Help from the Care Over Collections Team
If you would like to talk with us about a medical bill or debt,
please call us at 1-314-556-2269, or email us via our Contact Form.
Resources for Medical Bills/Debt
Here are some resources which may be helpful when dealing with medical bills and/or medical debt.
Help Paying Bills:
Dollar For helps you apply for financial assistance from your hospital. We don’t pay your bills — we get the hospital to forgive them.
For help paying for prescriptions, or finding a free clinic. NeedyMeds helps individuals in need get better access to affordable healthcare.
The Patient Advocate Foundation offers numerous areas of support to assist patients with their costs of care and practical expenses.
Know Your Rights:
A guide for navigating medical bills: Practical tips for reducing your risk of generating unpayable medical bills, from Undue.
A guide to reducing hospital bills for lower-income patients, and general help with debt, from the National Consumer Law Center.
Your one stop guide to understanding health care bills and using your medical billing protections, from the US PIRG Education Fund.
Missouri law covering your appeal and external review rights with regards to medical insurance claims and denial of treatment.
Get Affordable Care:
An interactive map of Missouri health centers offering sliding scale and low cost care, from the Missouri Primary Care Association.
Clinician Resources
Would you like to feel more engaged and empowered to help tackle the medical debt crisis?
Check out the “First Do No Harm” report from Undue, below.
