Free · 5 days · one email a day

Five days. Five small moves. One bill you finally understand.

Most people stare at a medical bill and pay it, or stare at it and don't. This is the third option: one short email a day, one move you can finish in one sitting, and a small win each day.

Who it's for

• ●You have a medical bill you don't understand, or don't trust.
• ●You're helping a parent, a spouse or a kid with theirs.
• ●You've been putting it off because you don't know where to start.

Not for you if you want someone else to handle it start to finish. You do the five moves. Ahem keeps them short.

The five days

1. Day 1

   Ask for the itemized bill

   Ask the billing office for a fully itemized bill. Don't pay anything first.

2. Day 2

   Line up the bill and the EOB

   Upload your bill and your EOB to the free scan.

3. Day 3

   Check for financial assistance

   Find out if your hospital is a nonprofit, and where your household lands.

4. Day 4

   Send the first letter

   Open the letter Ahem drafted, check it, sign it and send it.

5. Day 5

   Put every deadline on your calendar

   Open your bill in Ahem and add each deadline to your calendar.