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‘An Arm and a Leg’: Tips for fighting medical bills from a former ‘bad guy’ lawyer
Lawyer Jeff Bloom used to be the person whom medical providers and debt collectors would hire to represent them in court. I was a bad guy, for sure, he said.
Then, a few years ago, he switched sides. Bloom now represents consumers and, in this episode, shares what he knows. He said consumers have more rights than they may realize, although enforcing those rights may be tough.
One other piece of advice: Be a good guy. Don’t be threatening. Don’t yell at people, Bloom said. Judges are your audience. And if you re a good guy, they may help you out. Here s a transcript for this episode.
‘An Arm and a Leg’: Host Dan Weissmann talks price transparency on ‘Axios Today’
As we settle into the new year, we have two small doses of good news.
First, a new federal rule could help cut through one health care issue. Host Dan Weissmann talked about the rule which requires hospitals to make public the prices they negotiate with insurers in a short conversation with his former public-radio colleague, Niala Boodhoo, for the daily-news podcast Axios Today.
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You ll find more detail on that rule in this story from reporter Celia Llopis-Jepsen, whose reporting about a $50,000 air ambulance ride formed the core of a recent episode about how consumers get squeezed by insurers on one side and providers on the other.