When my sisters son was born, her husband delivered it in her hospital room. They were charged all kinds of things they thought were not relevant. But, they were available if needed and that is why the charges are there.
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Originally posted by: snidely333
Just don't pay the bill. It's an easy solution. Don't pay it and see what happens. If you don't pay it a few times someone with half a brain might actually look at the charge to see if it's valid.
When my son was born the hospital had to call in a neonatolgist as he was an at risk newborn. The insurance company denied the charge for "consultation" of $700. Unless the 3 minutes I chatted with the doctor while she did some paperwork for other patients counts as a consultation, I never had one. Since the insurance company said the claim was denied the doctor sent the bill to me. I also denied its validity. They kept sending bills. I kept denying them. After 1 year they cut the amount in half, said they would offer me a 50% courtesy. I said I wasn't paying them anything as my insurance company said it was not a valid charge. After another year they gave up on me and gave me a 100% courtesy.
Don't give in! Fight the system!
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Originally posted by: chipchikQuote
Originally posted by: snidely333
Just don't pay the bill. It's an easy solution. Don't pay it and see what happens. If you don't pay it a few times someone with half a brain might actually look at the charge to see if it's valid.
When my son was born the hospital had to call in a neonatolgist as he was an at risk newborn. The insurance company denied the charge for "consultation" of $700. Unless the 3 minutes I chatted with the doctor while she did some paperwork for other patients counts as a consultation, I never had one. Since the insurance company said the claim was denied the doctor sent the bill to me. I also denied its validity. They kept sending bills. I kept denying them. After 1 year they cut the amount in half, said they would offer me a 50% courtesy. I said I wasn't paying them anything as my insurance company said it was not a valid charge. After another year they gave up on me and gave me a 100% courtesy.
Don't give in! Fight the system!
In the meantime, it goes on your credit report.
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Originally posted by: MedicluvsLasVegas
Geeze as a RN I "WISH" I could only spend 5 minutes a hour at your bedside. I am there for 12 hours and another 2 sometimes just doing paperwork for all the stuff I could NOT get done , since I was hense AT THE BEDSIDE. I carry a load of 4-9 pts.
I go home exhausted, with no lunch most the time and I only sit down when driving.
Interesting topic anyway.
