Saturday, March 2, 2013

Does overbilling happen?

Yes.

http://www.nursetogether.com/Lifestyle/Lifestyle-Article/itemid/2384.aspx


http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/17/local/la-me-southpas-doctor-20120818

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/oig-cracks-down-medicaid-over-billing

http://www.examiner.com/article/healthcare-is-so-expensive-due-to-gross-over-billing-by-hospitals

http://www.centerforinquiry.net/forums/viewthread/14836/

(just google heath care overbilling--there's no lack of info on this)

So what's the solution? Here are some suggestions, and considering how rampant this problem is--let's start looking at solutions. Whether it's your bill or not,in the end, we all pay if nothing is done.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1205225


When you feel like you've been mugged.

Hang in there.

When you know what you were told.
When  you laid out facts and were met with a stonewall.
When you tried.

When you know the truth.

When things are getting better despite them.

When you know.

When you know.

The Mr. Burns of the world can clutch their bills tight.

But you know.

And in the end, so does the guy up there.

It hurts, you feel violated, but in the end..you may be poorer in the pocket, but it's better than being more poor in the heart and mind.