Wow, huge bills and she was able to borrow 45k but then at admitting time, the hospital wanted another 65k. This was at the MD Anderson Center in Texas. She states that she could pay for her chemotherapy if she washes out here entire retirement funds, tough decision and so now she keeps fighting...
In California we are well aware of this with the recent news with Prime Health Care being challenged on this practice as they have no contracts with the insurers and charge their published rates for out of network care, and the patient is stuck in the middle, but from the other side of the coin, some...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 08-29-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, My Commentaries, Hospital, health insurance, Physicians, Quest Labs, bankruptcy, Balance Billing, Health Insurance Coverage, Not for Profit Hospitals, Prime Healthcare
33% found a big part of the right answer - software. Business Intelligence software for a hospital is something you almost can't live without, otherwise the audits can do what they just accomplished. The auditors will have the software to come in and audit with, so why not get a step...
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on 08-18-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Hospital, Business Intelligence, bankruptcy, Medicare contractor, Auditors
How important is the solvency of hospitals in the US? Just last week I commented on a recent situation here in southern California, a sting operation whereby hospitals were caught breaking the law in the search for additional funds from Medicare and Medicaid with using the homeless as reported...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 08-10-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, Hospital, bankruptcy, New Jersey, Health Treatments, State Budgets, Medical Services