You’re visiting the US from another country and unfortunately end up in the hospital. Thankfully, you bought travelers health insurance so you should be protected from outrageous costs. However, you’re shocked when your travel insurance denies coverage and you receive...
We talk about this constantly, but it bears repeating: the standard rates that hospitals charge you have absolutely no bearing on reality. They average more than 4x their costs and in many hospitals are 10-20 times or more their costs. Imagine paying $150,000 for a...
This is the second post in our series dealing with balance billing and surprise medical billing. In this post, we’ll dive into various regulations and protections against balance billing, what they mean, and how they affect you as the individual. Warning – this...
At Resolve we’ve seen hundreds of medical billing cases and successfully saved our patients enormous amounts of money by negotiating directly with the hospital to lower the amount that they charge. While it may seem odd at first, it’s very possible that the number on...
The US spends over $3.5 trillion annually on healthcare – (note that’s roughly the same as the entire federal budget) – or over $10,000 for every man, woman, and child in the US. Everyone from pundits to political candidates to advocacy groups takes...
7 Steps to Take If You Have a Medical Bill in Collections Perhaps you’re getting hounded by a debt collector for a medical bill that’s the size of a house mortgage. They’re sending letters and calling. Perhaps they’ve even filed a court judgement or lien against you...
