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Why are there so many companies that prey on the hopes and dreams of the average person? I guess it’s because there are so many of us with big hopes and dreams. For anyone who has read my article, Invention Companies Offer Patent Help and Other Scams, you know I’m referring to, once again, the invention scheme. This time I would like to caution my readers about the Invention Listing Websites. For those of you, who are not familiar with them, let me explain the difference between the two scams. As I discussed in my other article, the invention companies try to get your money in a variety of ways, starting with a patent search. They then gladly take your idea from concept to a licensing agreement, all for a fee of course. So where does one turn when they decide to develop and market an invention on their own? That’s where the invention listing Websites come in. Incidently, that is what I am currently in the process of doing. On my own, my project now has a provisional patent, and I’ve just started to market it. Many of you may even have a prototype and a non provisional patent.

Well for those of you who are looking for help marketing at any stage, here are a few suggestions that might just help you keep your shirt, in the mean time. There are several tactics the listing companies use to try to take your hard earned cash. Some of them offer a one time charge, while others have yearly and even monthly fees. Their packages start at about $25 a month and will range up in the thousands, with, of course, no guarantee that you will ever sell your  idea. You might not need a prototype, but you should have a website that details your invention. That is where they can really take you, so be careful. Get a friend or a student to design something for you that won’t cost an arm and a leg. Watch out for these sites implied success stories as well. All of them showcase the big corporations that are looking for the next best idea, and of course, their successful clients. Most of the big companies only accept projects that are patented, so be aware of that.

The greatest  threats to your pocket book, however, are those companies that offer something for FREE. I can’t tell you how much time I have wasted on filling out free listings, only to discover it was all a bait and switch tactic. These companies will offer a free listing or even a web page, but you have to sign up for a monthly or yearly agreement, or it is worthless. Believe me, after hours and hours of research, I have found a handful of companies that seem to be legitimately trying to help. I want you to know that I am not making any referral fee for my recommendations. These are free listings Websites that have no catches to post your invention for FREE. Keep in mind that most of them won’t allow projects that don’t have at least a provisional patent status. They are also trying to sell you their products and services, but do let you list for free.

InvenBay… will review your project to determine if they want to invest in it before they list it for free. They also have a place to blog where fellow inventors can have questions answered.

InvenTube… is a FREE service to the New Product Industry. Finally a place where creative thinkers can share, network, and collaborate. Your listing includes a picture.

Inventorspot….allows the most detailed description of your invention including a picture. They also preview it before it if listed. You can network with other inventors in the forum.

Inventmail… is your community. It will rely on the members of the community bringing their knowledge, experience, skills, contacts and expertise to the table. They offer a beautiful site where you can post your invention or article and get feedback from the other members.

Dreams To Market…lets you have a small listing for free. The good stuff will cost you.

I hope this information will help you. I know it will save some time. If you would like to read my other article or perhaps get the links to these FREE sites, please go to:

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If you are interested in what my invention is all about, ask yourself, what would I do if I or a loved one was lost in the wilderness. I have the answer:

While flipping channels, I came across an episode of the new Melrose Place series. Surprisingly, a plot line in the episode made me think about the cost of health care in America. One of the main characters, Lauren Bishop, is a student in medical school. She is dedicated to medicine and excels in her classes, but financial strife jeopardizes her education. This is an all-too-common scenario in real life; crushing student loans and the lack of ability to pay have led to a shortage in primary care physicians. There are fewer family doctors available to offer preventative care; this results in more patients resorting to expensive specialists or emergency rooms with serious ailments that could have been nipped in the bud if properly monitored. Health insurers and their patients must cover the increased costs of this.

The case of Melrose’s Lauren is an extreme example of the need to include educational support in any healthcare reform bill. After a mix-up at the financial aid office, her medical school informs her that she will be kicked out if she can’t pay them $25,000 by the end of the semester. Lauren is now out of options, and–this being a nighttime soap–she reluctantly becomes an escort to fund her dream. While obviously a dramatization, the show is unusually realistic in its portrayal of struggling med school students and the financial hardships they often face. How does this affect your health insurance costs? There are several ways in which this happens.

Physicians who must take out hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans to attend pre-med programs and medical schools must earn higher salaries to compensate. A primary argument in favor of healthcare reform, especially the public option, is that the federal government would be able to use its clout and size to lower reimbursement rates across the board. Ideally, the savings would be passed on to taxpayers. Medicare and Medicaid use a similar method, but it has not been without objections from doctors. The lower payments they receive from these public health insurance plans don’t allow them to pay off their debts within a reasonable period of time. An increasing number of doctors have either limited the number of Medicare or Medicaid patients they serve, or refused to take them altogether. A related phenomenon is the trend of medical school graduates choosing to enter a specialty, as opposed to becoming primary care physicians. Most medical specialists make more money while working fewer hours, enabling them to pay off their debts quickly. This logical decision is another factor in the shortage of primary care doctors. Basic economics states that when supply is lower than demand, the price must rise to reach equilibrium. Therefore, the doctors who are practicing general medicine must be paid more.

In addition, potential doctors who must work multiple jobs to support their education (or low-paying residencies afterward), as well as current doctors stressed from large loan payments, may see the quality of their care suffer. Other doctors and hospitals must make up for any errors made when this happens. Health insurance companies are then forced to pay for the same procedure twice. A handful of doctors may become desperate enough to go against their ethics, such as the Hippocratic Oath. Unfortunately, while the fictional Lauren’s scenario is rare, other doctors may feel entitled to break their moral code by accepting kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies or defrauding insurance companies. Both of those actions are responsible for billions of dollars in wasted healthcare costs each year, passed on to you in your health insurance quote.

Changing the current medical school system would allow more general doctors to make a good living with lower salaries, reducing the cost of healthcare reform in the long run. Costs would decrease due to an increased supply of doctors, as opposed to direct government involvement in determining doctors’ salaries. What can we do to improve this situation?

• The government can offer more grants and scholarships to deserving medical students. Non-for-profit charities, corporations, and individuals could do the same. If we want more primary care doctors (who have been proven to save the health insurance industry money in the long run), they must be encouraged. Financial aid forms should be made as easy to understand as possible; and loans should be considered as a last resort, not expected to cover the majority of med school expenses.
• More state medical schools shoul
  

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