[Eaker]

However insurance companies are a big part of the problem.

I agree completely, but after fighting the insurance company the media shouldn't be the next stop at it only very rarely ever works and is often a time waster when other options are viable.

I would think that often enough time and energy is wasted that no other options are pursued.

[driftdiver]

When my son needed a major surgery which wasn’t covered by the insurance I negotiated lower fees from the doctors and hospital that the insurance would pay.