Vegas Free-for-All - Doctors milking the insurance

Doctors milking the insurance

fernie18

May 10, 2012
7:23am

I have a nose bleed problem, and tomorrow will be my 4th visit to the ENT to see if I can get my nose cauterized to stop the bleeding. I was on a blood thinner, and tomorrow will be the 11th day I've stop taking my blood thinner medication. 3 visits @ $40.00 co-pay, plus 1 $150.00 co-pay for the ER, so far. After tomorrow, I've would have paid $310.00, in co-pays, within 12 days, and I don't know if the doctor's office or the ER will bill me even more.
Doctors are worst than the casino's taking away your money.

BobOrme

May 10, 2012
2:24pm

Block User

Quote

Originally posted by: fernie18
I have a nose bleed problem, and tomorrow will be my 4th visit to the ENT to see if I can get my nose cauterized to stop the bleeding. I was on a blood thinner, and tomorrow will be the 11th day I've stop taking my blood thinner medication. 3 visits @ $40.00 co-pay, plus 1 $150.00 co-pay for the ER, so far. After tomorrow, I've would have paid $310.00, in co-pays, within 12 days, and I don't know if the doctor's office or the ER will bill me even more.
Doctors are worst than the casino's taking away your money.

A plumber would charge you more for the same services and they would be working on leaky pipes in your house, not a leaky pipe in your head. Looks like a pretty good deal to me...

snidely333

May 10, 2012
2:50pm

Block User

Have you ever been to a chiropractor? They love to keep you coming back.

RoadTrip

May 10, 2012
7:53pm

Block User

nemesis

May 10, 2012
8:24pm

Block User

There's always that money saving alternative.....................you could fix it yourself.

No?

Money well spent. Very well spent.

Good luck with the nose!

johnzimbo

May 10, 2012
10:06pm

Block User

When I was young I had to go to the ER twice for unstoppable nose bleeds, and had my nose cauterized once. My dad said that my grandfather had this same issue but grew out of it...and thankfully I did too.

As others have said, I would say your money has been well spent. Hopefully the problem goes away after your treatment.

Kumquat

May 11, 2012
6:52am

Block User

Yeah but you and/or your employer wouldn’t have been paying several hundred or more to month for plumber's insurance.

Quote

Originally posted by: BobOrme

Quote
Originally posted by: fernie18
I have a nose bleed problem, and tomorrow will be my 4th visit to the ENT to see if I can get my nose cauterized to stop the bleeding. I was on a blood thinner, and tomorrow will be the 11th day I've stop taking my blood thinner medication. 3 visits @ $40.00 co-pay, plus 1 $150.00 co-pay for the ER, so far. After tomorrow, I've would have paid $310.00, in co-pays, within 12 days, and I don't know if the doctor's office or the ER will bill me even more.
Doctors are worst than the casino's taking away your money.

A plumber would charge you more for the same services and they would be working on leaky pipes in your house, not a leaky pipe in your head. Looks like a pretty good deal to me...

chefantwon

May 11, 2012
10:30am

Block User

Only $310? I still have about $13K of medical bills that are more than a year and a half old. Plus I have doctors who just me a bill for "consulting" on my condition on 12 Nov 2010.

Already a LVA subscriber?
To continue reading, choose an option below:

Diamond Membership

$3 per month

Unlimited access to LVA website

Exclusive subscriber-only content

Limited Member Rewards Online

Join Now

Platinum Membership

$50 per year

Unlimited access to LVA website

Exclusive subscriber-only content

Exclusive Member Rewards Book

Join Now