Got a medical billing issue? Contact WBTV Investigates
How to avoid surprise medical bills By Dee Dee Gatton | February 5, 2021 at 7:56 PM EST - Updated February 8 at 12:05 AM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - In the past year, the WBTV Investigates tip line has received thousands of calls and emails from viewers like you with problems they want investigated - people looking for help exposing corruption, solving a consumer problem, or dealing with a surprise medical bill.
WBTV Investigates has been able to help our viewers save more than $177,000 in less than a year. Out of that, almost half was related to surprise medical bills.
Local couple fights $6,000 bill, thought medical procedure was covered by insurance
Local couple fights $6,000 bill, thought medical procedure was covered by insurance By Dee Dee Gatton | February 2, 2021 at 1:15 PM EST - Updated February 2 at 6:44 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Fighting cancer and hit with a big bill for treatment - thatâs what one family has been fighting for two years.
They called WBTV in hopes of getting help.
Casey and Roger McCurry are fighting a $6,000 medical bill.
The couple claims their insurance provider said the treatment was covered under their policy.
But thatâs not what they said happened.