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Ever been to the ER and in a lot of pain? They will give you forms to sign and you will most likely sign every dotted line as soon as possible to get the pain
by rm_-rf_slash 10y ago
Ever been to the ER and in a lot of pain? They will give you forms to sign and you will most likely sign every dotted line as soon as possible to get the pain to go away.
Humans are not rational economic actors. Never have been. Never will be. This premise underlies the entire structure of consumerism. Watch "Century of the Self" if you don't believe me.
- TallGuyShort 10y agoYes my local hospital has been repeatedly getting an earful on this topic from me. We recently got calls from a debt collector over a bill that was never sent to our insurance, and I have no record of previous correspondence about it either. At the address provided by the collector as required by law, no one knew anything about the bill, because that department bills separately. They have no contact information for that department's billing. They also had no record of the doctor named in the bill. The only further evidence provided once lawyers got involved? My wife's signature on the very form you're referring to from when she was in labor, waiving all sorts of rights to dispute bills. I chewed them out for it when they made her sign it, too. That same provider had known she was pregnant almost the full term of the pregnancy and I had asked for all forms in advance. It's complete and utter bullshit.