‘This was a principle thing’: Colorado man fights back after emergency hospital stay results in $104K bill

BlakePfeiferofColoradoSpringsiscallingonhospitalstoupholdtheirlegalrequirementsfortransparentpricing. PfeiferunderwentemergencystomachsurgeryattheUniversityofColoradoHealthMemorialHospitalCentralin2022andwassurprisedwhenbillsforhisweek-longstayjustkeptcoming. Don’tmissThankstoJeffBezos,youcannowbecomealandlordforaslittleas$100—andno,youdon’thavetodealwithtenantsorfixfreezers.Here’show I’m49yearsoldandhavenothingsavedforretirement—whatshouldIdo?Don’tpanic.Hereare6oftheeasiestwaysyoucancatchup(andfast) Nervousaboutthestockmarketin2025?Findouthowyoucanaccessthis$1Bprivaterealestatefund(withaslittleas$10) ADVERTISEMENT“Weliterallyhadbillsscatteredallovertheflooranditcoveredtheentireoffice,”DawnPfeifer,Blake’swife,sharedwithNBCNews. Pfeiferwasoriginallycharged$104,000forhishospitalstay,whichwasreducedto$58,124ashewouldbepayingoutofpocket.However,morebi