Medical Insurance screw ups
Medical Insurance screw ups
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Medical Insurance screw ups I would like to share this with you all. Last year I had to have a scan done of my Carotid artery to make sure they were not clogged. I had a problem with one of my eyes and this scan was done to rule out other problems. Thank God my arteries are clear. Anyway, this all took place last year in July. I just now received a bill form the group who read the scan. This group is not even in the Houston area. Of the $450.00 bill the insurance only paid $14.65. My insurance paid everyone else very well. So, I called the number on the bill and of course no one ever answered. At that point I went on line to see if I could find an alternate number for this group. I finally got ahold of someone. They looked at my account and low and behold I should have only been billed $26.02. They forgot to deduct the amount the insurance disapproved. It really does pay to check into your statements when you have medical stuff done. I know it is a little time consuming but It can save you a bundle of money! 4951
TEXASGIRLMAMMA : I am glad you got it straightened out. I have learned YOU are your best advocate when it comes to your medical conditions (billing included). 4951 
TEXASGIRLMAMMA : How is this a medical insurance screw up? Seems it is a provider office screw up. Your insurance did its job
Stealth83 : It was a screw up by the group when they did not handle the insurance correctly. Their fault not the insurance companies fault. 4951
TEXASGIRLMAMMA : I am glad you got it straightened out. I have learned YOU are your best advocate when it comes to your medical conditions (billing included).
Weathergirl5 : Yes, That is so right! You have to advocate for yourself and your kids! You know yourself/kids better then anyone else does. 4951
TEXASGIRLMAMMA : Exactly! That is why sometimes I push my doctors when in the past I feel they are blowing off my symptoms. I have also changed doctors due to that. I know my body and I know when something is not right when it. And I don't just want a pill that will make my symptoms go away, I want to know what is causing my symptoms and treat the cause! 4951
TEXASGIRLMAMMA : Exactly! That is why sometimes I push my doctors when in the past I feel they are blowing off my symptoms. I have also changed doctors due to that. I know my body and I know when something is not right when it. And I don't just want a pill that will make my symptoms go away, I want to know what is causing my symptoms and treat the cause!
Weathergirl5 : That is good! Some Drs. just hand out pills without finding the reason for the symptom. I agree when that happens it is time to find another Dr. 4951
Pays to look at your EOB next to the bill and ensure they line up.
Katzen : Yes, it does! Even when they match sometimes they are wrong. 4951
TEXASGIRLMAMMA : My SIL throws the first statement from the doctor/etc. in the trash. He says there is always another one and usually it is less/correct. I've taken to doing that myself. If it is more than my co-pay of $20 it goes away until next statement. 4951
TEXASGIRLMAMMA : My SIL throws the first statement from the doctor/etc. in the trash. He says there is always another one and usually it is less/correct. I've taken to doing that myself. If it is more than my co-pay of $20 it goes away until next statement.
Nusiance : That is what I usually do but this statement stated they would sent it to a collection agency if I did not pay in 30 days. I never received another bill. That is why I checked into it. It seemed odd that they were going to send it to collections. 4951
TEXASGIRLMAMMA : Yes, I don't just want some pill to make the symptoms go away, I want to treat what is causing them. 4951 This discussion has been locked.
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