The first thing I would do is question the bill. Make sure it’s not for something that should have been picked up by your insurance. Also, make sure it’s a valid charge. My father received a copy of his hospital bill, insurance covered it, and one of the charges a delivery room fee! He was 65 years old and I’m pretty sure not pregnant when he was admitted. My mother contacted the insurance company and pointed out the billing error.
If the bill turns out to be valid I would pay it. It may be the last time you ever get to pay for health related expenses since we all get free HC now, right?
“I received another bill today for a procedure completed last September and the hospital is asking for another $300 on top of the almost $1900 the insurance company paid out.”
Run the bill past a medical claims processor. They know what’s legitimate. Many hospitals are run by thieving liberals who will tack on double billing, unnecessary tests and other illegal billings. Shouldn’t cost more than $35 for a medical billing expert to take a look. If the hospital is ripping you off, sue the slime.
Apply for medicare or whatever it’s called to cover the extra; Also food stamps while you’re at it. You might need rehab services or vocational counseling as well.
If they’re going to offer it, take it! The sooner we collapse the system, the better.
It looks like you received two bills, and your insurance co. paid their share of each one, leaving you with your deductable. There’s no indication that others benefitted from any of this—why would you bring that up? This is only between you and your insurance co. Pay the bill.
Call them and negotiate a price. A lot of places will talk to you about it. But, you should pay the bill. My income depends on it. We are not all dirtbags.
Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s. And pay your debts on time. Will get you screwed by the world, but integrity is doing the right thing when it really, really sucks.
The more difficult point, however, is what to do about fines that fund abortion. Despite Zero’s claims that he and the rat congress are partners with god in matters of life and death (I’m pretty sure the name of their god begins with an S or a B or an A or something like that), sacrificing infants for the convenience of the mother is no different than sacrificing infants to Molech. On the other hand, when Jesus made his point on taxes that money was going for equally despicable things. That one is going to take me a while to think on.
If or when they threaten action work out a payment schedule and hope they go broke.
You are tempted to go over to the dark side and become like “them”? Is that really a choice, or merely an official statement about going home where your soul already resides?
Verify the accuracy and legitimacy of the charges. Then pay what you truly owe. Moses, Joseph, and Daniel were of great stature in the palaces of the world’s kings precisely because they were unlike the others. IOW, they were righteous. They had their troubles. God delivered them out.
Pelosi is a pig. Sending her the bill is the same as sending it to pharaoh’s taskmasters, who will extract the charges by beating and whipping your fellow citizens. And you too.
Continue to pay your bills, continue to pay your taxes and get involved at every level of government. Go to your city hall public meetings and stand up and speak up and tell the government how you feel. Run for office if possible, councilmen, alderman, or volunteer for their staffs, Write letters to your congress people, write letters to editors, dedicate time to educate others on the problems that a nanny state causes, campaign against the entitlement society, get involved in politics at every level, display signs on your lawn, your windows, speak out and every now and then open up your window poke your head out and say, “I am mad as hell and I ain’t gonna take it no more”
and pray.
Ask the insurance company for the bill sent to them by the hospital and compare it to the bill you got from the hospital.
Once upon a time I accidently received the bill sent to the insurance company. They paid in full. The bill I received from the hospital added $300 which I was asked to pay. When questioned the hospital said the additional charge to me was to pay for the uninsured.
Keep your powder dry in the interim.
Pay your bill. This country isn’t dead yet, and the people who want it dead would prefer citizens not pay any of their bills.
Keep the faith.