Try prose next time. Shame on Healthnet for not taking your inebriated complaint posted to insurance journal seriously. They should have cut a nice 7 figure check by now. Complain to your state insurance commissioner. Demand justice, damnit!
It occurs even with insurance!
The other day I received in the mail, a statement, revealing the balance I owed from my recent surgery. My insurance had already covered plenty of the costs resulting from having a small piece of torn meniscus removed from my knee.
As I deciphered the statement however, my rage built inside me. Charges had been added to this statement to cover a particular incident and the result revealed pettiness and absolute gouging by the doctor himself.
My rage wasn’t a result of being charged for something, it came from being overcharged, for a simple task.
The incident involved filling out a form provided by my employer seeking advice from the Physician to determine my capabilities upon return to work. I deduct that the Physician was “put out” that my employer wouldn’t accept the widely used 5″ by 8 ” quickly scribed, doctors note. The charge indicated on the statement shows “pending ins”, this means the insurance was billed for the incident. Well, we all know how unlikely it is that insurance will cover this. I called the insurance and found they hadn’t received a claim for this.
Is my outrage in this incident unprecedented?
Was the Physician merely trying to make a statement in regards to my employer not accepting the popular “doctors note”? Well, we can be sure that my employer won’t be paying for this. The insurance has already stated that this sort of charge is not covered. So, I will pay my remaining patient balance and then will surely be billed for this subsequent, ridiculous, outrageous charge.
I’ve dealt with and have known many people who have had excellent experiences with Physicians, Dentists, Surgeons, etc, who run their practice with high integrity, who truly take care of and look out for the patient. This person however clearly lives only for himself.
When are we going to stand up for what’s right and do or say something about these unethical practices. Well, I for one will not just stand by and let them gouge me.
Oh yes, I’ll pay for it, but, will be adding another busines to my list of “Unethical business practice”.
I have seen doctors bill for completing insurance forms or responding to insurance documentation requests for 40 years. It used to be $5 or $10; now it is in the hundreds.
Just had my first sample. Got a $38,000 bill for what medicare would have paid $7,200 and private insurance would have paid $9,300.00. Why are hospitals allowed to put a higher financial burden on the middle-class and charge whatever they want. Example, stent cost the hospital no more than $3,000; the hospital charged me $16,910.00. OUTRAGEOUS! And I\’m not going down without a fight! The hospital is so arrogant that they haven\’t even responded to my certified letters.
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Try prose next time. Shame on Healthnet for not taking your inebriated complaint posted to insurance journal seriously. They should have cut a nice 7 figure check by now. Complain to your state insurance commissioner. Demand justice, damnit!
It occurs even with insurance!
The other day I received in the mail, a statement, revealing the balance I owed from my recent surgery. My insurance had already covered plenty of the costs resulting from having a small piece of torn meniscus removed from my knee.
As I deciphered the statement however, my rage built inside me. Charges had been added to this statement to cover a particular incident and the result revealed pettiness and absolute gouging by the doctor himself.
My rage wasn’t a result of being charged for something, it came from being overcharged, for a simple task.
The incident involved filling out a form provided by my employer seeking advice from the Physician to determine my capabilities upon return to work. I deduct that the Physician was “put out” that my employer wouldn’t accept the widely used 5″ by 8 ” quickly scribed, doctors note. The charge indicated on the statement shows “pending ins”, this means the insurance was billed for the incident. Well, we all know how unlikely it is that insurance will cover this. I called the insurance and found they hadn’t received a claim for this.
Is my outrage in this incident unprecedented?
Was the Physician merely trying to make a statement in regards to my employer not accepting the popular “doctors note”? Well, we can be sure that my employer won’t be paying for this. The insurance has already stated that this sort of charge is not covered. So, I will pay my remaining patient balance and then will surely be billed for this subsequent, ridiculous, outrageous charge.
I’ve dealt with and have known many people who have had excellent experiences with Physicians, Dentists, Surgeons, etc, who run their practice with high integrity, who truly take care of and look out for the patient. This person however clearly lives only for himself.
When are we going to stand up for what’s right and do or say something about these unethical practices. Well, I for one will not just stand by and let them gouge me.
Oh yes, I’ll pay for it, but, will be adding another busines to my list of “Unethical business practice”.
I have seen doctors bill for completing insurance forms or responding to insurance documentation requests for 40 years. It used to be $5 or $10; now it is in the hundreds.
whoa, i got my appendix out last may (may 2005) and my name is jackie amato….how crazy
Just had my first sample. Got a $38,000 bill for what medicare would have paid $7,200 and private insurance would have paid $9,300.00. Why are hospitals allowed to put a higher financial burden on the middle-class and charge whatever they want. Example, stent cost the hospital no more than $3,000; the hospital charged me $16,910.00. OUTRAGEOUS! And I\’m not going down without a fight! The hospital is so arrogant that they haven\’t even responded to my certified letters.