Same Procedure, Different Price: The Anesthesiology Billing Puzzle

Sam Radcliff had an in-network colonoscopy that left him with a $1,974 out-of-network anesthesiology bill. How it got resolved was completely…

Nov 7 • 

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September 2025

He fought a $22,603 medical bill and won

Walter Kerr joins me on video to discuss his story on how his family eliminated a $22,603 hospital ER bill using a series of advocacy tactics.

Sep 30 • 

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August 2025

Long-Term Care Insurance Causes Long-Term Stress

Alex Shah and his family navigated a minefield of long-term care insurance requirements and delays that cost them $25,600.

Aug 27 • 

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How a $2,900 Hospital Bill Disappeared: One Patient’s Legal Victory

Attorney fights $2,883 bill after insurer pays $19,182 for $10,780 procedure.

Aug 13 • 

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July 2025

How One Mom Turned a $27,000 Medical Bill into $859

After receiving a $7,000 estimate for her son’s hernia surgery, Lindsay Bockwinkel received a $27,000 bill and went through a series of steps that left…

Jul 16 • 

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Crisis to Courage: Advocacy Slashes $358K in Medical Debt

After a lifesaving surgery and two-week hospital stay, Rob Westly enlisted the help of a patient advocate and ended up eliminating over $358,000 in…

Jul 1 • 

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June 2025

Teacher Takes Health Care to School

Jordan Whitney, a middle school science teacher in Cleveland, shared her experience with chest pains and an emergency room visit that left her with a…

Jun 3 • 

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May 2025

How Much Should a Birth Cost?

Pete Martin and his wife, Katherine trimmed bills of nearly $9,000 from their daughter’s birth down to $4,000 after persistent negotiations with…

May 20 • 

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Hospital’s Unjust Enrichment Takes Advantage of a Sick Mother

Chris & Rebecca Kerr challenged payments they had made for a multi-day hospital stay and ended up recouping all of it, saving $1,040.

May 6 • 

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April 2025

A Hurricane, A Horrible Accident and a Flurry of Bills Over $71K

Robert & Carmel Hohmann share their story about successfully wiping out $71,000 in bills, after a series of misfortunes threatened to leave them more…

Apr 22 • 

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The Power of Patient Advocacy

“I thought I was protecting my wife by getting insurance, but I was actually walking into a financial minefield.”

Apr 8 • 

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March 2025

A Letter and a Lawsuit Were Needed to Press Pricey Lab Tests

Doug saved hundreds on a series of blood tests with a little research and some self-advocacy

Mar 25 • 

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