GRRRR.
Am so about to go apeshit on my eyedoctor's office.
I went there on 06MAR09. I paid the $15 copay for an eye exam. I ordered contacts, which I was (I recall) told would be about $250 dollars. That seemed reasonable, since I had paid about $220 for them the previous time, about two years before. I was not sure how much my insurance would pay for them, nor was the receptionist, but she seemed to think a significant amount, possibly almost all.
I received the contacts a week or two later, in the mail. (NOTE: They clearly had my address)
I never heard anything more from them, so I kind of assumed that the insurance had paid for the contacts fully. Awesome!
A week ago, I go to buy glasses. I searched, but could not find the prescription the doctor had written for me, just his card. SO when I get to the glasses place, they call his office, and get my prescription.
TODAY, I get a bill in the mail for my contacts--saying that they were $370, and that insurance paid $80 (which, mind you, is less than insurance will pay for OUT OF NETWORK contacts!)
I AM SO READY TO FUCK SOMEONE UP--BUT THEY AREN"T ANSWERING THE PHONE.
Wow. I...won!
I didn't expect THAT!
I called the office, and politely said I had some questions about a bill I'd received, and they were all "Oh, you have to call Art, he does our billing, there should be a number on the bill?" and indeed there was. Which I was skeptical (it was an 800 number)...and I got some guy that sounded like an old coot. Seriously. Art.
And I felt a little bad, but...I ripped him a new one. (A) WHY was the bill so damn late? (B) Why was it WRONG, insurance wise? and (C) WTF was the charge for the contacts so off from what they had quoted me for??
Art was all "Uh, it was my bad it was late, I misunderstood and thought they were writing off the rest after they got the insurance money, but then I realzed no" or something. And for the rest, he was all "I don't work in the office..."
So, he calls them up, and calls me back (!)...and they're writing off the rest of the bill!!! Which I totally didn't expect. I was willing/able to pay something. Like, $50 or whatever. Just not $290.
But $0? I'll take $0.
Damn! Today is a banner day for assertiveness!
Whooo! Assertiveness!
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Aw. My boss just handed me a document she'd reviewed and told me to send it on, and then she left to go home.
And then a minute later, she appeared back at my cube because she'd forgotten to tell me, "Good job!"
Kudos to the good job Sunil!
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My geek neighbors are saying good night: "Have a good weekend. May you have cookies." "Oh, that's a good wish."
whoa I guess it was a day to push
Oregonistas! (Oregonians?) I'm moving from Texas to Astoria at the beginning of April and am headed up there in a couple of weeks to visit and check out the rental housing situation. I've posted a house wanted ad on CraigsList and have followed up on a couple of things I've seen listed but I can't find any rental agencies in Astoria and I'm only finding one real estate office (it is a fairly small town but I didn't think it was THAT small). If you have any advice for me or any contacts in that area, I'd really appreciate your help - profile addy is good.
