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They don't write it off immediately. They send it to collections, ruining the person's credit and sometimes forcing bankruptcy, and then write it off. They cha
by taurath 7y ago
They don't write it off immediately. They send it to collections, ruining the person's credit and sometimes forcing bankruptcy, and then write it off.
They charge outrageous prices to the uninsured just as much as the insured. The difference is they'll sometimes negotiate lower for the uninsured.
- behringer 7y agoThey negotiate for the insured, not the uninsured. The hospital charges the insurance, the insurance comes back and says nahhh, this is how much we're paying, and they talk back and forth sometimes and settle on the price. For the uninsured, there is no negotiation until after the patient contacts billing and bets for it and they won't get anywhere near the deal that an insured person gets.