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Winning a two-year fight over a bogus bill
Manage episode 472431209 series 2983700
A few months ago, we got a note from a listener named Meagan, who wanted to thank us.
She said the stories she heard on this show had given her the advice and encouragement she needed to finally win a fight against a medical bill she didn’t owe — a battle she’d been waging for more than two years.
As Meagan tells us, those two years were filled with wild twists and turns and a lot of disappointment.
We hear what kept her motivated and encouraged despite all the setbacks – and after an insurance rep pointed her to a free legal resource — the tactic that finally led to a breakthrough.
Here’s a resource we mention — with a spoiler alert: It’s the sample cease-and-desist letter that a lawyer shared with Meagan.
We’ll break down the details — how a letter like this could work, in certain situations — in a future First Aid Kit newsletter.
Here’s a transcript of this episode.
Send your stories and questions. Or call 724 ARM-N-LEG.
Of course we’d love for you to support this show.
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145 episodes
Manage episode 472431209 series 2983700
A few months ago, we got a note from a listener named Meagan, who wanted to thank us.
She said the stories she heard on this show had given her the advice and encouragement she needed to finally win a fight against a medical bill she didn’t owe — a battle she’d been waging for more than two years.
As Meagan tells us, those two years were filled with wild twists and turns and a lot of disappointment.
We hear what kept her motivated and encouraged despite all the setbacks – and after an insurance rep pointed her to a free legal resource — the tactic that finally led to a breakthrough.
Here’s a resource we mention — with a spoiler alert: It’s the sample cease-and-desist letter that a lawyer shared with Meagan.
We’ll break down the details — how a letter like this could work, in certain situations — in a future First Aid Kit newsletter.
Here’s a transcript of this episode.
Send your stories and questions. Or call 724 ARM-N-LEG.
Of course we’d love for you to support this show.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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