Essential Strategies to Save on Medical Bills with Nicole Broadhurst
Podcast Summary for Interview with Nicole Broadhurst re: How a Medical Billing Advocate Can Help You
In this episode of the Hope Health and Wellness Advocacy Podcast, discover resources and techniques to assist you on your medical billing journey.
Tara Adams of HHWA discusses her unique experiences with medical billing for both herself and her mother. Additionally, Nicole Broadhurst of Tennessee Health Advocates breaks down steps to make sure such billing is correct, the importance of understanding your insurance policy, and ways to handle bills aside from insurance.
The two dive deep into the complications of billing language and how useful a medical billing advocate can be.
Podcast Chapters:
00:00 – 01:20 Introduction of Nicole Broadhurst and a brief recap of the last Nicole interview
1:20 – 4:45 Tara discusses advocating for her mother and dives into how money can influence our medical decisions
4:45 – 7:49 Nicole Broadhurst discusses how we must get intimate with our health insurance policy to avoid surprises
7:50 – 10:30 Nicole breaks down the three main steps to ensure your medical bills are correct
10:31 -16:23 Tara discusses her own complicated journey with medical billing and how a medical billing advocate was helpful to her
16:24 -21:00 Nicole and Tara discuss the complexities of billing language and how much stress you can avoid by understanding it
21:01 – 24:50 Nicole breaks down shopping for healthcare services
24:51 – 40:20 What criteria you need to meet in order for certain medical procedures to be covered, the benefits of paying in cash, and where insurance does and does not work
40:21 – 42:10 The importance of advocacy
42:11 – 43:39 Nicole shares her favorite book: https://www.amazon.com/Conviction-Marketing-Kelly-Roach/dp/B09S259DWK
44:00 – 44:35 Outro
Learn more about all the ways Nicole Broadhurst can help those in search of brain coaching at her website https://tennesseehealthadvocates.com/ .
You can also find Nicole on Linkedin and Instagram at the following links:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tennessee_health_advocates/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolebroadhurst
Special Mention: During our conversation, Nicole brings up two important sources that can help with your healthcare journey:
https://www.healthcarebluebook.com/explore-home/
