Everyone who reads our toots know that we frequently use medical services.
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Everyone who reads our toots know that we frequently use medical services.
Providence is our option for a doctor and hospital as well as any chance of seeing a specialist without going to San Francisco.
Much of our care flows through the VA.
A couple of months ago my husband went to his annual visit with the Providence primary care provider. They are old friends so they caught up for 15 minutes and said see you next year.
The $600 chat is usually covered between Medicare and our supplemental coverage so I was surprised to see a sort of threatening email and text saying that I have 20 days to give them my credit card for automatic payment for a seriously past due balance or they will proceed to next steps.
It took some digging but I finally got an itemized bill.
We owe a grand total of 79 cents.
I don't usually resort to profanity but WTF?
I hope people don't just hand them their card.
I put the change in a baggie and dropped it off.
A not happy customer.@NorcalGma2 Just obscene at how extractive our medical system has become.
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Everyone who reads our toots know that we frequently use medical services.
Providence is our option for a doctor and hospital as well as any chance of seeing a specialist without going to San Francisco.
Much of our care flows through the VA.
A couple of months ago my husband went to his annual visit with the Providence primary care provider. They are old friends so they caught up for 15 minutes and said see you next year.
The $600 chat is usually covered between Medicare and our supplemental coverage so I was surprised to see a sort of threatening email and text saying that I have 20 days to give them my credit card for automatic payment for a seriously past due balance or they will proceed to next steps.
It took some digging but I finally got an itemized bill.
We owe a grand total of 79 cents.
I don't usually resort to profanity but WTF?
I hope people don't just hand them their card.
I put the change in a baggie and dropped it off.
A not happy customer.@NorcalGma2 putting it in a baggie was generous of you, I would have been tempted to dump it across the desk of whoever in collections thought that was a good idea!
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@NorcalGma2 Just obscene at how extractive our medical system has become.
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They don't have our credit card and I am keeping it that way. -
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Everyone who reads our toots know that we frequently use medical services.
Providence is our option for a doctor and hospital as well as any chance of seeing a specialist without going to San Francisco.
Much of our care flows through the VA.
A couple of months ago my husband went to his annual visit with the Providence primary care provider. They are old friends so they caught up for 15 minutes and said see you next year.
The $600 chat is usually covered between Medicare and our supplemental coverage so I was surprised to see a sort of threatening email and text saying that I have 20 days to give them my credit card for automatic payment for a seriously past due balance or they will proceed to next steps.
It took some digging but I finally got an itemized bill.
We owe a grand total of 79 cents.
I don't usually resort to profanity but WTF?
I hope people don't just hand them their card.
I put the change in a baggie and dropped it off.
A not happy customer.@NorcalGma2 Change in a baggie, love it! And really, it's costing them a lot less to collect it, so they should send you a thank you note.
WTF, indeed.
WTF also means "Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot" if it make you feel better about using it.
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Everyone who reads our toots know that we frequently use medical services.
Providence is our option for a doctor and hospital as well as any chance of seeing a specialist without going to San Francisco.
Much of our care flows through the VA.
A couple of months ago my husband went to his annual visit with the Providence primary care provider. They are old friends so they caught up for 15 minutes and said see you next year.
The $600 chat is usually covered between Medicare and our supplemental coverage so I was surprised to see a sort of threatening email and text saying that I have 20 days to give them my credit card for automatic payment for a seriously past due balance or they will proceed to next steps.
It took some digging but I finally got an itemized bill.
We owe a grand total of 79 cents.
I don't usually resort to profanity but WTF?
I hope people don't just hand them their card.
I put the change in a baggie and dropped it off.
A not happy customer.@NorcalGma2 my husband had a month of daily IV antibiotics. I was threatened about keeping the pump. It would be very expensive for me.
It was IV push. There was no pump. And so I told the stupid person who threatened me
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Everyone who reads our toots know that we frequently use medical services.
Providence is our option for a doctor and hospital as well as any chance of seeing a specialist without going to San Francisco.
