Never pay the first bill, at least that’s what podcast guest and medical investigative journalist Marshall Allen advises. At some point, every NICU family has to deal with an insurance company, government agency, medical billing office or all three. Learn how to speak a language that billing offices understand, advocate for your rights and save yourself money, headaches and long hours on hold with medical stakeholders.
💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:
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💚 Connect with the guest, Marshall Allen:
Twitter | LinkedIn | Website | Substack
🔗Links to resources:
Book, Never Pay the First Bill
Dollar For (helps patients access charity care)
Billy (hospital pricing information)
Jason Health (walk-in blood tests)
Green Imaging (affordable medical imaging)
Cost Plus Drugs (affordable medications)
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Music:
Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles
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Paying the medical bills and determining insurance coverage can almost be as stressful as caring for your NICU baby (and sometimes more so). Kelley Coleman - author, disability advocate and mom of a medically complex child - shares questions to ask, provides an overview of programs and shares advice from both her lived experience, as well as insurance and medical billing experts.
💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:
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💚 Connect with the guest, Kelley Coleman:
Instagram | Facebook | Website
🔗 Links to resources:
Book, Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child
Department of Developmental Services in (your state)
Department of Health and Human Services in (your state)
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
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Music:
Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Does your employer offer paid parental leave or are you struggling to find a game plan for how to care for your baby after NICU discharge while tending to your job responsibilities? Sherenne Simon, social impact expert, shares how she influenced major policy change in her workplace to accommodate NICU parents. Her book, Own Your Influence: An Unconventional Journey to Making an Impact at Work, hits shelves in November and can show you how to capitalize on your own power of influence to enact positive change.
💚 Connect with the host, Kathryn Whitaker:
Instagram | Facebook | Website
💚 Connect with the guest, Sherenne Simon:
Instagram | LinkedIn | Website
📺Socials 📺
Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Music:
Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license