Medical bills arrive in the mail with dizzying codes, unexplained charges, and numbers that can exceed a year’s rent. For millions of Americans navigating the aftermath of an emergency room visit or surgery, the financial stress can rival the medical crisis itself. A newly established nonprofit called Avanti Patient Aid is positioning itself squarely on the patient’s side of that equation.
Founded by Omar Mohabbat and Aaron Noori, the organization has formally registered as a nonprofit with a singular mission: reduce the financial burden of healthcare by serving as an independent advocate between patients and billing departments. Unlike discount apps that take a percentage of savings or services tied to insurance companies, Avanti operates without financial ties to the institutions it negotiates with.
Building the Infrastructure
The organization has spent its early months constructing the operational backbone needed to handle cases systematically. That includes assembling a founding board that blends medical expertise with business acumen, creating standardized intake and bill review processes, and researching hospital billing practices and charity care policies that most patients never hear about.
The team has also developed patient-facing materials designed to demystify a process that hospitals rarely explain clearly. The goal is not just to lower what someone owes, but to help them understand what they’re being charged for in the first place. For patients who don’t speak English fluently or are unfamiliar with the U.S. healthcare system, that transparency can be the difference between paying an inflated bill out of fear and negotiating a fair one.
Who This Serves
Avanti’s target population includes uninsured and underinsured patients, people with high-deductible plans, and lower- and middle-income families hit with bills after major medical events like childbirth or surgery. These are individuals who can often pay something, but not the full sticker price that hospitals charge patients without negotiated insurance rates. The organization provides medical bill review and negotiation services at no cost to patients, stepping in before accounts are sent to collections.
The founders conducted background research into common billing errors and overcharges, arming themselves with the knowledge needed to spot inflated charges that patients are routinely expected to accept without question.
Looking Ahead
Avanti’s long-term vision extends beyond individual case work. The organization plans to scale its operations while maintaining personal attention, partner with clinics to reach patients earlier in the billing cycle, and publish educational resources that empower people to challenge unfair charges themselves. Eventually, the nonprofit hopes to aggregate data on billing patterns and use that information to advocate for systemic reform.
For now, the message is simpler: patients facing overwhelming medical debt have an ally. Avanti Patient Aid offers support for navigating hospital billing disputes with the aim of making “you are not alone with this bill” a reality rather than a platitude. In a system where patients rarely have someone fighting exclusively for their interests, that represents a meaningful shift in who gets to sit at the negotiating table.