Much Your Medical Bill Will Cost
(2:29) How Complex Healthcare Systems Confuse Billing
(3:16) Why You Should Contest Your Bill
(5:45) Can Extroverts Demand Lower Medical Costs?
(8:11) Examining Itemized Billing
(9:06) How the Biden Administration is Fighting for Medical Cost Transparency
(10:00) Can you Plan for Medical Expenses?
(11:55) Understanding Medical Bill Payment Plans
(13:47) Doctors, Insurance, and Your Role in Medical Billing
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Reflecting on the State of Mental Healthcare
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Mental health issues have surged at an alarming rate, affecting a vast swath of Americans. In this episode, David Williams revisits our previous discussions on mental health, exploring topics such as the current state of mental health, its impact on various demographics, the future of care, and how new technology is innovating the mental health field. This episode is brought to you by BetterHel...
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What is Kamala Harris’ Stance on Healthcare?
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Finding Courage Through Mental Health Struggles w/ Former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
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Komentáře

  • @judithwyer389
    @judithwyer389 Před 4 hodinami

    Doctors have massive student loans. No other country subjects its med students to this. They are becoming cogs in the medical industrial complex. I know a young doc who just left med school She will not practice medicine because of what she saw in Med School docs. are tools of big pharma and pill dispensers. My friend got a MPH and is going into research

  • @drbendaroo9610
    @drbendaroo9610 Před dnem

    Even low cost services are starting to need prior authorization. I'm practicing Chiropractic for 30 years and have never seen as much nonsense for a $16 service. Time to go back to fee for service care. Until then, your insurance company is calling the shots on your health.

  • @shunnyday
    @shunnyday Před 2 dny

    Everybody has a price. Even doctors.

  • @carlzobel513
    @carlzobel513 Před 3 dny

    Communism is a sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered around common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange that allocates products to everyone in the society based on need.

  • @eternityw.1748
    @eternityw.1748 Před 8 dny

    What he is talking about is a very subversive, subtle, seductive (as well as intentional) strategy among WBWMP to rid the earth of as many non-white bodies so that WBWMP can rule the earth and truly be in a dominant position of "ruling the world"...the ancient need of ALL EVIL, or if you want to, you can call it...anti-christ activity.

  • @MarkShy-sz8zo
    @MarkShy-sz8zo Před 10 dny

    Nationwide care matters plan

  • @MarkShy-sz8zo
    @MarkShy-sz8zo Před 10 dny

    Too expensive

  • @blakerogge2213
    @blakerogge2213 Před 12 dny

    Is that because our metrics have "evolved" and our purpose is being erased?

  • @shunnyday
    @shunnyday Před 12 dny

    Great points. Great speakers.

  • @user-ws3bi3yp7o
    @user-ws3bi3yp7o Před 12 dny

    are any other gen z tired of hearing people of higher generations constantly talk about the issue of gen z being the “misery generation?” i know i am. every generation above us calls us out and every single one of them blames it on social media, and it might be true that that is the cause, but i hear it absolutely everywhere, it’s on every podcast, every radio station interruption. we get it!! we’re miserable and depressed on the internet!! but nobody wants to do anything to combat it?

    • @shunnyday
      @shunnyday Před 12 dny

      Unfortunately, this isn’t exclusive to Gen-Z. This has been the case with every generation. Older generations will always be concerned for younger generations.

  • @ChaosOrder86
    @ChaosOrder86 Před 12 dny

    Only 20%? More like less than 20% of humans make it to adulthood without significant mental issues

  • @woodrowboudreaux9951
    @woodrowboudreaux9951 Před 18 dny

    Here’s something that is just pure truth and it is unforgivable. If you are white and American and you apply for Medicaid because you are elderly and need to be in a nursing home, the government will do the equivalent of giving you two middle fingers, insulting you, and punishing you financially. Then they will give you impossible or very unrealistic stipulations to complete before denying you three times, then maybe-JUST MAYBE, if the planets align, it’s a leap year and you’re still alive at 90, THEN you can get approved. BUT….. If you’re an illegal, you get an instant check and pre-approval for it all. Your biggest problem is deciding on the amount to make out the blank check they give you. You have one, MAYBE TWO pages of paperwork and that’s only to confirm where your money goes so you don’t get inconvenienced. This makes me vomit.

