when my dad died back in 92 he was in the hospital for his last 3 days.after he died i was in charge of his estate. the hospital and every doctor that stuck their nose in his room started sending bills. on the advice of my aunt (RN) i asked the hospital for an itemized bill on EVERYTHING. when i got it i was shocked and pissed on what i found. to make a long story short i took a 3 day bill of 147,000 down to 3,500 after calling them on all the fraud. btw most of those docs that stuck their nose in without authorization got hosed too....always ask for itemized bills
I also had a "stick nose in room doc" bill. He literally stood at the doorway, asked how I felt, and left. He was NOT my doctor, or part of my doc's practice. I called his office, and told them I had no intention of paying him. Never heard back.
My father was in a care facility before he passed. He had an urgent issue and the care takers called an ambulance sending him to the emergency room. After treatment he was sent back to the care home via ambulance. The ambulance sent a bill for like 3K for the ride back to the care home. Medicare covered the ride to the hospital. My father passed away not long after. I received the bill from the ambulance company and I called them. They said medicare did not cover the ride back, and that someone should have picked him up from the hospital. I was out of the country on vacation and there was no one to pick him up. I told the ambulance company i would pay them the medicare rate which was like 500 bucks. They said no, I need to pay full fee. I told them to pound sand, and wished them good luck collecting because my father was deceased. So they got nothing. They should have taken my offer.
My late brother was a paramedic, as well as a volunteer fireman and dispatcher for a sheriff's department. He also attended a police academy. Deep down, I think he just liked to drive fast with the flashing lights and siren blaring.
I got billed for a "hospitalist" who was just in the same area I was in. I never saw him, but I got a bill.
A church friend had both knees replaced a few years ago. His wife went through the itemized bill and found that they had billed him for three knees. Of course she had that removed. And I know she wasn't polite one bit in her words to the hospital.
Your Aunt is wise. My Mom said that the right term was an Audit. She used to be an emergency room nurse and then became the head of utilization review. That is the person between the doctors and the insurance companies. Doctors always want more and insurance companies always want less. She didn’t take crap from nobody.
when my dad died back in 92 he was in the hospital for his last 3 days.after he died i was in charge of his estate. the hospital and every doctor that stuck their nose in his room started sending bills. on the advice of my aunt (RN) i asked the hospital for an itemized bill on EVERYTHING. when i got it i was shocked and pissed on what i found. to make a long story short i took a 3 day bill of 147,000 down to 3,500 after calling them on all the fraud. btw most of those docs that stuck their nose in without authorization got hosed too....always ask for itemized bills
I also had a "stick nose in room doc" bill. He literally stood at the doorway, asked how I felt, and left. He was NOT my doctor, or part of my doc's practice. I called his office, and told them I had no intention of paying him. Never heard back.
My father was in a care facility before he passed. He had an urgent issue and the care takers called an ambulance sending him to the emergency room. After treatment he was sent back to the care home via ambulance. The ambulance sent a bill for like 3K for the ride back to the care home. Medicare covered the ride to the hospital. My father passed away not long after. I received the bill from the ambulance company and I called them. They said medicare did not cover the ride back, and that someone should have picked him up from the hospital. I was out of the country on vacation and there was no one to pick him up. I told the ambulance company i would pay them the medicare rate which was like 500 bucks. They said no, I need to pay full fee. I told them to pound sand, and wished them good luck collecting because my father was deceased. So they got nothing. They should have taken my offer.
I have been in an ambulance twice, and I was never billed. When I win the lottery, I will donate money to them. I think the EMTs here are volunteer.
funny thing is my son worked for that ambulance company as a paramedic before he joined the fire department.
My late brother was a paramedic, as well as a volunteer fireman and dispatcher for a sheriff's department. He also attended a police academy. Deep down, I think he just liked to drive fast with the flashing lights and siren blaring.
good for you.....
I got billed for a "hospitalist" who was just in the same area I was in. I never saw him, but I got a bill.
A church friend had both knees replaced a few years ago. His wife went through the itemized bill and found that they had billed him for three knees. Of course she had that removed. And I know she wasn't polite one bit in her words to the hospital.
yes my dad got units of blood and morphine...3 DAYS AFTER HE DIED
Your Aunt is wise. My Mom said that the right term was an Audit. She used to be an emergency room nurse and then became the head of utilization review. That is the person between the doctors and the insurance companies. Doctors always want more and insurance companies always want less. She didn’t take crap from nobody.