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My medical bills are being sent by default to my husband. Makes me want to SCREAM
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 528848" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>I'm not "Sure" and I think you would have to contact an attorney to get the letter of the law before you went to the Dr.s office in a correct verbage - BUT - Since your insurance company has you as the person that is responsible for paying the bills as it is YOUR insurance...(and I'm guessing this is a really gray area because if your kids are on the insurance policy and your husband may take them sometimes and HE signs for them and not you - unless you really want to open up a can of worms?) Then I believe that the forms usually state that the responsible party is the person that has to sign for the medical treatment unless you've given permission otherwise. Now in the case of your husband going to HIS own doctors I'm not sure how that works bcause you certainly don't want to be there to sign for his treatments etc. and then that would fall under it's own HIPAA laws - but it would be something to take up with an atty. versed in HIPAA laws. </p><p></p><p>I do know that the office girl in billing and what she told you is incorrect. They can not just PUT the billing under your husbands name because he is your husband if for NO other reason - the policy is NOT in his name - unless they want to try and bill HIM for all further procedures and office visits. And that alone is the reason without dragging HIPAA laws into it that she should immediately separate all billing. It's really going to create a mess for your insurance company. (Imaginaing)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 528848, member: 4964"] I'm not "Sure" and I think you would have to contact an attorney to get the letter of the law before you went to the Dr.s office in a correct verbage - BUT - Since your insurance company has you as the person that is responsible for paying the bills as it is YOUR insurance...(and I'm guessing this is a really gray area because if your kids are on the insurance policy and your husband may take them sometimes and HE signs for them and not you - unless you really want to open up a can of worms?) Then I believe that the forms usually state that the responsible party is the person that has to sign for the medical treatment unless you've given permission otherwise. Now in the case of your husband going to HIS own doctors I'm not sure how that works bcause you certainly don't want to be there to sign for his treatments etc. and then that would fall under it's own HIPAA laws - but it would be something to take up with an atty. versed in HIPAA laws. I do know that the office girl in billing and what she told you is incorrect. They can not just PUT the billing under your husbands name because he is your husband if for NO other reason - the policy is NOT in his name - unless they want to try and bill HIM for all further procedures and office visits. And that alone is the reason without dragging HIPAA laws into it that she should immediately separate all billing. It's really going to create a mess for your insurance company. (Imaginaing) [/QUOTE]
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