  • @electriceyeswatching4415

    Propaganda for the lockdown mandatory jab candidates. Now that’s funny

  • @jcepri
    @jcepri Před 26 dny

    Amazon will buy Optum. Our healthcare system is a joke. All that matters profits. To heck with patients.

  • @KoneKlubKult
    @KoneKlubKult Před měsícem

    Its very suspicious that videos about 340b have tens or hundreds of thousands of views and single digit to no comments

    • @joesmith8398
      @joesmith8398 Před 17 dny

      340B is just another way for providers and pharmacies to get scammed out of money.

    • @KoneKlubKult
      @KoneKlubKult Před 16 dny

      @@joesmith8398 price fixing?

  • @jenniferfallondriscoll6660

    An incredibly informative discussion that offers real, substantive solutions for addressing the growing crisis of mental health and addiction. Patrick Kennedy's insights are powerful and practical. A must-listen for anyone interested in meaningful change in these critical areas. Highly recommend!

  • @GoodCitizenoftheNorth
    @GoodCitizenoftheNorth Před měsícem

    Already voting for him, dint have to sell me harder.

  • @michaelpaulsuhr592
    @michaelpaulsuhr592 Před měsícem

    Immediately deport the kids and parents.

  • @Dennnis10B
    @Dennnis10B Před měsícem

    A broken old man wanting to program the masses...so sad

  • @darrellivey339
    @darrellivey339 Před měsícem

    Do people who aren’t supposed to be here are getting free healthcare? 🤦‍♂️ I don’t think this comment section is gonna go the way he thinks it is. 🤣

  • @thegaulbegaul
    @thegaulbegaul Před měsícem

    Oh no I cant afford a home or afford groceries and my priority should be illegal immigrants having all those things.

  • @robertspikes1376
    @robertspikes1376 Před měsícem

    Yeah, they need to leave

  • @mostlycrazyallthetime
    @mostlycrazyallthetime Před měsícem

    Wow if that's the case I'm voting for his ticket

  • @carolina_ace
    @carolina_ace Před měsícem

    Trump 2024. Dems are dim

  • @garyreneker6226
    @garyreneker6226 Před měsícem

    Vance did NOT grow up in Appalachia.. He visited his grandparents there during his schools' summer breaks.

  • @user-anc123
    @user-anc123 Před měsícem

    Anti Not ZEE Science

  • @johnyarbrough1244
    @johnyarbrough1244 Před měsícem

    That was a hit on Republicans! It’s good they can joke about it. Too much political divide in this country as it is now. Making it impossible to come up with good solutions. Just partial, temporary solutions that last until the opposing party gets back in power.

  • @johnyarbrough1244
    @johnyarbrough1244 Před měsícem

    Dave Ramsey says the average nursing home stay is 2 1/2 years, not 1 1/2. Which is it? Is it more for women? That’s important to know when coming up with a plan. I’m a male and single. I don’t want to stay more than 1 1/2 years in a nursing home. They can overdose me after that and I’ll be fine with it. Quality of life is an Issue.

  • @laurawhitewing
    @laurawhitewing Před měsícem

    My vote is for MH Zarr Patrick Kennedy! I am advocating for solutions to this system from the perspective of what went wrong. We have to do more prevention. Yes. Which means also some serious educating to the public of warning signs of psychosis, especially cannabis induced, to avoid full blown SZ or SZA from THC. We need the public to become aware of anosognosia as an obstacle to care. I believe 2 solutions could stop the churn of repeat hospitalizations: an effective AOT law that connects patients to care in the community. You mentioned clubhouses for SZ. Those will not work without an AOT. After MA+CT pass the AOT, we streamline it with best practices as a guide so federal funding criteria will ensure the most effective and strict criteria for an AOT. During an AOT, the Stepped Care Solutions 2.0 could be implemented on a daily basis to see what level of care is needed, ranked from mild to moderate, 1-10. Software on your phone that connects you with local therapists, online therapists, group therapy, a peer, and during the acute stages connects you with local fire and rescue. Www.nationalshatteringsilencecoalition.com

  • @thomasglendenning3486
    @thomasglendenning3486 Před měsícem

    looks like these two moderators don't have very much to say,and they are doing it very well?

