Health Insurance Tips

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Health Insurance Tips

1. If a medical bill seems excessive, try negotiating

Your doctor or the office manager who handles billing will probably be flexible, provided you make a valid case. When one woman in Texas was charged $900 for surgery and consultation, she explained that she had visited the hospital just once, for surgery; her bill was promptly cut by $70.

2. Contact a medical bill auditor

Several services have a medical bill auditing system that evaluates your medical bills to determine if errors occurred in the billing process. Considering that 97 percent of hospital medical bills contain errors, it no wonder why out-of-pocket medical expenses are on the rise for consumers. Because the typical hospital bill is extremely complicated, often containing several hundred line-item charges, there is ample opportunity for computer mistakes and accidental human error. If Health Al... http://auto-insurance.ucoz.com/news/healthy_family_health_insurance/2013-06-03-2983