He Paid $2,600 Upfront Before His Cataract Surgery. Medicare Said He Shouldn't Have.

An 81-year-old retired federal employee from Colorado was charged out-of-pocket for a laser component that Medicare's own rules say patients cannot be…

Mar 17 • Andrew Gordon

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February 2026

Persistence Pays Off: New Yorker Saves $2,300 on ER Bill After Cultural Shock

Isabela Rocha persisted through rejection and used smart tactics to slash her $3,091 ER bill to $780.

Feb 18 • Andrew Gordon

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Persistence Pays Off: New Yorker Saves $2,300 on ER Bill After Cultural Shock

Isabela Rocha persisted through rejection and used smart tactics to slash her $3,091 ER bill to $780.

Feb 17 • Andrew Gordon

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December 2025

Pause Before You Pay

Sam Radcliff took his wife to Mount Sinai’s emergency room in New York. The family received several bills afterwards, two of which were conflicting in…

Dec 18, 2025 • Andrew Gordon

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November 2025

Forever Grateful

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Nov 27, 2025 • Sonja Allen

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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, 2025 • Andrew Gordon

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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, 2025 • Andrew Gordon

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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, 2025 • Andrew Gordon

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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, 2025 • Andrew Gordon

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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, 2025 • Andrew Gordon

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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, 2025 • Andrew Gordon

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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, 2025 • Andrew Gordon

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