Much of our care flows through the VA.
A couple of months ago my husband went to his annual visit with the Providence primary care provider. They are old friends so they caught up for 15 minutes and said see you next year.
The $600 chat is usually covered between Medicare and our supplemental coverage so I was surprised to see a sort of threatening email and text saying that I have 20 days to give them my credit card for automatic payment for a seriously past due balance or they will proceed to next steps.
It took some digging but I finally got an itemized bill.
We owe a grand total of 79 cents.
I don't usually resort to profanity but WTF?
I hope people don't just hand them their card.
I put the change in a baggie and dropped it off.
A not happy customer.@NorcalGma2 When I took over my in-laws' finances (they had no clue about anything) one of my projects was to go through the larger medical bills they had PAID out of pocket, to get that refunded because they ought not to have been billed in the first place because yes, Medicare + supplemental usually covered everything with a $0 balance. My in-laws had no clue how any of it worked and if they received a bill they just paid it. I'm sure this is not uncommon! 0_o
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@NorcalGma2 When I took over my in-laws' finances (they had no clue about anything) one of my projects was to go through the larger medical bills they had PAID out of pocket, to get that refunded because they ought not to have been billed in the first place because yes, Medicare + supplemental usually covered everything with a $0 balance. My in-laws had no clue how any of it worked and if they received a bill they just paid it. I'm sure this is not uncommon! 0_o
@NorcalGma2 I recovered several thousands of dollars for them. Oh yes, say the hospitals and practices, Medicare + supplemental should have been billed. Sorry about that. Here's the refund. If I had not followed up and questioned why they were billed it would never have been corrected. GROWL GROWL GROWL.
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Everyone who reads our toots know that we frequently use medical services.
Providence is our option for a doctor and hospital as well as any chance of seeing a specialist without going to San Francisco.
Much of our care flows through the VA.
A couple of months ago my husband went to his annual visit with the Providence primary care provider. They are old friends so they caught up for 15 minutes and said see you next year.
The $600 chat is usually covered between Medicare and our supplemental coverage so I was surprised to see a sort of threatening email and text saying that I have 20 days to give them my credit card for automatic payment for a seriously past due balance or they will proceed to next steps.
It took some digging but I finally got an itemized bill.
We owe a grand total of 79 cents.
I don't usually resort to profanity but WTF?
I hope people don't just hand them their card.
I put the change in a baggie and dropped it off.
A not happy customer.@NorcalGma2 that is seriously f*ed up. Good on you for the baggie of change
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@NorcalGma2 I recovered several thousands of dollars for them. Oh yes, say the hospitals and practices, Medicare + supplemental should have been billed. Sorry about that. Here's the refund. If I had not followed up and questioned why they were billed it would never have been corrected. GROWL GROWL GROWL.
@NorcalGma2 I don't doubt there was a lot more that I could have gotten refunded, but my time is valuable, so I just went after the larger bills. I warn lots of people to check on their aging family members who may be paying a lot more for medical care than they ought to be because of sloppy billing practices of hospitals and medical practices and occupational therapists and ambulance services, etc. etc. etc.
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Everyone who reads our toots know that we frequently use medical services.
Providence is our option for a doctor and hospital as well as any chance of seeing a specialist without going to San Francisco.
Much of our care flows through the VA.
A couple of months ago my husband went to his annual visit with the Providence primary care provider. They are old friends so they caught up for 15 minutes and said see you next year.
The $600 chat is usually covered between Medicare and our supplemental coverage so I was surprised to see a sort of threatening email and text saying that I have 20 days to give them my credit card for automatic payment for a seriously past due balance or they will proceed to next steps.
It took some digging but I finally got an itemized bill.
We owe a grand total of 79 cents.
I don't usually resort to profanity but WTF?
I hope people don't just hand them their card.
I put the change in a baggie and dropped it off.
A not happy customer.@NorcalGma2
Pay up for a "seriously past due balance or they will proceed to next steps" - this big scary threatening tone - all for 79 cents?! The baggie of change was the best reply! -
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