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The Hidden Costs Of Healthcare

I just read an article from Investor’s Business Dailey entitled “New Social Network Sites Give Ailing Folks Support.” The article described both CaringBridge and CarePages and discussed the benefits of “compassion technology” for patients, families and the medical staff during a health crisis.

The article was a great plug for two of our most respected competitor websites but it failed to mention the one thing that neither CaringBridge nor CarePages can help with, the unspoken stress of medical crises – the financial burden.

According to a study in the Journal of Supportive Oncology, the estimated annual costs of cancer alone are $171 billion. Public and private health insurance only covers approximately one-third of these costs and patients are left holding the bills for the rest. Those bills are so hefty that the study found that one-third of families spent all of their savings on cancer treatment.

As the debate in Washington rages over a massive health care reform, it’s important to note that whatever plan we end up with still won’t address the substantial out of pocket costs associated with a significant heath crisis. Loss of work, co-pays, deductible requirements, need for domestic help and uninsured medical procedures combine for an often catastrophic financial burden. This burden exacerbates stress and inhibits the body’s natural healing process.

Too often we feel helpless when a loved one struggles with health problems. We don’t want to crowd our loved one or intrude. We want to give them space but let them know we are thinking about them. We want some ability to help them get better. And now everyone can do that both from a financial standpoint and an emotional standpoint.

Human Tribe Project is the only social networking website that facilitates financial support in addition to emotional support. Human Tribe Project is the only social networking website that targets both the financial and emotional burdens of health crises. Human Tribe Project is the only social networking website that has Tribe Tags, tangible tokens of support that remind your loved one that he or she is supported financially and emotionally.

Human Tribe Project combines the progress of technology and the humanitarian spirit to take control of dealing with a health crisis. We believe that all of us belong to one tribe and now there’s a place for entire world to reconnect, to share support and to stand together.

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