Mark Galvin: Price transparency critical for ACA success

By Mark Galvin, Manchester Union Leader NEW HAMPSHIRE has always been a national leader helping citizens navigate the complexity of health insurance. In 1851, New Hampshire was the first state in the nation to establish an insurance regulatory agency. In 2003, New Hampshire emerged as the nation’s leader on healthcare transparency, becoming the first state…

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MyMedicalShopper Adds Healthcare and Communications Industry Leader to Executive Team

Dr. Amnon Gavish becomes new EVP of Corporate Development and Strategy Portsmouth, NH—August 6th, 2020—Dr. Amnon Gavish, an entrepreneur, digital health executive, and thought leader with decades of experience in technology and strategy development, has joined MyMedicalShopper as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy.  “Dr. Gavish brings years of expertise and knowledge to…

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Innovation Conversations with NFP Podcast

Host: Dave Kerrigan, Founder & Managing Director of Sante Nasc, LLC Listen to the podcast now. Shopping for the right medical tests and procedures at the right price isn’t easy—until now. Mark Galvin from MyMedicalShopper joins the Innovation Conversations with NFP podcast to talk about how a chance meeting he had with his doctor led…

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A Real Market in Medical Care? Singapore Shows the Way

Some American companies have embraced elements of it, such as price transparency and HSAs. By George P. Shultz and Vidar Jorgensen, The Wall Street Journal   Does a real health-care market exist anywhere in the world? It certainly doesn’t in the U.S., where health-care providers don’t tell patients in advance about pricing, outcomes or alternatives.…

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COVID Tests Free No Longer?

By Brian O’Connell, TheStreet.com There’s good news and bad news on the COVID-19 front. The good news is that state-by-state testing is up dramatically, with some states like New York (over 4.23 million tests in June); California (4.68 million tests); and Florida (2.2. million tests) leading the way. The bad news? The days of the U.S.…

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Money Confession: I never pay my medical bills

By Kaitlin Menza, mic.com If you’re like me, and the numbers suggest you are, you have a money habit so shameful that it revisits you in the darkest times. You’re trying to fall asleep but then you remember it and start running numbers in your head; or worse, you’re out with friends enjoying a beautiful afternoon and then a little voice…

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Free COVID testing is not really free, says health cost advocate

By Paul Briand, posted Jun 5, 2020 PORTSMOUTH — When it comes the promise of free testing for COVID-19, free isn’t really free, according to Mark Galvin of MyMedicalShopper, an online health care price comparison tool. Like other costs associated with the health care industry, he said, the cost of a procedure or a test or a drug…

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Preliminary Claims Analysis from Leading Price Transparency Firm Identifies Massive COVID-19 Testing Price Variations

Independent research finds COVID-19 testing costs can vary by hundreds of dollars per test, with billions of dollars at risk nationwide Portsmouth, NH—May 6, 2020—MMS Analytics Inc., dba MyMedicalShopper, a leading provider of healthcare price transparency solutions and big data analytics, has identified significant variations in COVID-19 testing costs to patients, with billions of dollars…

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MyMedicalShopper Named Winner in Validation Institute’s 2020 Health Value Awards

Leading Healthcare Cost Comparison Platform Recognized in Transparency Tools Category Portsmouth, NH – March 31, 2020 – MMS Analytics, Inc. dba MyMedicalShopper, a leading provider of healthcare price transparency solutions, was named a winner in the Transparency Tools category at the Validation Institute’s 2020 Health Value Awards. The Health Value Awards recognize outstanding “services, products,…

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MyMedicalShopper to Guarantee Minimum Return on Investment to Clients

Industry-Leading Healthcare Price Transparency Company Offers Full Refund if Benchmark ROI Not Met Portsmouth, NH – March 17, 2020 – MMS Analytics, Inc. dba MyMedicalShopper, a leading provider of healthcare price transparency solutions, introduced a program that guarantees a minimum ROI for its clients, and as much as a full refund of total fees paid…

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