At least the hospital is being reasonable about it.
Which is good because I'm sure they made you sign a waiver to make you responsible for the expense even though the hospital made the decision the insurance objected to, not you.
But? There's always a but. When this is over, can we have a big 'but' moratorium?
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Gudanov - Nov 23, 2009 11:04:08 am PST #1430 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 23, 2009 11:05:18 am PST #1431 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
I'm not a doctor, but...isn't being healthy afterwards kind of the point of surgery?
You'd have to worry if it weren't the point. Randomness.
Vortex - Nov 23, 2009 11:11:51 am PST #1432 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I think that it's bullshit, but I could wrap my mind around the insurance co objecting to you spending an "unnecessary" night in the hospital and refusing to pay for the night's stay. But to deny the whole bill because they don't like one part is bullshit.
Vortex - Nov 23, 2009 11:14:34 am PST #1433 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
BTW, this craziness is everywhere, not just hospitals and insurance companies. The reason Bro and SIL decided to have my nephew at home is that the birthing center told them that they had to leave three hours after the birth if there were no complications. A birthing center!
Scrappy - Nov 23, 2009 11:19:20 am PST #1434 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Yeah, they sent my 80-year-old mom home on the same freaking day she had her hysterectomy.
ChiKat - Nov 23, 2009 11:20:52 am PST #1435 of 30000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
There's nothing wrong with our insurance system. Nope. Nothing at all.
Gudanov - Nov 23, 2009 11:21:02 am PST #1436 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
BTW, this craziness is everywhere, not just hospitals and insurance companies. The reason Bro and SIL decided to have my nephew at home is that the birthing center told them that they had to leave three hours after the birth if there were no complications. A birthing center!
And yet, costs continue to skyrocket.
Typo Boy - Nov 23, 2009 11:29:16 am PST #1437 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Incidentally, even though the hospital is willing to write it off, it might be worth appealing. "Makes a fuss when screwed with" is not a bad list to be on.
NoiseDesign - Nov 23, 2009 11:33:21 am PST #1438 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
It is true that some insurance companies make it an unspoken policy to deny a claim the first time it comes up since a statistically significant portion of their customers won't challenge it. When it is challenged they will often pay on the claim.
Toddson - Nov 23, 2009 11:38:00 am PST #1439 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I plan to ... would have today except our phones aren't reliable - couldn't get a clear connection to the insurance company (unless they have their system set specifically to make it impossible to talk to them ... which I wouldn't put past them). Aside from future repercussions, I think it's wrong for the hospital to not get paid for the parts they don't object to (like the surgeon and the anaesthesiologist and the medications (lovely, lovely morphine) and the IV antiobiotics they had me on). bah humbug!