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Resources for journalists and producers covering medical billing, patient rights, and medical debt. For an interview or a question, use the contact below.
About Dave Anspaugh
Dave Anspaugh is the founder of MedAdvocate, an app that analyzes medical bills for errors and overcharges, then writes and mails dispute letters by certified mail for a flat fee. He built MedAdvocate solo after years working on the technology side of healthcare, where he saw how billing complexity works against patients. He is based in Salt Lake City and available to comment on medical billing errors, patient billing rights, the No Surprises Act, and medical debt.
Topics Dave can speak to
- Medical billing errors and how patients can catch them. See how to dispute a medical bill.
- Patient billing rights and surprise bills, including the No Surprises Act.
- Medical debt and credit reports, including whether medical bills affect your credit.
- Negotiating hospital bills, including how to negotiate a hospital bill.
- Reading and understanding a hospital bill, including facility fees and visit levels.
Fast facts about MedAdvocate
- Flat 29 dollar dispute letters, written from your itemized bill and mailed by certified mail, with a PDF copy emailed to you.
- Free interactive tools across 12 guides on medadvocate.net.
- Available on iOS and Android.
- Client side tools: nothing entered into the tools on this site leaves the device.
- Built and operated by MedAdvocate, LLC.
Founder headshot
Dave Anspaugh, founder of MedAdvocate. A high resolution version is available on request.