Comment on Why do we have to do the health insurance company's job for them?
realitista@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Living in Europe with single payer health care, this sounds crazy. I just go to the doctor, leave, pick up my drugs, etc. It’s all handled by the insurance except maybe a few bucks on some drugs. Worst case I have to show my insurance card but that rarely even happens.
IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It is crazy because OPs case is not very common, at least in my experience. The hospital sends the bills to the insurance and later I get a bill for what I owe. I don’t need to make any calls.
yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
Oh no, it’s very common, especially with large bills
IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Not sure how large but I recently got a bill for $3000 without having any issues. It took a while for it to get through the insurance but I didn’t have to make any calls. If you are disputing each charge and getting them to reduce the bill, then that’s a different story. Again, maybe only my experience has been good.