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 …
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Guest Post: A Diagnosis of Kidney Stones Leaves Patient With 27 Different Bills – Chandak Ghosh, NYC
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
When you go to the doctor, do you get one simple bill for the health care you received? If so, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. Many patients (meet …
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 …