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It's a criminal racket. You have no position to negotiate and I have never got them to budge. I have tried and gotten pretty angry about it. Short-term insura
by ArtDev 6y ago
It's a criminal racket.
You have no position to negotiate and I have never got them to budge. I have tried and gotten pretty angry about it.
Short-term insurance is a waste of money because the rates did not appear to be negotiated at all. They paid 5% of the bill and stuck me with the rest.
The only reason to actually pay your bills is the hospital might eventually sue you.
Its messed up.
- alisonkisk 6y agoIf you don't pay, they'll budge eventually. Unless you're rich, maybe, but then paying more is socialized health care.
- astrophysician 6y agoUnfortunately not my experience -- went to nearest ER for sudden and agonizing abdominal pain, got some basic pain meds, got a CAT scan to diagnose pneumonia, was sent home within a couple of hours (lots of waiting). Turned out the hospital was not in network, they charged me $15,000 (including $10,000 for a "level 5" ER room stay, which is twice the most expensive price listed on the OP's website and is 10x the local average price for that service, despite the fact that my experience could not possibly have been Level 5 service). Eventually they just sold the debt to a collections agency. I tried to fight but they didn't seem to care, and why would they? They already sold the debt!