Lowering Your Costs & Advocacy

Step-by-step, plain-language guides to reading and negotiating medical bills, finding financial assistance, comparing prices, saving on prescriptions, avoiding surprise bills, appealing denials,…

A denial is not the final word. You have a legal right to appeal — and many appeals succeed. Here’s the process,…

Good surgery decisions start with good questions — about the procedure, the risks, the recovery, and the cost. Here’s a checklist to…

Health literacy isn’t about being a medical expert. It’s about understanding enough to ask the right questions, make confident choices, and avoid…

Health literacy is your ability to find, understand, and use health information to make good decisions. Stronger health literacy leads to better…

Being your own advocate means taking an active role in your care — asking questions, keeping records, and making sure your voice…

A fiduciary is someone who acts in another’s best financial interest. You can take that mindset toward your own care — weighing…