Eric Chong reads real denied medical and dental claims for a living. Every week he takes a real denial, shows the exact pattern the system uses to keep people dimmed, and runs his engine against it in public. A founder-led publication on health consciousness, health planning, and the mouth-body connection.https://hsfm.co/en-ushttps://hsfm.co/essays/when-your-dentist-and-your-doctor-have-to-work-on-the-same-personhttps://hsfm.co/essays/when-your-dentist-and-your-doctor-have-to-work-on-the-same-personCare coordination between a dentist and a doctor means someone carries the context of care across two offices that do not share a chart. When it works, the patient is cleared on the treatment date and tells their story once. When it fails, the patient becomes the messenger, and the treatment waits.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAdvanced Care Coordinationhttps://hsfm.co/essays/three-doctors-one-questionhttps://hsfm.co/essays/three-doctors-one-questionEvery health authority holds one true piece and calls it the whole picture. One is right about metabolism and stops there. One is sharp about what is wrong and vague on what is right. The system treats the mouth last. You do not have to pick one. Read across them, keep the piece each one earned, and assemble the fuller picture none of them will commit to.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTHealth Starts From the Mouthhttps://hsfm.co/the-denial-index/issue-001https://hsfm.co/the-denial-index/issue-001The Denial Index reads real denied medical and dental claims and reports what the claims themselves show: the reasons claims are denied most, the share overturned on appeal, and the dollars recovered. De-identified, method shown, no surveys, no estimates.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Denial Indexhttps://hsfm.co/essays/the-evidence-is-racing-ahead-of-the-coveragehttps://hsfm.co/essays/the-evidence-is-racing-ahead-of-the-coverageIn 2026, Colgate launched a 10,000-person trial measuring whether oral care lowers medical insurance claims, and Johns Hopkins began testing whether a mouth rinse reduces premature birth. The same year, a physician rule named the mouth-body link on paper, and the way care is organized did not move. The research is ahead of the coverage.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTHealth Starts From the Mouthhttps://hsfm.co/essays/you-have-a-plan-for-everything-except-your-healthhttps://hsfm.co/essays/you-have-a-plan-for-everything-except-your-healthA health plan is not an insurance plan. An insurance plan is sold to you, built around what someone will cover if you break. A health plan is drafted by you, for you, to keep you well. Almost nobody owns one. You do not need to be a doctor to build it.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTHealth Planning