An Opportunity to Lower Medical Costs

 

Christine Cooper, the CEO of aequum LLC and the Co-Managing Member of Koehler Fitzgerald LLC, a law firm with a national practice along with Jack Towarnicky an ERISA/Employee Benefits compliance and planning attorney, having over forty years of experience in human resources and plan sponsor leadership roles joins eHealth Radio and the Healthcare and Legal Channels.

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Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guests Christine Cooper & Jack Towarnicky discuss the following:

1. Christine, will the No Surprises Act protections against balance billing save workers money?
2. Jack, surveys show a majority of Americans are concerned about medical bills.  Won’t the No Surprises Act eliminate those concerns?
3. How can employers help alleviate “financial fragility” when it comes to the medical expenses their employees are not prepared to pay?
4. How could health care consumerism potentially transform future health care coverage?
5. What resources and services are available to help participants in a health plan defend against receiving unreasonable or excessive medical billing?
 

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Christine M. Cooper, CEO and Member, aequum LLC

Christine M. Cooper is the CEO and Member, of aequum LLC. A patent lawyer recruited to Koehler Fitzgerald LLC in 2016 because of her large law firm experience and IT skills, Christine was quickly elevated to a member of Koehler Fitzgerald LLC and leads the health care practice. Christine is the CEO of aequum and is dedicated to assisting and defending plans and patients.

Jack Towarnicky Member, aequum LLC

As an ERISA/Employee Benefits compliance and planning attorney, Jack has over forty years of experience in human resources and plan sponsor leadership roles. This includes twenty-five years as the leader of a Fortune 100 corporation’s benefits function. While serving in those roles, Jack and his team won a multitude of individual, team and corporate recognitions. In 2020 Jack joined aequum and provides plan drafting and compliance services to employers and plan sponsors.

About aequum

Founded in 2020, aequum LLC serves third-party administrators, medical cost management companies, stop-loss carriers, employer-sponsored health plans and brokers nationwide to protect plan participants, improve employee satisfaction with their health care plans, and generate plan and participant cost savings. aequum helps patients defend medical balance bills and brings savings to employer-sponsored health plans by providing administrative and other services to its partners. In addition, its sister organization, Koehler Fitzgerald LLC, provides legal advocacy to plan participants.

Website: https://aequumhealth.com 

Social Media Links:
Facebook: https://facebook.com/aequumbykoehlerfitzgerald 
Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/aequumllc/about 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aequumhealth 

 

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