Healthy and full of life at 88-years old, Alice Brennan was looking forward to her 70th high school reunion. An exciting and monumental achievement for anyone to make it to. She even jumped in to help plan the event. It was a shock, when a sudden health problem sent her to the hospital, where she …
Claudia Knafo of famed, $101,000 spinal surgery bill, talks with us, sharing her experiences with outrageous medical billing and her ongoing fight for health care reform. Claudia’s passion for patient advocacy was born out of an unfair, surprise medical bill. She was told she needed immediate spinal surgery. That if forgone, would threaten her ability …
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I don’t know about you but becoming a parent is pretty exciting. You can’t wait to meet this new person who is about to become a part of your life forever. As a new chapter of your life begins, it also comes with concerns you didn’t previously have. “Do I have everything I need?” “To …
I met Chandak Ghosh at a New York Immigration Coalition meeting. After pitching We The Patients’ core mission of amplifying patient voices who have been wronged by unfair medical billing practices, Chandak piped up with his own story. In his words, Chandak recounts his experience at Mt. Sinai West in 2010: A simple case of …
After faithfully serving his country in the Vietnam War, Frank Kusk, a 75-year-old New Yorker felt it was his duty to pay for his health insurance out-of-pocket. Frank, now retired, paid for all of his expenses (including his health insurance) from his hard-earned personal savings. Over time, the rising price of his health insurance cost …
Date of event: 8/13/17 Issue: Passed out at cousin’s house on my way home after a long walk, (apparently) due to dehydration. Result: 911 was called, ambulance arrived in short order, excellent EMT diagnostic and stabilization care provided on-site. I was then transported to nearest hospital emergency room, where treatment and diagnostic care were provided. …
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Brian Glancy needed medical testing. His doctor sent him to a facility Brian THOUGHT was just another in-network doctor’s office. He trusted his doctor knew best. He couldn’t help but feel the wool had been pulled over his eyes when he was hit with a surprise $2,000 medical bill. As Brian puts it, “The charges …
Joclyn Krevat, author of In Sickness and in Health, wrote a memoir of her experiences after an extremely rare heart disease interrupted her life. Just a few months after her wedding, and a few weeks after running a 10K, a rare autoimmune disease landed Joclyn in the hospital (New York Presbyterian) with a failing heart. Enduring …
Angela Ozuna Tavera is a long-term resident of New York City, originally immigrating from the Dominican Republic. When it looked like her Medicaid coverage might come to an end, she was worried about affording her home care attendant. Her attendant was someone she had come to rely on to live her day-to-day life. Without sustained …
A Health Care System Against Her – Angela Ozuna Tavera, Bronx County Read More »
Ann Margaret is a full-time employee for a small business in Chenango. Even though she’s employed, she couldn’t afford her employer’s health insurance – it was too expensive. Without any choices, she and her husband went uninsured for years. Her medical bills began to pile high. Unfortunately for Ann Margaret, she needed medical attention while …
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