Sune -- It is a very good thing to be squeaky and don't give up!
I had broke my leg while at the University of Michigan hospital where my daughter had heart surgery. Good place to be, I know!
I received most of my care there, but I did have two aftercare check ups at my doctor's office. I did not see my family doctor, but another in the practice, who specialized in fracture care. I saw him twice for 10 minutes each time. He took off my walking cast each time, said yup it looks good, and off I went. I had to fight with my doctor's office billing department over a ridiculous bill. It took months for the billing office to "look into it." I had tried and tried to explain (to a few billing department office staff) how it was wrong to charge me for some of the things on the bill. I had been told that they could charge me for it, therefore, they would be charging me for it. I was in tears many times and was just about ready to give in when I got a call from the billing office supervisor. She said that I should not have been charged for some of the items. So my $900.00 bill went down to $125.00. Between the insurance companies pratices and some of the billing department practices, it's no wonder healthcare costs are sooooo outrageous! I should say that it was not the doctor's fault. It was actually the billing department's fault in this case. I learned quite a bit from that experience. So do not give up or give in. Be really, really, really squeaky!
Another funny thing is that the UofM hospital, which is considered to be an excellent state of the art hospital, is basically cheaper than my doctor's office. The charge that I was fighting with my doctor's office about was $200.00 more than what UofM charged for the same exact thing!
I had broke my leg while at the University of Michigan hospital where my daughter had heart surgery. Good place to be, I know!
Another funny thing is that the UofM hospital, which is considered to be an excellent state of the art hospital, is basically cheaper than my doctor's office. The charge that I was fighting with my doctor's office about was $200.00 more than what UofM charged for the same exact thing!
