When you go to the doctor, do you get one simple bill for the health care you received? Many patients, like John Ingram, are caught in our fragmented health care system and left drowning in a sea of medical bills. Or as John put it, New Yorkers are being “slaughtered on all sides.” Patients are …
Meet John Ingram: A 75-Year Old New Yorker Slaughtered On All Sides By Medical Debt Read More »
Adam is an 8-year-old boy with an autism disorder. He is growing up bilingual and while his school provides special services for his autism, he needed more speech therapy than they could provide. His mother Luisa, came to us after the additional speech therapy she requested for her son was denied. You might ask why …
Parent Turned Patient Advocate For Bilingual Son With Autism – Adam Hassan, NYC Read More »
Htet Htet isn’t new to our health care system. She is a psychiatrist (at NYU), wife of a doctor (also at NYU), and mother to a child who suffers from an ongoing medical condition. Htet Htet’s life, which is devoted to taking care of others, was derailed in 2017 when her daughter Emma needed special …
NYU Psychiatrist Hit With Mess of Confusing Bills – Htet Htet Linn, NYC Read More »
Judy is a 63-year old New Yorker who came to We The Patients after fighting a flurry of surprise medical bills last year. Like many of us, Judy needed a routine blood test. Having this test many times before she knew seeing her specialist would cost her $40 per visit. That’s what she expected to …
Join us on Friday, May 17 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. as We the Patients and Community Service Society of New York‘s own Elisabeth Benjamin, VP of Health Initiatives opens up the discussion at this year’s Crain’s Health Care Summit: Empowering Patients—How New York Can Build a Patient-Centered Health System. Benjamin will set the stage providing …
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We The Patients is a new consumer-led empowerment project focused on patients leading the charge to advocate for a better health system. We The Patients is a grassroots movement to amplify YOUR voice. You can create real health policy change in New York! We want to hear your dissatisfaction and anger! We want to …
We The Patients Launches with Affordability Crisis Panel! Read More »
