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Self Education Links & Helpful Tools
There are many avenues to brush up on the health care issues relating to you. Below is a list of tools and articles to help you have a positive experience using Patient Deals. Please send any useful web tools to Patient Deals to share with the Patient Deals community.
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http://www.medicare.gov/ »
For those who qualify for state-funded programs. If you qualify, then you don't need to use Patient Deals.
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https://catalog.ama-assn.org/Catalog/cpt/cpt_search.jsp?_requestid=696858 »
Diagnosis (CPT) Calculator for baseline pricing
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http://www.zebrahealth.com/ »
Database to verify medical providers
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http://doctor.webmd.com/ »
Database to verify medical providers
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_States »
Wikipedia article about Health Care in the US
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http://www.webmd.com/news/20070829/47-million-lack-health-insurance »
47 Million Lack Health Insurance
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http://www.politicalsunshine.com/health_care/uninsured/data.html »
2005 National Health Insurance Survey showing statistics for People without Health Insurance
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http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/ama/license.asp?file=/pfslookup/02_PFSsearch.asp »
Physician Fee Schedule Search
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http://webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/home.html »
Doctor Finder
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http://www.ratemds.com/ »
Rate MDs - Doctor ratings and reviews
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https://catalog.ama-assn.org/Catalog/cpt/cpt_search.jsp?checkXwho=done »
CPT-Exam fee schedule
Related Articles
For Patients
- The number of uninsured Americans is at an all-time high »
- The Young Invincibles »
- I'm Not Going to Pay a Lot for This MRI »
- No "Health Insurance?" »
- Life without insurance a high-stakes gamble »
- 'No Insurance' Should Not Mean 'No Care' »
- Coping without Health Insurance »
- Texans trying to survive without health insurance »
- A Health Insurance Dilemma »
For Doctors
- 47 Million Lack Health Insurance (Non-insured statistics) »
- How Much Medical Care Do The Uninsured Use, and Who Pays For It? »
- Piecework - Medicine's Money Problem »
- Opting to Opt In or Out? Reimbursement and Cash Flow Options »
- Health care for cash - Shorts »
- Health 2.0: Will Its Promise Be Realized? »
Online Safety Tips
- Beware of Fraud and Abuse
- Doctors will not charge for services until they are rendered, so do not pay for medical services until they're rendered
- Never give personal information about yourself over the phone or by email. This should be done in a face-to-face setting.
- Interview and verify doctor credentials using the tools in the Self-Education section.