Here's something to get irate about
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Say your kid falls at the ice rink and needs a few stitches in his chin. You
go to the ER at 9 p.m. and do the admission thing and sign the releases, pay
the co-pay and hand over your insurance card. A few weeks later you get a
statement for the total amount. When you call to inquire if insurance has been
filed, you find it has not. Furthermore, because of the new "HIPA" policy,
they cannot send you a detailed bill because they are protecting your privacy!
However, you can *come into the office* and sign yet another RELEASE, that
authorizes them to give you the information you're entitled to and that you
should be provided upon exit from the ER!
They expect me to pay for service ($378) and I don't even know what they're
charging me for. Remember when the health insurance companies were imploring
everyone to check their hospital bills because they were often overcharged or
outright wrong? I don't even pay for car repairs until I see an itemized bill!
sheesh.
/vent off
Tuck
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go to the ER at 9 p.m. and do the admission thing and sign the releases, pay
the co-pay and hand over your insurance card. A few weeks later you get a
statement for the total amount. When you call to inquire if insurance has been
filed, you find it has not. Furthermore, because of the new "HIPA" policy,
they cannot send you a detailed bill because they are protecting your privacy!
However, you can *come into the office* and sign yet another RELEASE, that
authorizes them to give you the information you're entitled to and that you
should be provided upon exit from the ER!
They expect me to pay for service ($378) and I don't even know what they're
charging me for. Remember when the health insurance companies were imploring
everyone to check their hospital bills because they were often overcharged or
outright wrong? I don't even pay for car repairs until I see an itemized bill!
sheesh.
/vent off
Tuck
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Darlene Popoalii
Tucker where do you live? I can't imagine going thru that!
Darlene
Darlene
--- On Tue 12/23, < tuckervill2@... > wrote:
From: [mailto: tuckervill2@...]
To: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 12:34:40 EST
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Here's something to get irate about
Say your kid falls at the ice rink and needs a few stitches in his chin. You <br>go to the ER at 9 p.m. and do the admission thing and sign the releases, pay <br>the co-pay and hand over your insurance card. A few weeks later you get a <br>statement for the total amount. When you call to inquire if insurance has been <br>filed, you find it has not. Furthermore, because of the new "HIPA" policy, <br>they cannot send you a detailed bill because they are protecting your privacy! <br><br>However, you can *come into the office* and sign yet another RELEASE, that <br>authorizes them to give you the information you're entitled to and that you <br>should be provided upon exit from the ER! <br><br>They expect me to pay for service ($378) and I don't even know what they're <br>charging me for. Remember when the health insurance companies were imploring <br>everyone to check their hospital bills because they were often overcharged or <br>outright wrong? I don't even pay for car repairs until I see an itemized bill! <br> <br><br>sheesh.<br><br>/vent off<br><br>Tuck<br><br><br>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]<br><br><br> <br><br>------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--><br>Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark<br>Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada.<br>http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511<br>http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/fHIqlB/TM<br>---------------------------------------------------------------------~-><br><br>Yahoo! Groups Links<br><br>To visit your group on the web, go to:<br> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlwaysLearning/<br><br>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:<br> [email protected]<br><br>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:<br> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ <br><br><br>
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In a message dated 12/23/03 10:45:04 AM, tuckervill2@... writes:
<< They expect me to pay for service ($378) and I don't even know what
they're
charging me for. Remember when the health insurance companies were imploring
everyone to check their hospital bills because they were often overcharged or
outright wrong? I don't even pay for car repairs until I see an itemized
bill!
you see a detailed bill? and save a copy for the credit bureau in case it
comes to that, and to return with EACH payment you make in case they charge you
late fees down the line.
Sandra
<< They expect me to pay for service ($378) and I don't even know what
they're
charging me for. Remember when the health insurance companies were imploring
everyone to check their hospital bills because they were often overcharged or
outright wrong? I don't even pay for car repairs until I see an itemized
bill!
>>Can't you just say that? That you don't consider that due and payable until
you see a detailed bill? and save a copy for the credit bureau in case it
comes to that, and to return with EACH payment you make in case they charge you
late fees down the line.
Sandra