calmloki
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About three months ago I had a little medical adventure. We pay plenty for insurance and the insurance company is moving towards getting all the providers paid off. This morning I got an "explanation of benefits" from the insurance company. A hospital had billed $64,603. The insurance company disallowed $60,034 and will pay $4569.
If I had no insurance and had to negotiate with hospital bookkeeping I'd feel like I'd scored a major victory if I got a bill reduced by 10-20%. Kaiser Permanente managed a 93% reduction. Sheesh.
Pity the working folks who are NOT insured, because I doubt they could negotiate anything like that reduction.
If I had no insurance and had to negotiate with hospital bookkeeping I'd feel like I'd scored a major victory if I got a bill reduced by 10-20%. Kaiser Permanente managed a 93% reduction. Sheesh.
Pity the working folks who are NOT insured, because I doubt they could negotiate anything like that reduction.