Fighting Bills

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First Aid Kit
April 9, 2025

We wiped out almost $10K of my roommate’s medical bills

How we tackled nearly $10k out of $14.5k in medical bills...
First Aid Kit
April 2, 2025

How to (maybe) steer clear of facility fees

Our two best strategies for avoiding these increasingly common charges...
Podcast Episode
March 20, 2025

Winning a two-year fight over a bogus bill

How one listener stayed encouraged during a two-year fight over a bogus medical bill. ...
Podcast Episode
November 22, 2024

New lessons from the fight for charity care

Checking back in on the fight for hospital charity care, with lessons from Dollar For...
Podcast Episode
August 15, 2024

Don’t get “bullied” into paying what you don’t owe

How one woman stared down a six-figure medical bill and won....
Podcast Episode
July 11, 2024

The woman who beat an $8,000 hospital fee

Facility fees are becoming more common – and one woman was determined not to pay....
Podcast Episode
December 28, 2023

One last tip before 2024

What some hospitals may not tell you about charity care....
Podcast Episode
April 13, 2023

A $229,000 medical bill goes to court

Before surgery, a hospital told Lisa French she’d owe $1,337. After insurance paid them ,...
Podcast Episode
March 2, 2023

Lessons from “wrestling with a giant”

The ER visit was brief and uneventful. The bill was $1,339. Our listener decided to...
Podcast Episode
February 9, 2023

The bill looked like BS. So she took it to small claims court.

A listener wrote: “I sued a hospital in small claims court.” She lost, but felt...
Podcast Episode
January 19, 2023

Can They Freaking Do That?!? (2023 Edition)

Can a random medical provider send you an outrageously random bill? Sure. Can you fight...
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