Advocara Blog

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How Advocara Channels our Nonprofit Partners' Knowledge
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How Advocara Channels our Nonprofit Partners' Knowledge

Learn how Advocara bridges the gap between AI efficiency and nonprofit expertise, making expert knowledge accessible while keeping organizations visible. We address the 'AI Engagement Drain' where people rely on generic AI but miss out on specialized organizational support.

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Denied Healthcare Coverage? We Got Rights.
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Denied Healthcare Coverage? We Got Rights.

When your health plan denies you or your family coverage, that is just the start of the process: you are entitled to at least two appeals, and the final appeal must be adjudicated by an independent reviewer.

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December 15th Open Enrollment Deadline: ACA, HSA, Navigators, and AI - Oh My!
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December 15th Open Enrollment Deadline: ACA, HSA, Navigators, and AI - Oh My!

For people without employer-sponsored or government coverage, ACA-compliant plans are a very good option. They are easier to understand due to mandated minimum requirements, and organized into “metal tiers” that give a good sense of how much they cover.

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Healthcare is Complicated, but There are Protections
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Healthcare is Complicated, but There are Protections

Understanding healthcare rights can feel like navigating a maze, as protections and responsibilities are spread across federal laws, state regulations - and insurers and healthcare providers then layer on their own procedures.

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 When Doctors Do Not Listen to AI: Learning From a Misleading Headline
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When Doctors Do Not Listen to AI: Learning From a Misleading Headline

A new study published in JAMA Network Open has the New York Times proclaiming: 'Chatbots Defeated Doctors!' That is attention-grabbing, but it also misrepresents the actual findings. The main result of the study is more about the failure to use AI, although GPT-4 did do better andits accuracy was a remarkable 90%.

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