#2247 - Q&A: “How to become a Medical Billing Advocate?”
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2023
⏱️ 6 minutes
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A caller is wondering about becoming a Medical Billing Advocate. This is someone who helps patients negotiate and lower their medical bills, especially in cases where the bill is high and might include mistakes or unnecessary charges.
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| 0:33.2 | Today, we're going to hear from a caller who's wondering about becoming a medical billing |
| 0:44.7 | advocate. |
| 0:46.1 | This is somebody who helps patients negotiate and lower their medical bills, especially |
| 0:51.1 | in cases where the bill is pretty high and might include some mistakes or unnecessary |
| 0:55.9 | charges or just some stuff that can be negotiated down. |
| 1:00.0 | Basically, if you know what you're doing. |
| 1:01.6 | Now, this is a noble act, but naturally the medical billing advocate doesn't do this |
| 1:05.4 | for charity. |
| 1:06.4 | They typically charge a flat fee in addition to a percentage of the money saved. |
| 1:10.4 | Now, in the right situation, this can be a win-win for both parties. |
| 1:14.4 | So if you like the idea of doing this, either as a side hustle or a potentially full-time |
| 1:18.8 | business one day, how can you get started? |
| 1:21.2 | That's what we're going to talk about. |
| 1:22.7 | We need to ask a detailed question and my answer coming up in just 30 seconds. |
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