So Dollar For is trying something new: what they’re calling a “negotiation lab” for gaming out the best way to negotiate with hospitals and debt collectors. The group says its work has helped erase more than $18 million in medical debt. īut lots of people who can’t afford their medical bills don’t qualify for charity care. Dollar For also started holding lessons on Zoom, teaching people the ins and outs of applying for charity care - and helping others to do so. Next, a group of whip-smart volunteers helped Dollar For develop a user-friendly system to help people apply for that assistance. The folks at Dollar For went superviral on TikTok in early 2021 with a 60-second recipe for crushing medical debt by accessing charity care, financial assistance that most U.S. It sounds hard - and it can be - but what if we got it down to a science? Mapped out all the moves ahead of time? Jared Walker and his team at the nonprofit Dollar For are running a big experiment to see whether they can do just that. Negotiating medical bills is often possible.
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And if you’ve got stories to tell about the health care system, the producers would love to hear from you.Īnd subscribe to “An Arm and a Leg” on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow the show on Facebook and Twitter. To keep in touch with “An Arm and a Leg,” subscribe to the newsletter. “An Arm and a Leg” is a co-production of KHN and Public Road Productions. In this episode, we listen in on one of Dollar For’s real-life negotiations with a debt collector.
The group says its work has helped erase more than $18 million in medical debt.īut lots of people who can’t afford their medical bills don’t qualify for charity care. Dollar For also started holding lessons on Zoom, teaching people the ins and outs of applying for charity care - and helping others to do so. Next, a group of whip-smart volunteers helped Dollar For develop a user-friendly system to help people apply for that assistance.
The folks at Dollar For went superviral on TikTok in early 2021 with a 60-second recipe for crushing medical debt by accessing charity care, financial assistance that most U.S. It sounds hard - and it can be - but what if we got it down to a science? Mapped out all the moves ahead of time? Jared Walker and his team at the nonprofit Dollar For are running a big experiment to see whether they can do just that. “An Arm and a Leg” is a podcast about these issues, and is co-produced by KHN. But you’re not alone with this stuff, and knowledge is power. Health care - and how much it costs - is scary.
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