Anna Almendrala

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Hit With An Unexpectedly High Medical Bill, Here’s How A Savvy Patient Fought Back

When the hospital tried to bill her for more than what she’d been quoted, Tiffany Qiu refused to pay the extra amount and the bill went to collections. She still didn’t back down.

The Air Ambulance Billed More Than The Lung Transplant Surgeon

After Tom Saputo underwent double lung transplant surgery in 2018, he was stunned by the more than $11,000 bill for his share of a 27-mile air ambulance ride from one hospital to another.

Dealing With The Lingering Effects Of A Mass Shooting

Veronica Kelley, head of San Bernardino County’s Department of Behavioral Health, knows firsthand that the mental health effects from mass shootings linger. Nearly four years after her community was devastated by a massacre of 14 people, Kelley has advice for Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton and other communities reeling from recent carnage.