Happens all over even in Medicare. My mom was going over the bills for dads hospital stay and saw a $5,000. charge from a doctor she did not recognize. Turns out the doctor had died 7 yrs earlier the hospital was still charging for his time.
This was in Missouri.
I check our bills against services, 1 idiot PA was to stupid to file her bill on time despite having copies of ins cards, past 6 Months Tricare Life could care less and won’t pay it, she sent it to a collection agency. By the time Tricare Life and Medicare had explained the rules, she had to eat the rather large bill.
Checking my first check up with new PCP he’d added a NOT needed or asked for test HIV OPPS was all he said. That 1 I let go past, hubby’s Primary did the same to him. Medicare is pushing this test on Seniors. We have never lived that life style that would lead to a case of HIV.