tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post3976683590859238196..comments2024-03-27T02:20:56.245-05:00Comments on Travels with Emma: I’m a little ticked off tonightTravels with Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-23872956432452541292013-08-08T20:00:48.191-05:002013-08-08T20:00:48.191-05:00This happens all the time. We fought for over a y...This happens all the time. We fought for over a year with a hospital over a bill they sent our 98 year old aunt. It all should have been covered, and they couldn't even tell us what it was for. Not such a big deal for HER, as she's not worried about her credit. Bigger issue for you. The whole thing is just stupid. Hope they settle down and you can get it figured out. I wouldn't pay it either if they can't tell you what it's for.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-18872100085389544602013-08-08T18:52:03.104-05:002013-08-08T18:52:03.104-05:00Ugh!! I don't blame you for being ticked off!...Ugh!! I don't blame you for being ticked off!! Hope you are able to get things cleared up quickly!I Am Woodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103866761536902069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-27930476664136941762013-08-08T11:40:34.404-05:002013-08-08T11:40:34.404-05:00I can certainly see why you are upset. These medic...I can certainly see why you are upset. These medical facilities can really screw up the bills. I don't know how they get so many errors with using the same system but they do. I would fight tooth and nail not to pay either. We had a similar incident with my mom and we paid her bill and received notification we owed it multiple times. We finally threw them in the trash and said sue us. That was the end of it. I don't know if they are honestly making mistakes or like you said a scam. Either way you were very wise in handling your way. Good luck. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-12326374246541861242013-08-08T10:53:01.986-05:002013-08-08T10:53:01.986-05:00You've got to have a way to vent your frustrat...You've got to have a way to vent your frustrations for sure. That's what we blogging friends are for. Certainly sounds fishy to me. You've done the correct things in my book....including the ranting----it takes the edge off of the frustration.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076523638471888155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-54337089833642408222013-08-07T22:20:29.707-05:002013-08-07T22:20:29.707-05:00Enough said by the others. Don't have a strok...Enough said by the others. Don't have a stroke over this, glad you vented and now sit back and relax, maybe polish your wheels to get your mind off it... :c)Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-51877796923249265692013-08-07T21:21:41.660-05:002013-08-07T21:21:41.660-05:00I wouldn't pay any more until I thoroughly che...I wouldn't pay any more until I thoroughly check the invoices against what you've already paid. Don't let them victimize you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430528621508310871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-89585944965985036912013-08-07T20:32:20.860-05:002013-08-07T20:32:20.860-05:00I agree with everyone else ... sounds like a scam ...I agree with everyone else ... sounds like a scam to me. Wait and see if you get a bill before you pay anything further.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333995679958103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-92202970914480729042013-08-07T19:44:59.534-05:002013-08-07T19:44:59.534-05:00ALWAYS good to vent to your peeps... :-) Great a...ALWAYS good to vent to your peeps... :-) Great advice from everyone...We're annoyed and angry that they are bugging you! Hope it all works out to YOUR benefit! Jeannie and Eldyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664198861231288915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-14626611737895009462013-08-07T18:11:19.924-05:002013-08-07T18:11:19.924-05:00Been there, done that, unfortunately. I wouldn...Been there, done that, unfortunately. I wouldn't pay another cent, much less a dollar, till I had a copy of Chambers County Medical Services billing. Phooey on the collection agency....Nickie and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566506168550004304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-76129071196386412202013-08-07T13:39:09.086-05:002013-08-07T13:39:09.086-05:00Honest to God these kind of callers have a script ...Honest to God these kind of callers have a script and no matter what you say they come back to there same point until you do what they say. I just hang up after the third try...:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-89254053610438695582013-08-07T13:20:27.329-05:002013-08-07T13:20:27.329-05:00A good rant when the occasion calls for it is good...A good rant when the occasion calls for it is good for your health. Made me glad to see yours.Linda Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734450335251336493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-74903151491088905672013-08-07T12:56:05.631-05:002013-08-07T12:56:05.631-05:00We have online access to our insurance company (BC...We have online access to our insurance company (BCBS) and I always check the EOB's online before paying an additional bill from the doctor. It's much more reliable than waiting for the printed copies to find us somewhere. I agree. There is nothing so frustrating!Gail Houlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514395566282599562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-73872093513901718622013-08-07T12:53:04.271-05:002013-08-07T12:53:04.271-05:00About a year after one survey I received a bill fr...About a year after one survey I received a bill from a Doctor whose name I didn't recognize. Very official looking bill for over a thousand dollars--services not covered by insurance. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what it was for except that it told me it was for some sort of tests. I ignored it. Not too lng after, I got another bill with a self addressed postage paid envelope to a PO Box (for my convenience). This time it had all kinds of warnings and threats as to what would happen if I didn't pay it, and how I could avoid additional late charges if I paid. I called them. I don't remember…it's been too many years, but I think I had to find the phone number on the internet. I asked the woman who answered the phone who the doctor was, where he practiced, and what hospital he was affiliated with. I told her I wouldn't pay the bill because I thought it was a scam, then braced myself for an argument. She said, "Okay".Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371157074687319596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-2708470101217745442013-08-07T09:11:16.417-05:002013-08-07T09:11:16.417-05:00Hope you get it all straightened out. Frustrating...Hope you get it all straightened out. Frustrating for sure. Ask for a bill and a letter of explanation as to why you owe what you do. Recently our insurance company changed their explanation of benefits..it practically takes a lawyer to figure it all out..or an accountant. :(Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-3871942170395350022013-08-07T08:36:09.224-05:002013-08-07T08:36:09.224-05:00I heard recently that 85% of medical bills have an...I heard recently that 85% of medical bills have an error on them. <br /><br />Following Len's hospitalization earlier this year we got a bill from the lab for blood work on a day he was not there. He had been there the day before and paid the bill at time of service. He saw the doctor later that week for the results. It made no sense that he would have gone for blood work between having it done once and seeing the doctor. They insisted he was there. They kept calling insisting he was there. We asked for a copy of the papers he would have signed. No further response. YET!<br /><br />Reading the above comments, you and I join a long list of people who have had to argue our cases sometimes to deaf ears. Frustrating indeed!Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184706027679979998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-28224889842759192702013-08-07T06:15:18.054-05:002013-08-07T06:15:18.054-05:00Isn't it great to vent and get it all out?? My...Isn't it great to vent and get it all out?? My stress level has steadily been rising the past 2 years and my BP shows it..I got spanked at the cardio doc and have to have a stress echo on the 24th..don't let stress do that to you!!! But..How the Heck do you STOP it from getting to you????Dennis and Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320009741335075781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-86840452821744719642013-08-07T06:11:03.188-05:002013-08-07T06:11:03.188-05:00That is really frustrating and I agree that it sou...That is really frustrating and I agree that it sounds like a scam.Catherine, Jo Beth and Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06889362286725037937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-46411523406745561582013-08-07T06:04:06.607-05:002013-08-07T06:04:06.607-05:00We had a similar thing just happen to us. Paul had...We had a similar thing just happen to us. Paul had back surgery in 2010. We paid our share...$4000.00. In 2012 the hospital starting bugging us that we owed an additional $11,000.00. Then we started getting harassing phone calls from the collection agency and terrible letters. I called the insurance company every month asking what they were going to do about it. Finally, this past April I got an agent at the insurance company that knew what she was doing. It turns out that the insurance company wrote off $11,000+ too much. Just last month the insurance company sent the hospital the correct amount. <br /><br />I hope you get this all straighten out, and the bill has already been paid in full.Paul and Marsha Weaver OCT. 17, 2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04066424117005030170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-21845663029909270122013-08-06T22:27:55.120-05:002013-08-06T22:27:55.120-05:00Amen Merikay! Its just awful that issues like that...Amen Merikay! Its just awful that issues like that have to zap our energy! I think you handled the call very well...quick on your feet as my mom would have said! Joe and Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-11822663359572895552013-08-06T22:21:06.475-05:002013-08-06T22:21:06.475-05:00A bit of ranting on your blog is good stress relie...A bit of ranting on your blog is good stress relief. It also reminds us that life is not perfect, even on a Wildlife Refuge.Merikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378095339747943548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-24990496403933131382013-08-06T22:14:25.724-05:002013-08-06T22:14:25.724-05:00This must be the new norm, no bills just bill coll...This must be the new norm, no bills just bill collectors. I got one for $3.68. not to long ago REALLY! I cost more to higher this pests than what I owed and I still never quite understood what it was for.<br /><br />Ranting does help, so go for it.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658713978278693047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-51906206912848121472013-08-06T22:01:33.103-05:002013-08-06T22:01:33.103-05:00Dealing with claims and medical billers can be so ...Dealing with claims and medical billers can be so frustrating. They always seem to have the upper hand in the situation. Rant away if it helps relieves your anger. Everyone understands. Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-85224671813609564012013-08-06T21:42:50.234-05:002013-08-06T21:42:50.234-05:00Did your insurance not send you an EOB(explanation...Did your insurance not send you an EOB(explanation of benefits)? We have never had to pay anything over what the "EOB STATED" we might owe to a provider. Be sure to follow up with your insurer. JerryChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630641695411518427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-61903382405096261692013-08-06T21:28:42.027-05:002013-08-06T21:28:42.027-05:00I don't blame you for ranting. Hope you get i...I don't blame you for ranting. Hope you get it all straightened out. If you don't follow Gypsy and Mariner, here's a link to their post tonight. The last picture is definitely for you!! http://shadonrv.blogspot.com/2013/08/last-day-in-door-county.htmlDonna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161069942110860372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-81370981512046993492013-08-06T21:18:22.015-05:002013-08-06T21:18:22.015-05:00I'm not sure what is going on but gosh...would...I'm not sure what is going on but gosh...wouldn't this be the ideal set up for a scammer? Never thought about it before but ...I wouldn't pay another cent until I got to the bottom of it.ain't for city galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938751007704247232noreply@blogger.com