Re: Re: who pays here? Ins., Medicare??

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Spoken by one who who is obviously not on the bottom of that system.

<>Roni

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> From: Virginia A. Barker <timesharer2000@...

> <mailto:timesharer2000%40>>

> Subject: who pays here? Ins., Medicare??

> hypothyroidism

> <mailto:hypothyroidism%40>

> Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 7:01 PM

>

> I got my Health Care Ins. Notice from my complete thyroid operation.

> This is not to the true dollars, but close.  Total bill was around

> $38,300.00, My Advantage Health Ins. Paid around $8,300 and me for the

> day in hosp. was $195.00.  That leaves close to $29,800 to be either

> cross off as a lost for the hospital or maybe Medicare picks it up.  I

> went to the hospital on my Ins.  How can the hospital take such a

> lost?  I was just wondering.

> Does anyone have an answer?   Ann

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[Guest guest]

Haven't seen the payment to my surgeon by my Advantage Ins. Co., He billed them

$5.000, for which, I should have zero to pay, since I had to go to their ENT on

their plans.  I have a Hosp. Plan that covers me and my husband for hospital

stay per day cost of $250, which mine came to only $195 for the one day for me

to pay.  I have yet to turn it in to have them to pay me back.  These

Advantage Health care plans in Fl have several types.  We pay nothing per

month, for it.  I get the Part B of Medicare added back into my SS per month,

which increases my SS  I get this plan, for I take High Blood pressure meds. My

husband get only $46.50 added back into his SS per month.  He has never been in

a hospital and he is going on 70 in Sept.  He takes no meds at all., had no B/P

problems, but is over weight. His doctor tries to find something wrong, but

can't..It is always me that goes to the doctors.   Go figure  ..   ANN

From: flatwoodfarms <marlum@...>

Subject: Re: who pays here? Ins., Medicare??

hypothyroidism

Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 7:28 PM

 

The hospital portion of my thyroid operation was about $40,000.00. My

insurance company repriced this to $3800. I have a very high deductible, and so

am responsible for paying the entire $3800.00. No one is paying the $36,200

balance. It's a bogus number that the hospital uses so that it may write off

large " loses " . All of my bills, from endo to anesthesiologist to surgeon are in

a similar vein: e.g. surgeon's charge $5300. repriced to $1200.

So when the politicians are touting all these high healthcare costs, are they

using this made-up upper number, or the numbers that people actually pay?

Marla

>

> I got my Health Care Ins. Notice from my complete thyroid operation. This is

not to the true dollars, but close.  Total bill was around $38,300.00, My

Advantage Health Ins. Paid around $8,300 and me for the day in hosp. was

$195.00.  That leaves close to $29,800 to be either cross off as a lost for

the hospital or maybe Medicare picks it up.  I went to the hospital on my

Ins.  How can the hospital take such a lost?  I was just wondering. 

> Does anyone have an answer?   Ann

>

[Guest guest]

Marla,

You wrote:

> ... So when the politicians are touting all these high healthcare costs, are

> they using this made-up upper number, or the numbers that people

> actually pay?

My impression is that when politicians are involved, ALL the numbers are

made up.

Chuck

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<>Roni

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From: flatwoodfarms <marlum@...>

hypothyroidism

Sent: Fri, January 7, 2011 6:23:30 AM

Subject: Re: who pays here? Ins., Medicare??

Isn't that the truth!!!

>

> My impression is that when politicians are involved, ALL the numbers are

> made up.

>

> Chuck

>

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