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Steve Gillman

Steve Gillman

I Could Be Forced to Pay a $60,000 Deductible (You Too) for Health Insurance

Why I’m working on paying my second deductible for the same health insurance policy, and how it could happen again and again…

Apr 8, 2020

Apr 8, 2020

Steve Gillman

A Brief History of Flatulence

A personal journey…

Oct 29, 2018

A Brief History of Flatulence

Oct 29, 2018

Steve Gillman

Why Does My Doctor Lie About His Charges?

Healthcare Policy Prescription Number Two: Make Hidden Charges Illegal

Sep 17, 2018

Why Does My Doctor Lie About His Charges?

Sep 17, 2018

Steve Gillman

America — Love It or… Don’t

An essay about bumper-sticker patriotism

Sep 2, 2018

America — Love It or… Don’t

Sep 2, 2018

Steve Gillman

I Looked at My Bill and Realized the Uninsured Can Be Charged 37 Times as Much as the Insured

Healthcare Policy Prescription Number One: Make it illegal for healthcare providers to charge the uninsured more than they charge the…

Aug 29, 2018

I Looked at My Bill and Realized the Uninsured Can Be Charged 37 Times as Much as the Insured

Aug 29, 2018

Steve Gillman

How to Self-Diagnose Neck Cancer in a Parking Lot

My introduction to our healthcare (non) system and the strange wonders of the medical billing process…

Aug 16, 2018

How to Self-Diagnose Neck Cancer in a Parking Lot

Aug 16, 2018

Steve Gillman

Why My Oncologist Values Conformity Over Finding New and Better Treatments

And how “standard of care” and other medical biases limit our knowledge and may even prevent new cancer cures.

Aug 10, 2018

Why My Oncologist Values Conformity Over Finding New and Better Treatments

Aug 10, 2018

Steve Gillman

My Oncologist Doesn’t Believe Food Is Necessary

What my cancer taught me about medical “evidence” and how much is enough

Aug 5, 2018

My Oncologist Doesn’t Believe Food Is Necessary

Aug 5, 2018

Steve Gillman

Why I Quit 47 Jobs

And an Alternative Approach to Paying for Life

Jul 9, 2018

Why I Quit 47 Jobs

Jul 9, 2018

Steve Gillman

Soldiers Are Not Special

And they don’t necessarily fight for our freedom

Jun 17, 2018

Soldiers Are Not Special

Jun 17, 2018

Steve Gillman

Steve Gillman

Steve Gillman lives in Tucson, Arizona and has successfully avoided full-time employment for decades by making money in various ways (writing is his favorite).

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