Ep. #101 - Physician and Author Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington Shares Her Passion as a Patient Advocate to Help You Understand and Fight High Healthcare Costs

Are you dealing with medical debt and health insurance issues?  My guest Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington is not only a physician but also a dedicated patient advocate who is a medical billing expert too. She shares how her professional work in the medical and insurance fields gave her special insight into the billing practices of the healthcare system and how she got involved with helping people who faced high medical bills.  We also talk about her book titled Crush Medical Debt.  It provides many tools and strategies for helping you fight unreasonably high healthcare costs and avoid America’s #1 cause of bankruptcy which is medical debt.  Many of us are intimidated by the complexities of the healthcare system and Dr. Virgie gives us hope that we can fight back.

Book: Crush Medical Debt- What Your Doctor Wants You to Know to Crush Medical Debt: A Health System Insider’s 3 Steps to Protect Yourself from America’s #1 Cause of Bankruptcy

Website: www.crushmedicaldebt.com

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Instagram: @therealdrvirgie

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LinkedIn:  /drvirgie; /virgiebrightellingtonmd

Radio show: Ask a Doctor with Dr. Virgie - What Your Doctor Wants You to Know can be found on the VoiceAmerica network at voiceamerica.com.