We’ve all heard the stories or know someone with a shocking medical bill story–a family member who received a $7,000 bill after an MRI or a friend who was forced to pay an astronomical out-of-pocket price after a CT scan. At Knew Health, we know how important...
Knew Health is a simpler, friendlier healthcare alternative, and one of the features of our medical cost-sharing community that makes it different from most healthcare options is that our members are “self-pay” patients. Let’s explore what it means to be a “self-pay”...
In America, the supposed land of opportunity and prosperity, it’s a shocking reality that medical bankruptcy is now the leading cause of bankruptcy.[*] High medical costs and limited access to affordable healthcare can quickly spiral out of control, leaving families...
We speak to hundreds of people everyday that are interested in a better way to manage healthcare expenses. That includes being able to see the type of practitioners and receive care that’s right for them. They’re tired of our broken system where we pay exorbitant...
You have lower medical expenses so why pay the same as people with high expenses? Because you’re relatively healthy, you’re happy (and so are we) that you don’t need to go to the doctor that often. You’re looking for a solution that gives you peace of mind in the...
If you're considering making the switch from traditional health insurance to medical cost sharing(HealthShare), you likely have a bunch of questions and concerns... ...the main ones being: #1: how much is this going to cost me? AND #2: how much can I save? To help...
It's week 2 of our new article series based on real-life cost-saving stories from Knew Health Community members. We began this series to answer the two most frequent questions we get from people considering medical cost sharing: #1: how much is this going to cost me?...
If you're a health conscious person, committed to a healthy lifestyle ---someone who values healthy food, regular exercise, and an integrative approach to medicine---you're probably frustrated with your current health insurance coverage. Why? Because the majority of...
Nearly everyone in the United States agrees that medical care costs are out of control. And it's not a black-and-white issue. Yes, procedures, drugs, doctor visits, tests, surgeries and lab work are all more expensive than ever... ...but that's only half the problem....
In last week's post: What is Health Cost Sharing? Part 1: The History, we covered the decades-old background of medical cost sharing and how recent political events led to its rise in popularity. In part two, we'll unpack the basics in: Health Cost Sharing 101,...
We firmly believe that before you entrust your health and money into any new model of care, you deserve to know where this model comes from (its history), how it works and its track record of success. Today's article will focus on the history of medical cost sharing...
