Taking a Scalpel to Medical Debt

JEFF JENSEN WAS in a quandary. The entrepreneur and Boy Scout leader was hobbled by painful nerve damage in his leg and foot.

- Andy Simmons

He needed surgery, but he doubted he could afford it, even with insurance. “There’s nothing more depressing than seeing a bill for 18, 20, 24,000 dollars and going, ‘How much of this will my insurance cover and how much is mine to cover?’” Jensen told WWAY-TV.