Health Peek

From the local sports field to the massive stadiums, people of all ages go out each week to compete in their favorite sport. Most of the time, they will get a good workout and enjoy the game, but sometimes even the best athletes are not immune to accidents. A sports injury can happen at any time, and although most...

Bones support your body and movement, protect your internal systems and comprise your essential skeleton. A bone is a living, growing tissue made of collagen and calcium. Bone formation and the acquisition of bone density peaks between the ages of 20 and 30. After 35, both men and women start losing bone mass. The good news is you can...

Not only do different imaging procedures differ in price, but depending on where you go you could end up paying different prices for the same procedure. That means an x-ray might cost $50 at one place, and the same x-ray could cost $200 at another. Shopping for the best imaging price available is difficult and often confusing. So, let’s...

If you’re a parent, then you can identify with the feeling of pure panic the first time your kid gets sick. For most new parents, the situation calls for some Tylenol to lower a fever or getting through a case of the sniffles. But what do parents do when what ails their child is more serious?  Childhood illness can...

With the U.S. spending spending over $340 Billion dollars each year on prescription medications, people are becoming more resourceful in an attempt to lower their medical bills from paying for prescriptions. We understand the value of price transparency with medical procedures, but we also know that patients need to be able to search and compare drug costs to find...

You’re overwhelmed by the high cost of prescription drugs. One of your children has diabetes, your senior relative has heart disease and you were just diagnosed with bronchitis… how do you manage to pay for it all?  Filling monthly prescriptions has gotten awful pricey and you’re probably looking for ways to save money. Save on Medical helps customers save...

The healthcare system is highly confusing at the outset, but it's important for Americans to understand how the health care system works. Those untrained or that haven’t had to go through the process are often confused about how things are done. Yet from the inside, everything appears to make perfect sense. How then can the healthcare system be presented to...

It can be difficult decision, determining whether or not to delay a medical procedure if do not have insurance or if your insurance company won’t cover the costs of the procedure you need. For example, if you have a high deductible plan and your child needs surgery, you may be wondering how you will even cover the deductible, not...

Cutting out meat from your diet, even on just one day each week can decrease your risk of heart disease by up to 19%, according to a Harvard University study. Cutting back on meat can also cut your grocery bill. 1. Only shop on the outside of the grocery store Those middle aisles are where your wallet and your healthy habits go...

The implementation of information technology has really changed our healthcare landscape. Patients can now have a detailed medical history kept in the cloud, where it is accessible at all times. Granting access to a full medical history is as simple as creating a temporary login for the physician in charge. Access to other healthcare information such as insurance and...