Understanding and Navigating Hospital Bills

This chapter provides a detailed explanation of hospital bills, including how to align them with explanation of benefits, obtain itemized bills, and address price gouging. It also discusses the consequences of not paying medical bills and strategies for disputing and appealing unexpected bills.

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There are a few key phrases, online tools, and strategies that are key to unlocking this intentionally opaque industry—so we're going to cover it all today. In a marketplace where some hospitals charge 30x their costs and the insurance company “discounts” do little to help, taking matters into your own hands is often your best bet.

I'm joined by two medical billing pros, Braden Pan, CEO of Resolve Medical Bills (https://www.resolvemedicalbills.com/) and Jeanne Pinder of ClearHealthCosts (https://clearhealthcosts.com/). Email Jeanne with billing questions at jeanne@clearhealthcosts.com.

Transcripts can be found at podcast.moneywithkatie.com

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Navigating the US Healthcare System Without Getting Financially F***ed: https://podcast.moneywithkatie.com/navigating-the-us-healthcare-system-without-getting-financially-fed/
Expensive Open Enrollment Mistakes to Avoid: https://podcast.moneywithkatie.com/expensive-open-enrollment-mistakes-to-avoid-making-the-best-of-a-bad-system/
Getting the most out of your HSA: https://moneywithkatie.com/blog/category/HSAs
Budgeting for Healthcare in the US: https://moneywithkatie.com/blog/how-im-budgeting-for-healthcare-in-the-united-states-in-the-least-frustrating-way
The Guide to Lowering Medical Bills from Resolve: https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/63fe3236566164b208408804/6424c340f953dcf5597b92fa_Resolve_Understanding-Your-Medical-Bills.pdf
Medical billing errors from Becker's Hospital Review: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/medical-billing-errors-growing-says-medical-billing-advocates-of-america.html
Find-A-Code NCCI Edits Validator: https://www.findacode.com/tools/ncci-check.php