Rick Harrison Says He Paid ‘All’ Of His Son Corey’s Medical Bills

Corey Harrison says his father, Rick Harrison, helped cover a significant portion of his medical bills after a serious motorcycle crash in Mexico left him hospitalized with major injuries.

“The Pawn Stars” star claimed only roughly half of the six-figure cost was paid; however, Rick has contradicted his son, saying he covered the complete medical bill and is owed nothing.

Corey Harrison, who says he plans to repay the financial help, has since turned to a GoFundMe campaign after draining his savings while recovering from the accident.

Corey has raised eyebrows after telling TMZ that his dad, Rick, stepped in to help after a serious motorcycle crash left him facing huge medical bills, covering roughly half of the six-figure hospital expenses he accumulated after the accident in Mexico earlier this year.

He stated that his father “isn’t made of money” and that his family is no longer bringing in the same level of income they did during the height of the reality show’s popularity.

Because of that, Corey said he plans to repay the money. He noted that his father has always believed in a strict, work-for-what-you-get approach when it comes to finances.

“I love my dad to death, but he doesn’t give me sh-t. My dad’s made me work for everything my whole life,” he explained.

Corey also acknowledged that Rick had warned him years ago to stop riding motorcycles.

Rick swiftly shut down his son’s comment in his own statement to TMZ, telling the news outlet that as far as he was concerned, he paid for Corey’s full medical bill following his accident.

The reality TV star also stated that he made these payments long before his son launched a GoFundMe, while noting that the 42-year-old is not in debt to him for the money.

“As far as I know, I paid all of Corey’s medical bills long before he put the GoFundMe out,” Rick said about the situation.

He added, “[Corey] is a grown man in his 40’s and is responsible for how he handles his finances.”

The crash has taken a serious financial toll on Corey. After exhausting most of his personal savings on treatment, he says he is currently unable to work, a situation that led him to start a GoFundMe campaign seeking help from supporters.

The fundraiser outlines the frightening series of events that followed the accident, including weeks spent in two separate hospitals and multiple surgical procedures.

Corey initially received treatment at a hospital in Playa del Carmen, but the rising cost of care made it impossible for him to stay. He eventually checked out and returned to his home in Tulum, hoping to recover there.

However, the situation quickly worsened. According to the GoFundMe description, Corey began experiencing severe pain only hours after returning home.

A doctor was called to the house to administer IV fluids and morphine. Despite his reluctance to rely on strong pain medication, especially after losing his brother, Adam Harrison, to an overdose last year, the pain became too intense to manage without it.

The following day, his condition deteriorated further when his oxygen levels suddenly dropped to dangerously low levels. In what the fundraiser described as a deeply emotional moment, Corey feared the worst, worrying he wouldn’t be able to afford the care he needed.

“I’m just going to die out here. I don’t have the money to keep paying these people,” he reportedly said.

He was eventually taken to a hospital in Mérida, where new X-rays revealed the seriousness of his injuries. Doctors discovered that one of his ribs had completely separated and was pressing into his lung. Surgeons were forced to drain nearly three liters of blood from his chest cavity during treatment.

So far, the fundraiser has collected over $8,370 toward a goal of $18,000.

Corey’s latest medical drama comes not long after Rick opened up about a devastating personal loss: the death of his son Adam, who passed away in January 2024 at age 39 after a drug overdose involving fentanyl.

Recalling how Adam struggled with addiction for years despite multiple attempts at rehabilitation, he noted, “In his twenties, he had drug problems. I mean, God, I put him in rehab so many times, and every time he’d be doing great, and then he would just fall back.”

“I mean, you’ve heard the same story from a million people, and it got really, really bad, and apparently it wasn’t heroin he got — he ended up getting some fentanyl. It killed him,” Rick added about his late son.

Rick admitted that losing a child brings constant second-guessing. “The thing is, when you lose a kid, you second-guess f-cking everything,” he said. “It’s like, ‘Could I have done this? Could I have done this? Could I have done this? Could I have done this?’ And it’s like it goes through your brain constantly. There’s not a day I don’t [think] about him.”

Looking back, he said he sometimes imagines extreme scenarios that might have saved his son, even though he knows addiction is complicated and unpredictable.

Rick also remembered moments when Adam’s struggles became overwhelming, including a time when he broke into Rick’s home.

At one point, the family even considered jail time as a possible way to help him detox, but it ultimately didn’t change the outcome.

“You try to give him tough love, but, God, you just never see the OD coming. You want to give them tough love and everything, but I never thought that would happen,” he said, per People Magazine.

Despite the tragedy, Rick said he tries to focus on the family he still has, including sons Corey and Jake and his grandchildren. He says the experience has changed how he views life.

“Appreciate what you have,” Rick said. “Spend time with the people you love and enjoy life while you can.”