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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 762 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 867 2024-06-16

Been struggling with the hospital

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Been struggling with the hospital Back in march i was in a really rough spot in life and ended up doing something that got me sent to the hospital, i told them while i was in the ambulance that i had no feasible way to pay them at the time (it was my biggest concern) they said it was ok if i was unemployed id qualify for a bunch of different health care plans. Get to the hospita…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2024-06-15

Hospital bill question and should I just pay it?

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Hospital bill question and should I just pay it? I had a procedure done a few weeks ago and I finally got my itemized hospital bill. I notice the service provided by the anesthesiologist and the gastroenterologist are coded as the same but priced differently. I asked the billing people about it. They didn’t give me an explanation why that is the way except that they insist everything is correc…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.3k 2024-06-14

Received a check from the hospital for Overpayment. What should I do?

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Received a check from the hospital for Overpayment. What should I do? Yesterday I received a check for almost $1700 from a hospital I recently visited. On the check it stated it was for “Customer Overpayment”. I was at this hospital a few months ago for some preventative care xrays and blood work. My insurance is pretty good. A week or so after the visit I received an invoice for the service with an amount due of …

Reddit Personal Finance 662 2024-06-13

Hospital asking to pay down payment in order to pay installments

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Hospital asking to pay down payment in order to pay installments Hi so our hospital is like $8k, and they want us to pay like 10% as down payment. We can’t make a down payment, as my husband is the only person who is working right now. And then we have to pay like $200 a month. What other options do we have? They aren’t taking only monthly payments. submitted by /u/FickleEye4184

Reddit Personal Finance 820 2024-06-04

Hospital never Billed Insurance-Insurance Wont Pay

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Hospital never Billed Insurance-Insurance Wont Pay In June 2023 I went to the ER and gave them my insurance information and then I moved shortly after. I guess they never billed the insurance and said I have no record of getting my insurance information. They sent the debt off to a debt collector and they called saying I owe almost $3,400. I sent the information of the debt to my insurance and t…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.3k 2024-05-10

We Are Not a “School”—We Are a Hospital System with a Football Team

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We Are Not a “School”—We Are a Hospital System with a Football Team Dear valued faculty, In light of the recent budget cuts, the university administration thought it would be helpful to clarify a few things about our institution and our mission. We are not a “school.” We are a hospital system with a football team. We collect grants from the federal government, payouts from insurance companies, and licensing reve…

McSweenys 933 2024-05-07

No Insurance – Woke up in Hospital – $32k+ medical bill- what do I do?

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No Insurance – Woke up in Hospital – $32k+ medical bill- what do I do? Title basically says it all… 28M, No Insurance. I was doing a gymnastic movement (bar muscle up if you must know), next thing I knew I was being stretchered into the hospital. Fell and hit my head, HARD. Had to stay in the hospital, full body CT, cardiology, all sorts of equipment. I barely remember any of it cause.. well, head injury. Taken h…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2024-05-03

Hospital Bill Disappeared

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Hospital Bill Disappeared Was paying a hospital bill from a MRI I got after insurance and VA covered most. Bill popped up January for $1,231.54, I started making 200 dollar payments a month. Problem is, my debit card on file expired and I didn’t notice. Last payment was Feb 1st, I just got a message today saying “your payment plan has been canceled”. How cooked am I if t…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2024-04-06

Sixers’ Oubre struck by vehicle, sent to hospital

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Sixers’ Oubre struck by vehicle, sent to hospital 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. was struck by a motor vehicle in Center City, Philadelphia and taken to a local hospital in stable condition on Saturday night, a team spokesman told ESPN.

ESPN 635 2024-03-04

UVA RB Jones remains in hospital; status unclear

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UVA RB Jones remains in hospital; status unclear – Virginia’s Perris Jones is still in Louisville, a school official said Friday, one day after the running back was immobilized and carted off the field after being injured on a hard hit against the No. 11 Cardinals.

ESPN 1.2k 2024-03-01

Virginia RB Jones taken to hospital after hard hit

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Virginia RB Jones taken to hospital after hard hit Virginia running back Perris Jones was immobilized, carted off the field and later hospitalized after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit late in the third quarter against Louisville on Thursday night.

ESPN 596 2024-02-28

Hospital Lied to me and now I owe $2,000

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Hospital Lied to me and now I owe $2,000 Over 2 years ago, my wife gave birth to our son at the local hospital (Idaho). Relatively textbook experience, everything went well, and they told us over the next few weeks we would be receiving bills adjusted through our insurance, etc. Sure enough, the insurance-adjusted bills started coming in, and we began paying them, everything seemed nor…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2024-02-09