rayilynlee wrote:
> Yesterday I got the bill for the overnight hospital stay I had last July 3 to get new neurotransmitters. It was around $70,000!!!! - approaching cost of the original DBS brain surgeries. There was almost a $300 charge for "pharmacy" and I had NO medication except my blood pressure pill I snuck in!!! Shocking!! The "bill" said I didn't have to pay as Medicare would. The school district I taught for also provides me with a secondary insurance. What a mess this country is in!!
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> Ray
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> Rayilyn Brown
> Board Member AZNPF
> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation
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> Ray:
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You can understand why it took from July 3rd until now to get the
"bill" straight, those are big numbers.
Do you think they will give you 5 months to ponder the statement ?
My attorney friend tells me that typically the hospital settles for
about 1/3 of the asking price with
Medicare. The reason they inflate the bill is to keep pressure on the
secondary insurance company.
What a mess indeed.
Ned
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