What went wrong with this thousand dollar medical bill? A few months ago, I had to have a specific medical test done, so my doctor sent me to a local hospital. Before the procedure, I called the hospital to ask how much the test would cost, and they told me to call my insurance. I called my insurance and asked for an estimate, gave them the CPT code so they could look it up, and they told me since th…

Cautionary Tale on Surprise Medical Bills in the U.S. I had a surgery in early 2022 after getting hit by a car (whole other story!). Leading up to the procedure I did the prudent thing and made sure everything would be in-network. All checked out. Even when I was handed paperwork about a week beforehand saying the surgical assistant was actually not in-network with any health insurance plan, I was …

40k medical bill. What now? Hello, a family member of mine recently got hospitalized and the emergency transportation methods (air ambulance) could end up costing up to $40k. His insurance (kaiser) covers air ambulance on a pre-approval basis, which was not done in this case due to the remote nature of the incident. This person has some money in savings, and a pension, and…

Niche Medical Site Hi all, I am a physician and am mulling ideas on e-commerce. I am interested in using evidence based medicine for products that work well in my field, as there are a million things on the market that are garbage. How do I go about doing this reselling current products that are on the market? Is that a thing to just be a 3rd party resale site wit…

How to pay off medical bills without selling home? Hello! My dad recently battled (and beat!) lung cancer, but as a result of that, he has been burdened with a large amount of medical debt. It’s looking like the only realistic way to pay off these debts is to sell his home… he’s nearly retired so this further complicates the issue. Does anyone have advice as to how to go about this in a pruden…

Medical bill to collections I live in the US. I received a debt collector letter in the mail. I have not received any bill from the hospital. I don’t know what to do! submitted by /u/StlNativeRemoved

25 yr old medical debt Lets just say without getting into details, i was on life support & in a coma & now i have 100k in medical debt. (Already in collections) Any tips? submitted by /u/shesthegreatest

About to reach my max out of pocket medical expense, should I make sure to do certain medical stuff this year? My current employer’s insurance isn’t that great (previous employer I barely had any out of pocket expenses. pretty much everything was covered 100% except specialist copays at like $10/visit and prescription drug copays). I’m about to hit my max out of pocket expense for this calendar year. I want to take advantage of this, and see if there’s …

LPT Request: How to take down an unethical medical business I currently work at a small private medical practice as a technician. My department makes the company a good portion of their income, and without me, they would be pretty much screwed. But I don’t just want to quit because that will not solve anything. To sum it up, the owner (who is also one of the doctors) is greedy, shameless, and idiotic. Ou…

WWE’s McMahon subpoenaed, on medical leave WWE chairman Vince McMahon, on medical leave following spinal surgery, was subpoenaed by federal agents in an ongoing sexual misconduct investigation.

Medical emergency now I’m screwed. So basically I worked as a delivery driver during COVID. I made decent money. Well I had a freak seizure (no previous history of seizures) and due to this seizure I was unable to do my job as a delivery driver anymore since I couldn’t drive until I was 6 months seizure free. I was fired from my job. I applied for unemployment but my boss denied …

Medical Debt in Collections I have a very small ($25) medical debt that was sent to by my PCP to collections. This is my own stupidity/confusion. I have a credit score of > 800. Is it better to pay through collections or see if PCP billing will recall/let me pay, or does it make no real difference if paid immediately? I have no debt except mortgage. Savings at 10k (just pa…