I'm a medical biller and coder. That's because the extraordinary prices hospitals charge when you have insurance are the contractual amounts insurance companies set for them to charge.
That's why when you don't have insurance typically the bill is lower because they go by Medicare guidelines for pricing. Which is low. (Usually, some dont)
In other words. Insurance companies are the reason prices are high. In more than just this way.
Oh and when they actually pay that 17K bill you know how much they actually pay? Probably around 10%. Then tell us to write off the rest. That's after you pay your deductibles and coins of course.
Beat case scenario is he met with them and got a wake up call on how worthless they all are.
I think UK rinigged on their 10 year support deal in the end stating they'll need American backing to follow through, which in turn means the mineral deal would likely be off the table. (Why go through UK just to have them beg us on their behalf?)
Another feather in the cap of realization that peace through the US is the only way.
You mean the grifters are telling their grift puppet to suck ass? One thing I can respect about Zelenskyy is he's honest about his desire to grift. It comes from a place of stupidity and tactlessness but at least he's transparent none the less 😆
I'm a medical coder with a lot of revenue cycle managment experience and not only is this is 1000% true, but standard. I could go on and on and on about the really shady things insurance companies do to absolutely screw everyone in their path. Hospitals and Dr's included.
They need to be gutted by something like DOGE.
Btw the reason for the self pay thing is because hospitals are contractually obligated to go through the insurance if aware of them. Again. Isnurance companies are to blame.
True. Seems like not only a win win, but an excelent bargaining chip for nations like Guatemala and Mexico. Were doing them a huge favor by life sentencing the worst of the worst. Were footing the bill. We get the intel. They can take back the rest. Better not hear a peep about it either.
Cleaning up these dirt bags is a win for the globe honestly.
Already seems to be taking place too. Keep seeing people getting prosecuted and investigated for fraud in early voting.
Probably why they want us to focus on early voting. Separate the wheat from the chaff as soon as possible and make examples out of them.
I think stuff like this, every time this happens, it's to force the dems to spend ammunition. Look at what happened yesterday in the news.
Guarantee it was because of this. Bet this is all a nothing burger too (it always is)
But that's fine. It's got the dems panicking and digging their holes for us.
Yes, what the insurance pays is the true contract amount but for some reason there is an agreement between the hospital and the insurance company to charge more.
There is clearly a lower rate to charge for self pay (and a true unseen balance insurance are liable for)
But when a patient comes in with insurance and attempts to go with self pay, we are contractually not allowed to bill them that lower amount. We have to bill them the inflated price. From my end. The hospital claims it's insurance contracts forcing them to charge patients this amount.
It's probably both tbh.