On this edition of Your Call, award-winning health reporter Marshall Allen will discuss his new book, Never Pay the First Bill.
He says the health care industry wants you to think you're helpless in the face of its predatory billing, but you are not. He tells the stories of people who have successfully fought over-billing, price gouging, insurance denials, and more to get the care they deserve. He'll tell us how to analyze and contest medical bills so you don’t overpay. What will it take to build a health care system that does not force people to fight back?
Guest:
Marshall Allen, author of Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win, and investigative health reporter who most recently covered the health care industry at ProPublica. Marshall teaches investigative reporting at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Web Resources:
Kaiser Health News, Dan Weissmann: ‘An Arm and a Leg’: Tips for Fighting Medical Bills from ProPublica’s Marshall Allen
ProPublica, Marshall Allen: A Doctor Went to His Own Employer for a COVID-19 Antibody Test. It Cost $10,984.
The New York Times, Jeneen Interlandi: Health Insurance Shouldn't Be Tied to Employers
The New York Times, Reed Abelson: Major U.S. Health Insurers Report Big Profits, Benefiting From the Pandemic
NPR: Uninsured Or Unemployed? You Might Be Missing Out On Free Health Insurance
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