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 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 | 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...