Last year, I went to our local ER with extreme ear pain and had earwax flushed out. Simple procedure. This ER was in my insurance “network,” or so it appeared. Weeks later, I got an ER bill from a third party for $1300. Apparently, ER services at our hospital are contracted out to this company, which then negotiates with insurance companies. A year later, my insurance company finally settled with this third party. My copay was $250. What a broken system we have.
I hate how they send me a danged text message to pay a bill instead of sending a hard copy. And it takes weeks/months. 🙄🙁