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Help! Insurance denied my claim.

Insurance denies lots of claims, and people give up. But the majority of people who appeal win. Here’s the best of what we’ve published so far to help you.
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Ready for battle? Start here

Gear up: this calls for time, courage, and probably snacks.



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Fighting with insurance, part 1

Insurance problems come in a lot of flavors. Your first step is figuring out what kind you’re up against. 



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Fighting with insurance, part 2—getting real

How to gather help and build your arsenal.



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Want to write a killer letter to insurance? Meet Jeannine.

An industry insider shares her best advice for writing an appeal letter that’ll get results. 



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Fight health insurance — with help from AI

Tech professional Holden Karau trained a bot specifically for fighting health insurance denials. Here’s how she built it, and what it tells us about insurance appeals.

Advanced strategies from master warriors

What we can learn from people who’ve made this their whole thing.



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The Insurance Warrior, part one

When it comes to taking on health insurers, Laurie Todd is a true hall of famer. She’s fought with insurance companies for two decades, taking on high-stakes, high-dollar cases — and winning.



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The Insurance Warrior takes on a $61B Company

Sometimes battling health insurance means battling your employer. And sometimes employers are giant. Here’s a true David and Goliath.

 



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Fighting with health insurance is easy for Jacqueline Fox

Back to school: for Law professor Jacqueline Fox, it’s all about contracts. 



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She tangled with health insurance every day for 25 years

Barbara Faubion, a brokerage worker, learns to love solving health insurance problems. Here’s how she does it.

Epic fights and important lessons

The most important lesson? Don’t give up.



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

Insurance denied the claim, but the hospital’s billing department was where one of our listeners fought the hardest. 



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Winning a two-year fight over a bogus bill

One listener’s advice for staying motivated when fighting with insurance—and a game-changing resource that eventually led to a breakthrough. 



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Like pulling teeth

Getting insurance to pay for anything tooth-related is usually hard, but this story had us asking ourselves: Is it usually this hard?

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