  • @DrJ-hx7wv
    @DrJ-hx7wv Před měsícem

    You're a joke

  • @FrankOlson1953
    @FrankOlson1953 Před měsícem

    What is with the big push about the recent 'mental health' BS? If you're pushing this... You need your head checked. It's nothing more than the pacification/sissification of a WEAK SOCIETY. B4 any1 whines, FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!

  • @bobDotJS
    @bobDotJS Před měsícem

    Methadone saved my life but I got a job as a software engineer and moved to California and they made me drive 45 minutes every morning to pick it up at the clinic for 2 months making me late to a new job for 2 months even though in NY I got 20 take-home doses. I also have panic disorder and I've taken Valium for 20 years as needed (it's never been a problem) but finding a psychiatrist in a new state who would prescribe it because I was honest about being a former heroin addict was a nightmare. And there's no quicker way to relapse than to self-medicate because a doctor takes you off of an anxiety medication you've relied on for 20 years because "there's a stigma". Not to mention that I often have the choice with doctors of being honest, or being taken seriously. It's tough.

    • @CareTalkPodcast
      @CareTalkPodcast Před měsícem

      @@bobDotJS thank you for watching and sharing your story.

  • @terriwheeler7393
    @terriwheeler7393 Před měsícem

    Very interesting and enlightening.

    • @CareTalkPodcast
      @CareTalkPodcast Před měsícem

      @@terriwheeler7393 glad you enjoyed it - thank you!

  • @SurferRC
    @SurferRC Před měsícem

    Safe and effective

  • @SanDiego-qm9kq
    @SanDiego-qm9kq Před měsícem

    Duh!!! The COVID vaccines (not vaccines).

  • @shawnjohn0369
    @shawnjohn0369 Před měsícem

    where do the drugs come from... he closed it down.

  • @MrMrjchips
    @MrMrjchips Před měsícem

    The problem we've had fit 20 years? Oh man, I can't believe the president during covid and recovering from an Obama economy didn't show up to a singular drug committee! What a real piece of shit

  • @JB-de5cp
    @JB-de5cp Před měsícem

    Probably knew it was a waist of time, comitions just like to talk and pat each other on the back.

  • @stacyprice4085
    @stacyprice4085 Před měsícem

    Lol what a joke he s mental

  • @kb1996
    @kb1996 Před měsícem

    Sour grapes Chris Christie???😖

  • @needsomemusic
    @needsomemusic Před měsícem

    You have no idea if he even knew about your meeting. He doesn’t plan his schedule.

  • @alexverdugo7535
    @alexverdugo7535 Před měsícem

    He is mentally not right.

  • @sangmang2752
    @sangmang2752 Před 2 měsíci

    Absolutely. Once the city offers up money.. guys like you salivate. Green eyed over the idea of milking one more source

  • @MelissaGeropolis
    @MelissaGeropolis Před 2 měsíci

    Because every other industry is unionizing so they probably feel the pressure to do so as well. This is where it gets dangerous, because union workers like to strike. What if someone needs a life saving surgery but the doctor is a strike?

  • @biffy7
    @biffy7 Před 2 měsíci

    Okay, let’s keep it clean kids.

  • @craigrosier523
    @craigrosier523 Před 2 měsíci

    Please spare me "Law-abiding citizens" after a law has been created to victimize a sector of the population namely the homeless (poor).

  • @jondoe4624
    @jondoe4624 Před 2 měsíci

    People have a right to not have homeless people endangering themselves and families. Most homeless people are not dangerous but some are. Because nuance has been denied on this issue by progressives, we now have a reaction and swinging to the other direction.

  • @NightFlight1973
    @NightFlight1973 Před 2 měsíci

    The very notion of division is the issue. "Those people" are US in either a separate point in time or life tangent. Life is precarious at best and what history writes about a people is quite possibly dependant on how it handles it most vulnerable. We have to accept that "they" could be "me" with the right set of circumstances. Think "Freaky Friday" and put yourself in someone else's shoes for just one day.

    • @hashbrown4781
      @hashbrown4781 Před 2 měsíci

      Empathy. You are explaining basic empathy. Even the religious have lost their way as far as being able to put themselves in the shoes of others. Everyone wants to be split into a smaller group until there is no one else. Keep explaining basic empathy. For some reason, the world needs a refresher course.

  • @manjaplanting3196
    @manjaplanting3196 Před 2 měsíci

    Don't infect this virus in to mammals.