El Cajon family struggled for years to have a $64,000 air-ambulance bill paid.

April Fool’s Day Turns Serious for Dowers For many, April Fool’s Day is just a bit of fun. But for Angela and Andrew Dower in Ocotillo Wells in 2023, it turned into a nightmare. “I remember waking you up and asking you what happened next,” Andrew recalled, clearly affected. “And it just feels so bad, […]
Without Medicare Part B's shield, patient's family owes $81,000 for a single air-ambulance flight – Reno Gazette Journal
Debra Pritchard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money, including medical expenses, said her daughter Alicia Wieberg. She said, “She was someone who would never go to the doctor no matter what.” That ended last year when the rural Tennessee native suffered a severe stroke and several aneurysms. She was rushed […]