Twice is Nice: Learning to Fight A Bogus Medical Bill Leads to a Double Win

Don Jones invested in his health literacy. Then he played hardball with Labcorp and Anthem to save $6,247 on bogus out-of-network bills

The Labcorp bill looked serious.

It said Don Jones owed $2,350 and that the payment was “PAST DUE.” 

It layered on a threat: “Unless this office receives payment in full, escalated recovery steps will be taken.”

And then it raised the stakes: “This is a serious matter you should no longer ignore. You must act now to clear your delinquent credit status. The…