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Heading into the fight over the hospital bill
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<blockquote data-quote="nvts" data-source="post: 119658" data-attributes="member: 3814"><p>Hi! First, make sure that all of the bills actually hit your insurance carrier. Then, you can actually talk to the insurance company and THEY can send a "cease & desist" letter for charges above and beyond their agreed upon pay schedule. </p><p> </p><p>Since you were given a private room due to availability (or lack thereof of a semiprivate), tell the insurance company and they will recompense the hospital based on the agreed upon price. Again, let the insurance company know that the hospital is in violation of the contract.</p><p> </p><p>Make sure you pull this puppy out when you're talking to the hospital:</p><p> </p><p>"I need YOUR name, could you spell that please, ok, and now the name of your supervisor, could you spell that please, ok, now the CEO of the hospital, could you spell that please. I just want to have all of the information available. Once I hang up with you, I'm contacting the AMA and the State Department of Insurance to file a formal complaint. I also intend to contact (insert name here) of (pick one: NBC, CBS, ABC or FOX) for an investigation about illegal billing practices of hospitals."</p><p>Thanks for your time!</p><p> </p><p>Have fun susiestar! We're rooting for you!</p><p> </p><p>Beth</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nvts, post: 119658, member: 3814"] Hi! First, make sure that all of the bills actually hit your insurance carrier. Then, you can actually talk to the insurance company and THEY can send a "cease & desist" letter for charges above and beyond their agreed upon pay schedule. Since you were given a private room due to availability (or lack thereof of a semiprivate), tell the insurance company and they will recompense the hospital based on the agreed upon price. Again, let the insurance company know that the hospital is in violation of the contract. Make sure you pull this puppy out when you're talking to the hospital: "I need YOUR name, could you spell that please, ok, and now the name of your supervisor, could you spell that please, ok, now the CEO of the hospital, could you spell that please. I just want to have all of the information available. Once I hang up with you, I'm contacting the AMA and the State Department of Insurance to file a formal complaint. I also intend to contact (insert name here) of (pick one: NBC, CBS, ABC or FOX) for an investigation about illegal billing practices of hospitals." Thanks for your time! Have fun susiestar! We're rooting for you! Beth [/QUOTE]
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