Being alive right now is sort of unnerving. As a student at NYU, I was told to leave our dorms permanently with 5 days of notice. Then found out from the New York Times (not even our own administration!) our dorms were being converted into potential hospital overflow. We still don’t know when we’re going …
Adria Gross, CEO of Medwise Billing, talks about where patients can go when they need help advocating for themselves. Now more than ever, we need essential services like Medicaid and to rely on our local communities for support (if even from afar). Video created by our Storytelling Advisor Kistein Monkhouse of Patient Orator. Stay safe …
Dimitri Mishiev, specializes in helping veterans receive the health care they are entitled to. Watch as he explains how we can all help the veterans in our lives get the care they deserve. Video created by our storytelling advisor Kistein Monkhouse.
Winn Periyasamy, a Fordham Law student, went before the New York Senate and House Standing Committees on Health to talk about her experience with mental healthcare in New York. After graduating from Barnard and getting her Master’s in Public Health at Columbia, Winn had difficulties making ends meet while freelancing and job hunting. During this …
For years, Becky and Martin Provo used Bassett Healthcare, a large healthcare network in New York State. When they switched over to a Fidelis Silver Marketplace plan, they expected that their experience would be more or less the same as earlier. After a few months, however, they found themselves beset with bills, many related to …
Out of network? That’ll be $9,807.78. — Martin and Becky Prevo, Chenango County Read More »
After suffering a severe stroke, Steve struggled to do routine chores like cover his medical bills on time and in full. Despite his best efforts to keep up and repay what he owed, his bills were soon turned over to collections. He was embarrassed and concerned, but he still couldn’t get a handle on his …
Collections for a medical bill less than $1,000. — Steve Briggs, Warren County Read More »
A parent’s greatest fear, their child suddenly falling ill. What’s worse? When they stop and think, what should I do? I can’t afford to go to the doctor. This was Dorata Caes dilemma. Her 12-year-old daughter, Oliwia Caes, was sent to the emergency room at Mount Sinai for an emergency appendectomy. After discharge, Dorata received …
Picture this: you’re living in a community in which most people have running water, except for you. You need water to survive, but when you go to the store to try to buy it, they charge you $300 for a gallon, which may only last you a week. You’d go to another store, but they …
We asked Kelly Folkers why is ending medical debt so important? A year of taking care of a sick family member has given her a unique perspective and a passion to protect other families. Kelly expresses the difficulties of navigating the health care system when someone you love has a complex and long term condition. …
Video: Why Kelly Folkers fights to end medical debt! Read More »
A HUGE BILL ARRIVED TWO AND A HALF YEARS AFTER A VISIT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM: WHAT TO DO? When Junko Arita, single mother of two, went to the emergency room in 2015, she was seeking treatment for an asthma attack. She gave hospital administration her insurance cards, one for hospital charges and one for …
