Many public assistance programs, such as Medicaid, have no provision for reimbursing you once you have paid. Keep your providers informed about your efforts to get payment. Sometimes the threat of bad press will help, while other times it hurts. Contact Physicians Who Care, an advocacy group of more than 3,500 doctors. They will contact you by letter within a week.
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Contact the local media, including newspapers, and radio and television stations. Nearly all forms of media have a writer or reporter who covers consumer complaints to help people in their community resolve their problems. Get a lawyer. Lawsuits can take years, and involve endless maneuvering. Most people who go through the process say they underestimated how hard it would be, especially to relive the medical trauma.