by Frustrated Patient | Jun 28, 2026 | Emergency & Acute Care, Hospitals & Health Systems, Insurance & Payers
The 2022 law promised relief, but hospitals and insurers have found loopholes that keep surprise charges alive. The No Surprises Act was heralded as a “landmark achievement” that would finally shield patients from unexpected balance bills when they go to the emergency...
by Frustrated Patient | Jun 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
The private‑insurance industry is riddled with fraud, AI‑driven denials, and soaring costs—single‑payer reform is the antidote. The bottom line: The United States cannot fix its broken medicine by tinkering with private insurers; it must replace them with a...
by Frustrated Patient | Jun 26, 2026 | Private Insurance Companies
The traditional model of health insurance is being aggressively dismantled. As detailed in the 1nessAgency insight on the shift to AI software, industry titans like UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, and Elevance Health are no longer just collecting premiums. They are...
by Frustrated Patient | Jun 26, 2026 | Insurance & Payers, Private Insurance Companies
It is rare to find a tool that so perfectly aligns with the mission of fixmedicine.org as Fight Health Insurance. But you can use it, right now, to fight back against a claim denial using AI. While many organizations talk about “fixing” the system from the...
by Frustrated Patient | Jun 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
In healthcare, we are often told that the market is the ultimate arbiter of quality. We are told that competition keeps costs down and innovation high. But when you look at the history of the largest hospital systems in America, a different, more cynical story...
by Frustrated Patient | Jun 26, 2026 | Hospitals & Health Systems, Insurance & Payers, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices, Policy, Reform & Accountability, Primary & Preventive Care, Providers & Hospitals
If you’re here, you probably know how broken American healthcare can feel. Maybe you got a bill you didn’t expect. Maybe you waited too long for an appointment. Maybe insurance made an already hard situation even harder. Whatever brought you here, your frustration...
by Frustrated Patient | Jun 26, 2026 | Insurance & Payers, Private Insurance Companies
What happens when a health insurance company makes you sick? This is my firsthand account of how Elevance (formerly Anthem) failed to meet its legal and ethical obligations, ultimately forcing my constructive discharge in 2022. I am providing this formal account...
by Frustrated Patient | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
America has the most advanced medical technology in the world. We train extraordinary doctors. We produce groundbreaking research. We invent lifesaving drugs. And yet — something is deeply broken. Healthcare costs keep rising faster than wages. Hospitals merge into...
