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I’m being ignored by the hospital for a bill I owe. What do I do?

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I’m being ignored by the hospital for a bill I owe. What do I do? I’m posting here because I’m hoping somebody will have some experience with hospital bills. We had a baby over a year ago and have been battling insurance during the entire period, and now the hospital is simply not responding to us. It’s been almost 2 months until they last responded, and every time I reach out to them with questions on whether…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2025-01-11

Er and regular hospital bill

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Er and regular hospital bill My mom recently beginning of December went to the ER and was placed in a semi private room. They charged her 11.5k for the 2 er visits she had and almost 31k bill for her room for 5 days. I was wondering what we could do to pay these bills, I know about the charity help. My mom also isn’t a citizen and doesn’t have credit and nothings in her nam…

Reddit Personal Finance 459 2025-01-07

Am I screwed after leaving the hospital?

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Am I screwed after leaving the hospital? Background: I (29F) fell while walking outside and had excessive back pain for several weeks. Went to the doctors and they initially thought it was a pinched nerve but after more complaints of pain and an MRI/CAT scan, 2 masses were detected along my back (this took nearly 3 weeks in the hospital from admittance to biopsy result). It was confirm…

Reddit Personal Finance 395 2024-12-18

Hospital/ pregnancy/ ob contract,help!

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Hospital/ pregnancy/ ob contract,help! Hi, so this week my doctor asked me to sign an OB contract, this is to cover expenses for prenatal visits, labor, etc. my deductible is $2000 and after that insurance covers 60%. The front desk associate couldn’t really make it make sense to me (maybe I’m just dumb). Anywho I called my insurance today who said all my prenatal visits are covered,…

Reddit Personal Finance 940 2024-12-13

i was in the hospital for a few days – is my life ruined?

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i was in the hospital for a few days – is my life ruined? title is an exaggeration, obviously. to keep this short and sweet, i am 20 years old, i do not have parents, my grandparents have passed away. im trying to convey that i am on my own here, have been since 17. anyway, i went out of state on a trip recently and fell really ill, and ended up in the hospital for two days. now, when i log into the …

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2024-12-13

Karaban goes to hospital; UConn loses 3 in Maui

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Karaban goes to hospital; UConn loses 3 in Maui UConn forward Alex Karaban was taken to a hospital for a head injury following an 85-67 loss to Dayton that sent the No. 2 Huskies to an 0-3 finish at the Maui Invitational.

ESPN 468 2024-11-29

Ten Newborns Die in India Hospital Fire

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Ten Newborns Die in India Hospital Fire The deadly episode was reportedly caused by a short circuit. Hospital fires are not uncommon in India, which lags in fire preparedness and building safety.

New York Times 1.1k 2024-11-16

LPT: Have An Outstanding Balance With a Hospital?

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LPT: Have An Outstanding Balance With a Hospital? At the end of the year, many larger medical institutions and hospitals have leftover grant money from various programs, specifically for covering medical costs. It is a “use it or loose that amount next year” situation for all of them. If you call their billing department and explain your financial situation, they will often apply it to your ba…

Life Pro Tips 661 2024-11-15

Hospital offered payment plan, now claiming it was a glitch

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Hospital offered payment plan, now claiming it was a glitch Howdy So back in Dec 2021, I ended up getting admitted to the hospital for a few days for diverticulitis, and did not have insurance at the time due to starting a new job. Racked up quite a hefty bill, and wasn’t left with many options to pay it. Only payment plan that the hospital offered was 4 months, which would have been around 4k a month – …

Reddit Personal Finance 911 2024-10-31

Overwhelmed with hospital bills, what should I do?

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Overwhelmed with hospital bills, what should I do? So back in July 2024, I had gotten fired from my old job ,and then immediately a few days after I had to go to the hospital because I developed a painful abscess(while still unemployed). Flash forward to now, I’m working as a server, but now I’m stuck with several hospital bills that total 10k+. I haven’t started any payments because I’m so over…

Reddit Personal Finance 566 2024-10-28

31 yr. old hospital Debt question

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31 yr. old hospital Debt question I am an advanced senior (83) in Florida with a 31 yr. old hospital debt, which I was paying a small amount monthly to a collection agency since inception. Now, they have stopped billing me. What does this mean? Should I ignore it? Call them? Still owe over $ 16,000.00. submitted by /u/Fresh_Night_8269

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2024-10-24

Deebo (pneumonia) out of hospital, source says

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Deebo (pneumonia) out of hospital, source says Niners wide receiver Deebo Samuel was released from the hospital Tuesday afternoon, a source told ESPN. He had been hospitalized since Sunday night while being treated for pneumonia.

ESPN 424 2024-10-23

Local hospital charging me for “procedure” that didn’t happen

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Local hospital charging me for “procedure” that didn’t happen I got a 3 degree burn on my leg a few months ago and about a month in, long story short, something happened the scab fell off and and the new scab that was forming wasn’t healing correctly so I decided to go to the doctors. Well I went to the doctors and the first thing he did was completely remove the scab off the wound, the wound itself isn’t …

Reddit Personal Finance 698 2024-07-22

LPT You may not have to pay your hospital bills

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LPT You may not have to pay your hospital bills Most hospitals offer discounts or bill forgiveness based on income. If a hospital is a non-profit, they have to, by law, offer a charity care program. (1) On average, a family of 4 earning less than $100,000 a year will qualify. If you meet the income requirements (and any other requirements the specific hospital has, like assets or residency)…

Life Pro Tips 1.2k 2024-07-03

LPT : Make sure your closest hospital is in your insurance network

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LPT : Make sure your closest hospital is in your insurance network Or you will end up with a huge bill if you get admitted. Seriously. Just happened where I work. Patient can’t afford copay but not stable to transfer to one in their network. Now they will get a huge copay bill. And while I’m at it, if you qualify for Medicare READ the fine print on all those advantage plans. Some are not so advantageous. s…

Life Pro Tips 810 2024-06-16