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Lack of transparent pricing is a huge issue with US health care. I dispute almost every bill I get. Prices get reduced or insurance agrees to pay more in almos
by pxeboot 9y ago
Lack of transparent pricing is a huge issue with US health care.
I dispute almost every bill I get. Prices get reduced or insurance agrees to pay more in almost every case. They are banking on people just paying.
- tdburn 9y agoI'm gonna try that out!
- noobhacker 9y agoHow does one dispute a bill? On what basis can we say that this bill should have been $X instead of $Y? I'd love to start doing this but I don't know how.
- creaghpatr 9y agoFirst step is to ask for an itemized bill, usually comes out to be a couple pages in a hospital. Then check for anything that looks wrong or charged wrong. 90% of medical bills contain at least one error. There are also advocacy companies that will do this for you, a solid investment if you're paying 10k+.
- noobhacker 9y ago"Check for anything that looks wrong or charged wrong." Could you clarify against which should I check? The original problem is that no price is published in the first place.