Every year, millions of Americans are overcharged and underserved while the health care industry makes record profits. We know something is wrong, but the layers of bureaucracy designed to discourage complaints make pushing back seem impossible. At least, this is what the health care power players want you to think. Drawing on 15 years of investigating the health care industry, I’ll explain how companies and individuals have managed to force medical providers to play fair, and shows how you can, too. I can reveals the industry's pressure points and how companies and individuals have fought overbilling, price gouging, insurance denials, and more to get the care they deserve.
I lay out a practical plan for protecting yourself against the system's predatory practices in my new book, Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win. But I want to answer your individual questions about tried-and-true strategies such as:
- Analyze and contest your medical bills, so you don't pay more than you should
- Obtain the billing codes for a procedure in advance
- Write in an appropriate treatment clause before signing financial documents
- Get your way by suing in small claims court
Few politicians and CEOs have been willing to stand up to the medical industry. It is up to the American people to equip ourselves to fight back for the sake of our families--and everyone else.
Marshall Allen is a reporter for ProPublica, where he covers the health care industry. He is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and recipient of the Harvard Kennedy School's Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. He teaches investigative reporting at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, and has spoken at various conferences across the country. Prior to journalism, he spent five years in full-time ministry, including three years in Kenya. He is author of Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win, a guerilla guide to health care the American people and employers need.
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