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10-26-2007, 05:12 PM #1Registered User
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it pays to read your bills
i have been agonizing about how to pay a $1000 lab bill
for prenatal stuff for the past month. then suddenly today I actually looked at my insurance account and double checked the bill and realized it had been submitted to my old insurance so the discounts and things were never taken, additionally we will have reached the deductible with this bill so even without the allowable discount 500 of this bill is the insurance company's responsiblity.
Relief so I resubmitted the correct information online and now I feel a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders
Reba
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Way to go, glad you found their mistake!!
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excellent.wtg!!!
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Great catch!
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Glad you found the mistake and fixed it, WTG!
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10-26-2007, 08:00 PM #6Master Dollar Stretcher
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That's great! I'm about to spend a day making my insurance company explain some things to me too. I have my policy, and I'm reading and highlighting, and comparing it to bills.
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Good for you! It definitely does pay to check those bills out closely.
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Did the same thing a couple of days ago... Took my DD4years to the DR for a cold, and they asked me for my insurance info... UMMMM I was just in a week ago, and I thought I had already given it then. Sure enough they billed the wrong insurance... Glad I caught that one... I would have been soooo confused.
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11-07-2007, 02:43 PM #9Registered User
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Update
So this charge was finally cleared through my insurance it ended up only being $278
That's a big savings from $1114
Reba
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
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11-07-2007, 03:45 PM #10Registered User
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Glad you found the error, thats a big chunkof money you just saved! WTG!
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