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Episode 13: Patient Navigators – Helping You Navigate a Complicated Healthcare System
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In 2021 my husband and I had gained the responsibility for caring for our Dad. He had many health issues, bad habits and was adapting to a new life and new location.
My husband works in finance, and I work in healthcare so I thought I could take the lead to navigate the system. We navigated the Veteran’s Administration, commercial insurance, Medicare and Medicaid federal programs and, researched independent living and assisted living, home care, and medication management programs. You name it we researched it, and it was mind boggling and exhausting.
At one point we were at…
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