Yep. June of ‘18 I had a bad accident. Facial reconstruction, ICU stay, the works. Thought it was just a good story by now. Just got a bill for $1240 today. Our healthcare system is awesome.
Pretty sure there's a time limit in which a hospital can collect. Insurance company bill you or the hospital?
If it that old you do not have to pay it, period, if they take too long to bill you the law says tough shit
Medical billing makes military billing look tame. $40 aspirin? Insurance companies and medical facilities negotiate endlessly over costs My wife used to work for a 3rd party company billing insurance and individuals. What a nightmare Generally, the entire bill is negotiated to zero. So, JBs bill might be his 20% of something insurance didn't pay
There’s a stack of shit just piling up on the table from the insurance company and various hospitals/clinics/etc. I don’t know if they are bills or not. I can’t be arsed to open it all. But I’m sure some of them are. Everybody who touched you, or even just looked at you, feels the need to send you a separate bill for their time.
If only we could bill the hospitals and doctors for our wasted time spent in waiting rooms. I think it would balance out nicely.
When I had emergency gall bladder surgery, they said it was really infected and made me stay the night. They charged me $100 every time someone came in and checked my pulse and temperature. 30 seconds max each time, they did this 24 times