"On July 29, 2025, at 9:45 a.m., Christine Ressy was supposed to be undergoing surgery to remove kidney stones. Instead, Ressy, a 49-year-old hairdresser in New York City, found herself holding back tears in the waiting room of a Manhattan hospital. Unless she paid half of her $10,933 bill prior to surgery, her doctor simply could not operate, she had been told. Because Ressy was uninsured, she had hoped to receive a cash-pay discount or find some other way to negotiate costs."
"She wanted to see an itemized receipt after her surgery before paying up, and had prepared a $500 cash deposit. She had done all this on the advice of her most trusted advocate: ChatGPT. The early-rate deadline for Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Awards is Friday, November 14, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today."
On July 29, 2025, at 9:45 a.m., Christine Ressy arrived for scheduled kidney-stone removal surgery. Ressy, a 49-year-old hairdresser in New York City, waited in a Manhattan hospital waiting room after being told her doctor could not operate unless she paid half of a $10,933 bill prior to surgery. Ressy was uninsured and sought a cash-pay discount or other negotiation. She prepared a $500 cash deposit and requested an itemized receipt after surgery. She followed guidance from ChatGPT when preparing her payment plan. The early-rate deadline for Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Awards falls on Friday, November 14, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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